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Re: [PATCH v10 1/3] x86/syscalls: Check address limit on user-mode return

Started byKees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
First post2017-06-20 22:30 +0200
Last post2017-06-28 20:00 +0200
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  Re: [PATCH v10 1/3] x86/syscalls: Check address limit on user-mode return Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-06-20 22:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v10 1/3] x86/syscalls: Check address limit on user-mode return Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2017-06-28 20:00 +0200

#1671080 — Re: [PATCH v10 1/3] x86/syscalls: Check address limit on user-mode return

FromKees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Date2017-06-20 22:30 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH v10 1/3] x86/syscalls: Check address limit on user-mode return
Message-ID<tUxWG-4Sn-7@gated-at.bofh.it>
On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 6:12 PM, Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@google.com> wrote:
> Ensure the address limit is a user-mode segment before returning to
> user-mode. Otherwise a process can corrupt kernel-mode memory and elevate
> privileges [1].
>
> The set_fs function sets the TIF_SETFS flag to force a slow path on
> return. In the slow path, the address limit is checked to be USER_DS if
> needed.
>
> The addr_limit_user_check function is added as a cross-architecture
> function to check the address limit.
>
> [1] https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=990
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@google.com>

Thanks for reworking this series!

The bad state correctly BUGs under the LKDTM test:

[   21.171586] lkdtm: Performing direct entry CORRUPT_USER_DS
[   21.172791] lkdtm: setting bad task size limit
[   21.173742] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[   21.174641] kernel BUG at ./include/linux/syscalls.h:220!
...
[   21.193166] Call Trace:
[   21.193617]  ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x1a/0x1c
[   21.194443]  entry_SYSCALL64_slow_path+0x25/0x25


Tested-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security

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#1676963

FromKees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Date2017-06-28 20:00 +0200
Message-ID<tXpq1-t5-145@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1671080
On Tue, Jun 20, 2017 at 1:24 PM, Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 6:12 PM, Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@google.com> wrote:
>> Ensure the address limit is a user-mode segment before returning to
>> user-mode. Otherwise a process can corrupt kernel-mode memory and elevate
>> privileges [1].
>>
>> The set_fs function sets the TIF_SETFS flag to force a slow path on
>> return. In the slow path, the address limit is checked to be USER_DS if
>> needed.
>>
>> The addr_limit_user_check function is added as a cross-architecture
>> function to check the address limit.
>>
>> [1] https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=990
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@google.com>
>
> Thanks for reworking this series!
>
> The bad state correctly BUGs under the LKDTM test:
>
> [   21.171586] lkdtm: Performing direct entry CORRUPT_USER_DS
> [   21.172791] lkdtm: setting bad task size limit
> [   21.173742] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> [   21.174641] kernel BUG at ./include/linux/syscalls.h:220!
> ...
> [   21.193166] Call Trace:
> [   21.193617]  ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x1a/0x1c
> [   21.194443]  entry_SYSCALL64_slow_path+0x25/0x25
>
>
> Tested-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>

Is everyone happy with this patch for x86? Does this need anything
more/different?

Thanks!

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security

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