Code:  static int __load_segment_descriptor(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
 				     u16 selector, int seg, u8 cpl,
 				     enum x86_transfer_type transfer,
				     struct desc_struct *desc)
{
	struct desc_struct seg_desc, old_desc;
	u8 dpl, rpl;
	unsigned err_vec = GP_VECTOR;
	u32 err_code = 0;
	bool null_selector = !(selector & ~0x3); /* 0000-0003 are null */
	ulong desc_addr;
	int ret;
	u16 dummy;
	u32 base3 = 0;

	memset(&seg_desc, 0, sizeof seg_desc);

	if (ctxt->mode == X86EMUL_MODE_REAL) {
		/* set real mode segment descriptor (keep limit etc. for
		 * unreal mode) */
		ctxt->ops->get_segment(ctxt, &dummy, &seg_desc, NULL, seg);
		set_desc_base(&seg_desc, selector << 4);
		goto load;
	} else if (seg <= VCPU_SREG_GS && ctxt->mode == X86EMUL_MODE_VM86) {
		/* VM86 needs a clean new segment descriptor */
		set_desc_base(&seg_desc, selector << 4);
		set_desc_limit(&seg_desc, 0xffff);
		seg_desc.type = 3;
		seg_desc.p = 1;
		seg_desc.s = 1;
		seg_desc.dpl = 3;
		goto load;
	}
 
 	rpl = selector & 3;
 
	/* NULL selector is not valid for TR, CS and SS (except for long mode) */
	if ((seg == VCPU_SREG_CS
	     || (seg == VCPU_SREG_SS
		 && (ctxt->mode != X86EMUL_MODE_PROT64 || rpl != cpl))
	     || seg == VCPU_SREG_TR)
	    && null_selector)
		goto exception;
 	/* TR should be in GDT only */
 	if (seg == VCPU_SREG_TR && (selector & (1 << 2)))
 		goto exception;
 
	if (null_selector) /* for NULL selector skip all following checks */
 		goto load;
 
 	ret = read_segment_descriptor(ctxt, selector, &seg_desc, &desc_addr);
 	if (ret != X86EMUL_CONTINUE)
		return ret;

	err_code = selector & 0xfffc;
	err_vec = (transfer == X86_TRANSFER_TASK_SWITCH) ? TS_VECTOR :
							   GP_VECTOR;

	/* can't load system descriptor into segment selector */
	if (seg <= VCPU_SREG_GS && !seg_desc.s) {
		if (transfer == X86_TRANSFER_CALL_JMP)
			return X86EMUL_UNHANDLEABLE;
		goto exception;
	}

	if (!seg_desc.p) {
		err_vec = (seg == VCPU_SREG_SS) ? SS_VECTOR : NP_VECTOR;
		goto exception;
	}

	dpl = seg_desc.dpl;

	switch (seg) {
	case VCPU_SREG_SS:
		/*
		 * segment is not a writable data segment or segment
		 * selector's RPL != CPL or segment selector's RPL != CPL
		 */
		if (rpl != cpl || (seg_desc.type & 0xa) != 0x2 || dpl != cpl)
			goto exception;
		break;
	case VCPU_SREG_CS:
		if (!(seg_desc.type & 8))
			goto exception;

		if (seg_desc.type & 4) {
			/* conforming */
			if (dpl > cpl)
				goto exception;
		} else {
			/* nonconforming */
			if (rpl > cpl || dpl != cpl)
				goto exception;
		}
		/* in long-mode d/b must be clear if l is set */
		if (seg_desc.d && seg_desc.l) {
			u64 efer = 0;

			ctxt->ops->get_msr(ctxt, MSR_EFER, &efer);
			if (efer & EFER_LMA)
				goto exception;
		}

		/* CS(RPL) <- CPL */
		selector = (selector & 0xfffc) | cpl;
		break;
	case VCPU_SREG_TR:
		if (seg_desc.s || (seg_desc.type != 1 && seg_desc.type != 9))
			goto exception;
		old_desc = seg_desc;
		seg_desc.type |= 2; /* busy */
		ret = ctxt->ops->cmpxchg_emulated(ctxt, desc_addr, &old_desc, &seg_desc,
						  sizeof(seg_desc), &ctxt->exception);
		if (ret != X86EMUL_CONTINUE)
			return ret;
		break;
	case VCPU_SREG_LDTR:
		if (seg_desc.s || seg_desc.type != 2)
			goto exception;
		break;
	default: /*  DS, ES, FS, or GS */
		/*
		 * segment is not a data or readable code segment or
		 * ((segment is a data or nonconforming code segment)
		 * and (both RPL and CPL > DPL))
		 */
		if ((seg_desc.type & 0xa) == 0x8 ||
		    (((seg_desc.type & 0xc) != 0xc) &&
		     (rpl > dpl && cpl > dpl)))
			goto exception;
		break;
	}

	if (seg_desc.s) {
		/* mark segment as accessed */
		if (!(seg_desc.type & 1)) {
			seg_desc.type |= 1;
			ret = write_segment_descriptor(ctxt, selector,
						       &seg_desc);
			if (ret != X86EMUL_CONTINUE)
				return ret;
		}
	} else if (ctxt->mode == X86EMUL_MODE_PROT64) {
		ret = ctxt->ops->read_std(ctxt, desc_addr+8, &base3,
				sizeof(base3), &ctxt->exception);
		if (ret != X86EMUL_CONTINUE)
			return ret;
		if (is_noncanonical_address(get_desc_base(&seg_desc) |
					     ((u64)base3 << 32)))
			return emulate_gp(ctxt, 0);
	}
load:
	ctxt->ops->set_segment(ctxt, selector, &seg_desc, base3, seg);
	if (desc)
		*desc = seg_desc;
	return X86EMUL_CONTINUE;
exception:
	return emulate_exception(ctxt, err_vec, err_code, true);
}

Vulnerability Type: DoS +Priv 
CWE ID: 
Summary: The load_segment_descriptor implementation in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.5 improperly emulates a *MOV SS, NULL selector* instruction, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) or gain guest OS privileges via a crafted application.
Commit Message: KVM: x86: fix emulation of "MOV SS, null selector"

This is CVE-2017-2583.  On Intel this causes a failed vmentry because
SS's type is neither 3 nor 7 (even though the manual says this check is
only done for usable SS, and the dmesg splat says that SS is unusable!).
On AMD it's worse: svm.c is confused and sets CPL to 0 in the vmcb.

The fix fabricates a data segment descriptor when SS is set to a null
selector, so that CPL and SS.DPL are set correctly in the VMCS/vmcb.
Furthermore, only allow setting SS to a NULL selector if SS.RPL < 3;
this in turn ensures CPL < 3 because RPL must be equal to CPL.

Thanks to Andy Lutomirski and Willy Tarreau for help in analyzing
the bug and deciphering the manuals.

Reported-by: Xiaohan Zhang <zhangxiaohan1@huawei.com>
Fixes: 79d5b4c3cd809c770d4bf9812635647016c56011
Cc: stable@nongnu.org
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>