[PATCH 2/2] aarch64: add PAC-RET protection to libitm sjlj.S

Szabolcs Nagy szabolcs.nagy@arm.com
Thu Jul 23 16:23:54 GMT 2020


_ITM_beginTransaction is a 'returns_twice' function that saves x30
on the stack as part of gtm_jmpbuf (that is passed down to
GTM_begin_transaction), but the saved x30 is also used for return.

The return path should be protected so we don't leave an
  ldp x29, x30, [sp]
  ret
gadget in the code, so x30 is signed on function entry. This
exposes the signed address in the gtm_jmpbuf too. The jmpbuf does
not need a signed address since GTM_longjmp uses
  ldp x29, x30, [x1]
  br x30
and with BTI there is a BTI j at the _ITM_beginTransaction call site
where this jump returns. Using PAC does not hurt: the gtm_jmpbuf is
internal to libitm and its layout is only used by sjlj.S so the
signed address does not escape. Saving signed x30 into gtm_jmpbuf
provides a bit of extra protection, but more importantly it allows
adding the PAC-RET support without changing the existing code much.

In theory bti and pac-ret protection can be added unconditionally
since the instructions are in the nop space, in practice they
can cause trouble if some tooling does not understand the gnu
property note (e.g. old binutils) or some unwinder or debugger
does not understand the new dwarf op code used for pac-ret (e.g
old gdb). So the code is written to only support branch-protection
according to the code generation options.

libitm/ChangeLog:

        * config/aarch64/sjlj.S: Add conditional pac-ret protection.
---
 libitm/config/aarch64/sjlj.S | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/libitm/config/aarch64/sjlj.S b/libitm/config/aarch64/sjlj.S
index e2093ca1a97..c84e98aecad 100644
--- a/libitm/config/aarch64/sjlj.S
+++ b/libitm/config/aarch64/sjlj.S
@@ -25,6 +25,35 @@
 #include "asmcfi.h"
 
 #define BTI_C	hint	34
+#define PACIASP	hint	25
+#define AUTIASP	hint	29
+#define PACIBSP	hint	27
+#define AUTIBSP	hint	31
+
+#if defined(HAVE_AS_CFI_PSEUDO_OP) && defined(__GCC_HAVE_DWARF2_CFI_ASM)
+# define cfi_window_save .cfi_window_save
+# define cfi_b_key_frame .cfi_b_key_frame
+#else
+# define cfi_window_save
+# define cfi_b_key_frame
+#endif
+
+#if __ARM_FEATURE_PAC_DEFAULT & 1
+# define CFI_PAC_TOGGLE	cfi_window_save
+# define CFI_PAC_KEY
+# define PAC_AND_BTI	PACIASP
+# define AUT	AUTIASP
+#elif __ARM_FEATURE_PAC_DEFAULT & 2
+# define CFI_PAC_TOGGLE	cfi_window_save
+# define CFI_PAC_KEY	cfi_b_key_frame
+# define PAC_AND_BTI	PACIBSP
+# define AUT	AUTIBSP
+#else
+# define CFI_PAC_TOGGLE
+# define CFI_PAC_KEY
+# define PAC_AND_BTI	BTI_C
+# define AUT
+#endif
 
 	.text
 	.align	2
@@ -33,7 +62,9 @@
 
 _ITM_beginTransaction:
 	cfi_startproc
-	BTI_C
+	CFI_PAC_KEY
+	PAC_AND_BTI
+	CFI_PAC_TOGGLE
 	mov	x1, sp
 	stp	x29, x30, [sp, -11*16]!
 	cfi_adjust_cfa_offset(11*16)
@@ -60,6 +91,8 @@ _ITM_beginTransaction:
 	cfi_adjust_cfa_offset(-11*16)
 	cfi_restore(x29)
 	cfi_restore(x30)
+	AUT
+	CFI_PAC_TOGGLE
 	ret
 	cfi_endproc
 	.size	_ITM_beginTransaction, . - _ITM_beginTransaction
@@ -73,6 +106,7 @@ GTM_longjmp:
 	/* The first parameter becomes the return value (x0).
 	   The third parameter is ignored for now.  */
 	cfi_startproc
+	CFI_PAC_KEY
 	BTI_C
 	ldp	x19, x20, [x1, 1*16]
 	ldp	x21, x22, [x1, 2*16]
@@ -86,7 +120,10 @@ GTM_longjmp:
 	ldr	x3, [x1, 10*16]
 	ldp	x29, x30, [x1]
 	cfi_def_cfa(x1, 0)
+	CFI_PAC_TOGGLE
 	mov	sp, x3
+	AUT
+	CFI_PAC_TOGGLE
 	br	x30
 	cfi_endproc
 	.size	GTM_longjmp, . - GTM_longjmp
@@ -96,6 +133,19 @@ GTM_longjmp:
 #define FEATURE_1_BTI 1
 #define FEATURE_1_PAC 2
 
+/* Supported features based on the code generation options.  */
+#if defined(__ARM_FEATURE_BTI_DEFAULT)
+# define BTI_FLAG FEATURE_1_BTI
+#else
+# define BTI_FLAG 0
+#endif
+
+#if __ARM_FEATURE_PAC_DEFAULT & 3
+# define PAC_FLAG FEATURE_1_PAC
+#else
+# define PAC_FLAG 0
+#endif
+
 /* Add a NT_GNU_PROPERTY_TYPE_0 note.  */
 #define GNU_PROPERTY(type, value)	\
   .section .note.gnu.property, "a";	\
@@ -113,7 +163,7 @@ GTM_longjmp:
 .section .note.GNU-stack, "", %progbits
 
 /* Add GNU property note if built with branch protection.  */
-# ifdef __ARM_FEATURE_BTI_DEFAULT
-GNU_PROPERTY (FEATURE_1_AND, FEATURE_1_BTI)
+# if (BTI_FLAG|PAC_FLAG) != 0
+GNU_PROPERTY (FEATURE_1_AND, BTI_FLAG|PAC_FLAG)
 # endif
 #endif
-- 
2.17.1



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