pve-qemu/debian/patches/extra/0011-docs-recommend-use-of-md-clear-feature-on-all-Intel-.patch
Oguz Bektas d2ced986db fix for intel MDS CVEs
cherry-picks mds mitigation related commits from upstream qemu, some
commits are taken to ensure easy backport.

fixes included for:
* CVE-2018-12126
* CVE-2018-12127
* CVE-2018-12130
* CVE-2019-11091

adds the md-clear cpuflag.

Not included by default in any Intel CPU model.

Must be explicitly turned on for all Intel CPU models.

Requires the host CPU microcode to support this feature before it
can be used for guest CPUs.

Signed-off-by: Oguz Bektas <o.bektas@proxmox.com>
2019-06-06 15:18:32 +02:00

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From 2d0ca4591b568544b4a8da6e1f4d573048d5fab5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Daniel=20P=2E=20Berrang=C3=A9?= <berrange@redhat.com>
Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 15:10:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] docs: recommend use of md-clear feature on all Intel
CPUs
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Update x86 CPU model guidance to recommend that the md-clear feature is
manually enabled with all Intel CPU models, when supported by the host
microcode.
Signed-off-by: Daniel P. Berrangé <berrange@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20190515141011.5315-3-berrange@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com>
(cherry picked from commit 2c7e82a30774730100da9dbe68d2360459030d91)
Signed-off-by: Oguz Bektas <o.bektas@proxmox.com>
---
docs/qemu-cpu-models.texi | 12 ++++++++++++
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
diff --git a/docs/qemu-cpu-models.texi b/docs/qemu-cpu-models.texi
index 1935f98c63..5cb3d8b939 100644
--- a/docs/qemu-cpu-models.texi
+++ b/docs/qemu-cpu-models.texi
@@ -189,6 +189,18 @@ Not included by default in any Intel CPU model.
Should be explicitly turned on for all Intel CPU models.
Note that not all CPU hardware will support this feature.
+
+@item @code{md-clear}
+
+Required to confirm the MDS (CVE-2018-12126, CVE-2018-12127, CVE-2018-12130,
+CVE-2019-11091) fixes.
+
+Not included by default in any Intel CPU model.
+
+Must be explicitly turned on for all Intel CPU models.
+
+Requires the host CPU microcode to support this feature before it
+can be used for guest CPUs.
@end table
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