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Re: [PATCH v3] fs/proc, core/debug: Don't expose absolute kernel addresses via wchan

From Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH v3] fs/proc, core/debug: Don't expose absolute kernel addresses via wchan
Date 2015-10-01 12:40 +0200
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* Andrey Ryabinin <ryabinin.a.a@gmail.com> wrote:

> I think you misunderstood me.
> Yes, this code currently doesn't use %pX, but it could:
> 
> diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
> index b25eee4..f58f66e 100644
> --- a/fs/proc/base.c
> +++ b/fs/proc/base.c
> @@ -425,18 +425,7 @@ static int proc_pid_auxv(struct seq_file *m, struct pid_namespace *ns,
>  static int proc_pid_wchan(struct seq_file *m, struct pid_namespace *ns,
>                           struct pid *pid, struct task_struct *task)
>  {
> -       unsigned long wchan;
> -       char symname[KSYM_NAME_LEN];
> -
> -       wchan = get_wchan(task);
> -
> -       if (lookup_symbol_name(wchan, symname) < 0) {
> -               if (!ptrace_may_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_READ))
> -                       return 0;
> -               seq_printf(m, "%lu", wchan);
> -       } else {
> -               seq_printf(m, "%s", symname);
> -       }
> +       seq_printf(m, "%ps", get_wchan(task));
>  
>         return 0;
>  }
> 
> 
> There is a problem here, though. %ps will print absolute kernel address instead of symbol name
> if KALLSYMS=n or if resolution of address failed.
> So I was wondering, may be should just fix %ps ?
> i.e. print 0 instead of absolute address if KALLSYMS=n or lookup failure?

There's another problem as well: your change loses the PTRACE_MODE_READ permission 
check.

But ... I think I like it open coded, which is good precisely because it will stay 
invariant even if we change details in the %ps/etc. debug output.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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[PATCH] arch/x86: fix out-of-bounds in get_wchan() Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com> - 2015-09-28 11:10 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] arch/x86: fix out-of-bounds in get_wchan() Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2015-09-28 11:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] arch/x86: fix out-of-bounds in get_wchan() Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com> - 2015-09-28 11:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] arch/x86: fix out-of-bounds in get_wchan() Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2015-09-28 12:30 +0200
        Re: [PATCH] arch/x86: fix out-of-bounds in get_wchan() Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com> - 2015-09-28 12:40 +0200
          Re: [PATCH] arch/x86: fix out-of-bounds in get_wchan() Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2015-09-28 13:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] arch/x86: fix out-of-bounds in get_wchan() Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com> - 2015-09-28 12:00 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] arch/x86: fix out-of-bounds in get_wchan() Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2015-09-28 12:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] arch/x86: fix out-of-bounds in get_wchan() Andrey Ryabinin <ryabinin.a.a@gmail.com> - 2015-09-28 17:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] arch/x86: fix out-of-bounds in get_wchan() Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com> - 2015-09-28 18:10 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] arch/x86: fix out-of-bounds in get_wchan() Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2015-09-28 18:40 +0200
        Re: [PATCH] arch/x86: fix out-of-bounds in get_wchan() Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2015-09-29 20:20 +0200
          Re: [PATCH] arch/x86: fix out-of-bounds in get_wchan() Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2015-09-29 20:40 +0200
            Re: [PATCH] arch/x86: fix out-of-bounds in get_wchan() Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> - 2015-09-29 20:50 +0200
          [PATCH] fs/proc: Don't expose absolute kernel addresses via wchan Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> - 2015-09-30 09:20 +0200
            Re: [PATCH] fs/proc: Don't expose absolute kernel addresses via  wchan Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2015-09-30 09:40 +0200
              [PATCH v2] fs/proc: Don't expose absolute kernel addresses via wchan Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> - 2015-09-30 16:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v2] fs/proc: Don't expose absolute kernel addresses via  wchan Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2015-09-30 22:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v2] fs/proc: Don't expose absolute kernel addresses via wchan Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2015-09-30 23:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v2] fs/proc: Don't expose absolute kernel addresses via  wchan Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2015-09-30 23:40 +0200
                [PATCH v3] fs/proc, core/debug: Don't expose absolute kernel  addresses via wchan Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> - 2015-10-01 10:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v3] fs/proc, core/debug: Don't expose absolute kernel  addresses via wchan Andrey Ryabinin <ryabinin.a.a@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 11:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v3] fs/proc, core/debug: Don't expose absolute kernel  addresses via wchan Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> - 2015-10-01 11:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v3] fs/proc, core/debug: Don't expose absolute kernel  addresses via wchan Andrey Ryabinin <ryabinin.a.a@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 12:20 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v3] fs/proc, core/debug: Don't expose absolute kernel  addresses via wchan Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> - 2015-10-01 12:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH v3] fs/proc, core/debug: Don't expose absolute kernel  addresses via wchan Andrey Ryabinin <ryabinin.a.a@gmail.com> - 2015-10-01 12:50 +0200
                [PATCH v5] fs/proc, core/debug: Don't expose absolute kernel  addresses via wchan Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> - 2015-10-01 13:00 +0200
                [PATCH v4] fs/proc, core/debug: Don't expose absolute kernel  addresses via wchan Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> - 2015-10-01 11:40 +0200
                [tip:core/debug] fs/proc, core/debug: Don'  t expose absolute kernel addresses via wchan tip-bot for Ingo Molnar <tipbot@zytor.com> - 2015-10-01 15:00 +0200
          Re: [PATCH] arch/x86: fix out-of-bounds in get_wchan() Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2015-09-30 10:10 +0200

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