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| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c | 14 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c index da02e9cc375..de341d4ec92 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_lbr.c @@ -442,8 +442,18 @@ static int branch_type(unsigned long from, unsigned long to) return X86_BR_NONE; addr = buf; - } else - addr = (void *)from; + } else { + /* + * The LBR logs any address in the IP, even if the IP just + * faulted. This means userspace can control the from address. + * Ensure we don't blindy read any address by validating it is + * a known text address. + */ + if (kernel_text_address(from)) + addr = (void *)from; + else + return X86_BR_NONE; + } /* * decoder needs to know the ABI especially |