x86 BLSMSK semantic bug

Host environment

  • Operating system: Windows 10 20H2
  • OS/kernel version: WSL2 Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.10.102.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 x86_64)
  • Architecture: x86
  • QEMU flavor: qemu-x86_64
  • QEMU version: 7.1.90 (v7.2.0-rc0)
  • QEMU command line: qemu-x86_64 -cpu max a.out

Emulated/Virtualized environment

  • Operating system: None
  • OS/kernel version: None
  • Architecture: x86

Description of problem

The result of instruction BLSMSK is different with from the CPU. The value of CF is different.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Compile this code
void main() {
    asm("mov rax, 0x65b2e276ad27c67");
    asm("mov rbx, 0x62f34955226b2b5d");
    asm("blsmsk eax, ebx");
}
  1. Execute and compare the result with the CPU.
    • CPU
      • CF = 0
    • QEMU
      • CF = 1

Additional information

This bug is discovered by research conducted by KAIST SoftSec.

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