Re: [PATCH v2] x86/bugs: Fix use of possibly uninit value in amd_check_tsa_microcode()

From: Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: Tue Jul 22 2025 - 12:56:55 EST


On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 04:22:54PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 08:28:44AM -0400, Michael Zhivich wrote:
> > For kernels compiled with CONFIG_INIT_STACK_NONE=y, the value of __reserved
> > field in zen_patch_rev union on the stack may be garbage. If so, it will
> > prevent correct microcode check when consulting p.ucode_rev, resulting in
> > incorrect mitigation selection.
>
> "This is a stable-only fix." so that the AI is happy. :-P
>
> > Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Michael Zhivich <mzhivich@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Acked-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> > Fixes: 7a0395f6607a5 ("x86/bugs: Add a Transient Scheduler Attacks mitigation")
>
> That commit in Fixes: is the 6.12 stable one.
>
> The 6.6 one is:
>
> Fixes: 90293047df18 ("x86/bugs: Add a Transient Scheduler Attacks mitigation")
>
> The 6.1 is:
>
> Fixes: d12145e8454f ("x86/bugs: Add a Transient Scheduler Attacks mitigation")
>
> The 5.15 one:
>
> Fixes: f2b75f1368af ("x86/bugs: Add a Transient Scheduler Attacks mitigation")
>
> and the 5.10 one is
>
> Fixes: 78192f511f40 ("x86/bugs: Add a Transient Scheduler Attacks mitigation")
>
> and since all stable kernels above have INIT_STACK_NONE, that same
> one-liner should be applied to all of them.
>
> Greg, I'm thinking this one-liner should apply to all of the above with
> some fuzz. Can you simply add it to each stable version with a different
> Fixes: tag each?
>
> Or do you prefer separate submissions?

Ideally, separate submissions, otherwise I have to do this all by hand
:(

thanks

greg k-h