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[SRU,Disco,1/1] x86/kprobes: Set instruction page as executable

Message ID 20190820144227.25380-2-kleber.souza@canonical.com
State New
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Series fix for kprobes regression (LP: #1840750) | expand

Commit Message

Kleber Sacilotto de Souza Aug. 20, 2019, 2:42 p.m. UTC 
From: Nadav Amit <namit@vmware.com>

BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1840750

Set the page as executable after allocation.  This patch is a
preparatory patch for a following patch that makes module allocated
pages non-executable.

While at it, do some small cleanup of what appears to be unnecessary
masking.

Signed-off-by: Nadav Amit <namit@vmware.com>
Signed-off-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>
Cc: <deneen.t.dock@intel.com>
Cc: <kernel-hardening@lists.openwall.com>
Cc: <kristen@linux.intel.com>
Cc: <linux_dti@icloud.com>
Cc: <will.deacon@arm.com>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@surriel.com>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190426001143.4983-11-namit@vmware.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
(cherry picked from commit 7298e24f904224fa79eb8fd7e0fbd78950ccf2db)
Signed-off-by: Kleber Sacilotto de Souza <kleber.souza@canonical.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Comments

Colin Ian King Aug. 20, 2019, 2:47 p.m. UTC | #1 
On 20/08/2019 15:42, Kleber Sacilotto de Souza wrote:
> From: Nadav Amit <namit@vmware.com>
> 
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1840750
> 
> Set the page as executable after allocation.  This patch is a
> preparatory patch for a following patch that makes module allocated
> pages non-executable.
> 
> While at it, do some small cleanup of what appears to be unnecessary
> masking.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nadav Amit <namit@vmware.com>
> Signed-off-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
> Cc: <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> Cc: <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>
> Cc: <deneen.t.dock@intel.com>
> Cc: <kernel-hardening@lists.openwall.com>
> Cc: <kristen@linux.intel.com>
> Cc: <linux_dti@icloud.com>
> Cc: <will.deacon@arm.com>
> Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
> Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
> Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@surriel.com>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190426001143.4983-11-namit@vmware.com
> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
> (cherry picked from commit 7298e24f904224fa79eb8fd7e0fbd78950ccf2db)
> Signed-off-by: Kleber Sacilotto de Souza <kleber.souza@canonical.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
> index f4b954ff5b89..3bc4cc70f1e5 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
> @@ -431,8 +431,20 @@ void *alloc_insn_page(void)
>  	void *page;
>  
>  	page = module_alloc(PAGE_SIZE);
> -	if (page)
> -		set_memory_ro((unsigned long)page & PAGE_MASK, 1);
> +	if (!page)
> +		return NULL;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * First make the page read-only, and only then make it executable to
> +	 * prevent it from being W+X in between.
> +	 */
> +	set_memory_ro((unsigned long)page, 1);
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * TODO: Once additional kernel code protection mechanisms are set, ensure
> +	 * that the page was not maliciously altered and it is still zeroed.
> +	 */
> +	set_memory_x((unsigned long)page, 1);
>  
>  	return page;
>  }
> @@ -440,8 +452,12 @@ void *alloc_insn_page(void)
>  /* Recover page to RW mode before releasing it */
>  void free_insn_page(void *page)
>  {
> -	set_memory_nx((unsigned long)page & PAGE_MASK, 1);
> -	set_memory_rw((unsigned long)page & PAGE_MASK, 1);
> +	/*
> +	 * First make the page non-executable, and only then make it writable to
> +	 * prevent it from being W+X in between.
> +	 */
> +	set_memory_nx((unsigned long)page, 1);
> +	set_memory_rw((unsigned long)page, 1);
>  	module_memfree(page);
>  }
>  
> 

Clean upstream cherry pick, addresses the issue.

Acked-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@canonical.com>
Stefan Bader Aug. 20, 2019, 2:51 p.m. UTC | #2 
On 20.08.19 16:42, Kleber Sacilotto de Souza wrote:
> From: Nadav Amit <namit@vmware.com>
> 
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1840750
> 
> Set the page as executable after allocation.  This patch is a
> preparatory patch for a following patch that makes module allocated
> pages non-executable.
> 
> While at it, do some small cleanup of what appears to be unnecessary
> masking.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nadav Amit <namit@vmware.com>
> Signed-off-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
> Cc: <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
> Cc: <ard.biesheuvel@linaro.org>
> Cc: <deneen.t.dock@intel.com>
> Cc: <kernel-hardening@lists.openwall.com>
> Cc: <kristen@linux.intel.com>
> Cc: <linux_dti@icloud.com>
> Cc: <will.deacon@arm.com>
> Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
> Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
> Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@surriel.com>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190426001143.4983-11-namit@vmware.com
> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
> (cherry picked from commit 7298e24f904224fa79eb8fd7e0fbd78950ccf2db)
> Signed-off-by: Kleber Sacilotto de Souza <kleber.souza@canonical.com>
Acked-by: Stefan Bader <stefan.bader@canonical.com>
> ---

The small cleanup of not masking is probably only clear to some people...


>  arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
> index f4b954ff5b89..3bc4cc70f1e5 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
> @@ -431,8 +431,20 @@ void *alloc_insn_page(void)
>  	void *page;
>  
>  	page = module_alloc(PAGE_SIZE);
> -	if (page)
> -		set_memory_ro((unsigned long)page & PAGE_MASK, 1);
> +	if (!page)
> +		return NULL;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * First make the page read-only, and only then make it executable to
> +	 * prevent it from being W+X in between.
> +	 */
> +	set_memory_ro((unsigned long)page, 1);
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * TODO: Once additional kernel code protection mechanisms are set, ensure
> +	 * that the page was not maliciously altered and it is still zeroed.
> +	 */
> +	set_memory_x((unsigned long)page, 1);
>  
>  	return page;
>  }
> @@ -440,8 +452,12 @@ void *alloc_insn_page(void)
>  /* Recover page to RW mode before releasing it */
>  void free_insn_page(void *page)
>  {
> -	set_memory_nx((unsigned long)page & PAGE_MASK, 1);
> -	set_memory_rw((unsigned long)page & PAGE_MASK, 1);
> +	/*
> +	 * First make the page non-executable, and only then make it writable to
> +	 * prevent it from being W+X in between.
> +	 */
> +	set_memory_nx((unsigned long)page, 1);
> +	set_memory_rw((unsigned long)page, 1);
>  	module_memfree(page);
>  }
>  
>
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diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
index f4b954ff5b89..3bc4cc70f1e5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
@@ -431,8 +431,20 @@  void *alloc_insn_page(void)
 	void *page;
 
 	page = module_alloc(PAGE_SIZE);
-	if (page)
-		set_memory_ro((unsigned long)page & PAGE_MASK, 1);
+	if (!page)
+		return NULL;
+
+	/*
+	 * First make the page read-only, and only then make it executable to
+	 * prevent it from being W+X in between.
+	 */
+	set_memory_ro((unsigned long)page, 1);
+
+	/*
+	 * TODO: Once additional kernel code protection mechanisms are set, ensure
+	 * that the page was not maliciously altered and it is still zeroed.
+	 */
+	set_memory_x((unsigned long)page, 1);
 
 	return page;
 }
@@ -440,8 +452,12 @@  void *alloc_insn_page(void)
 /* Recover page to RW mode before releasing it */
 void free_insn_page(void *page)
 {
-	set_memory_nx((unsigned long)page & PAGE_MASK, 1);
-	set_memory_rw((unsigned long)page & PAGE_MASK, 1);
+	/*
+	 * First make the page non-executable, and only then make it writable to
+	 * prevent it from being W+X in between.
+	 */
+	set_memory_nx((unsigned long)page, 1);
+	set_memory_rw((unsigned long)page, 1);
 	module_memfree(page);
 }