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[1/4] kernel/kcmp.c: Use new infrastructure to fix deadlocks in execve

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State New, archived
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Series Use new infrastructure to fix deadlocks in execve | expand

Commit Message

Bernd Edlinger March 10, 2020, 5:45 p.m. UTC
This changes kcmp_epoll_target to use the new exec_update_mutex
instead of cred_guard_mutex.

This should be safe, as the credentials are only used for reading,
and furthermore ->mm and ->sighand are updated on execve,
but only under the new exec_update_mutex.

Signed-off-by: Bernd Edlinger <bernd.edlinger@hotmail.de>
---
 kernel/kcmp.c | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Comments

Eric W. Biederman March 10, 2020, 7:01 p.m. UTC | #1
Bernd Edlinger <bernd.edlinger@hotmail.de> writes:

> This changes kcmp_epoll_target to use the new exec_update_mutex
> instead of cred_guard_mutex.
>
> This should be safe, as the credentials are only used for reading,
> and furthermore ->mm and ->sighand are updated on execve,
> but only under the new exec_update_mutex.
>

Can you add a comment that the exec_update_mutex is not needed for
KCMP_FILE?  As both sets of credentials during exec are valid
for accessing the files so exec_update_mutex does not matter.

I don't think exec_update_mutex is needed for KCMP_SYSVSEM
or KCMP_EPOLL_TFD either.  As I don't think exec changes either
one of those.

Eric


> Signed-off-by: Bernd Edlinger <bernd.edlinger@hotmail.de>
> ---
>  kernel/kcmp.c | 8 ++++----
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/kcmp.c b/kernel/kcmp.c
> index a0e3d7a..b3ff928 100644
> --- a/kernel/kcmp.c
> +++ b/kernel/kcmp.c
> @@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ static int kcmp_epoll_target(struct task_struct *task1,
>  	/*
>  	 * One should have enough rights to inspect task details.
>  	 */
> -	ret = kcmp_lock(&task1->signal->cred_guard_mutex,
> -			&task2->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
> +	ret = kcmp_lock(&task1->signal->exec_update_mutex,
> +			&task2->signal->exec_update_mutex);
>  	if (ret)
>  		goto err;
>  	if (!ptrace_may_access(task1, PTRACE_MODE_READ_REALCREDS) ||
> @@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ static int kcmp_epoll_target(struct task_struct *task1,
>  	}
>  
>  err_unlock:
> -	kcmp_unlock(&task1->signal->cred_guard_mutex,
> -		    &task2->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
> +	kcmp_unlock(&task1->signal->exec_update_mutex,
> +		    &task2->signal->exec_update_mutex);
>  err:
>  	put_task_struct(task1);
>  	put_task_struct(task2);
Bernd Edlinger March 10, 2020, 7:42 p.m. UTC | #2
On 3/10/20 8:01 PM, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> Bernd Edlinger <bernd.edlinger@hotmail.de> writes:
> 
>> This changes kcmp_epoll_target to use the new exec_update_mutex
>> instead of cred_guard_mutex.
>>
>> This should be safe, as the credentials are only used for reading,
>> and furthermore ->mm and ->sighand are updated on execve,
>> but only under the new exec_update_mutex.
>>
> 
> Can you add a comment that the exec_update_mutex is not needed for
> KCMP_FILE?  As both sets of credentials during exec are valid
> for accessing the files so exec_update_mutex does not matter.
> 

some files are closed by do_close_on_exec,
so in theory this allows you to examine files that
were open in the old user but closed for the new user
with either credential.

It is not a race condition, but it may be a security
concern.

> I don't think exec_update_mutex is needed for KCMP_SYSVSEM
> or KCMP_EPOLL_TFD either.  As I don't think exec changes either
> one of those.
> 

KCMP_EPOLL_TFD is also accessing file pointers,
that is possible.

It might be that KCMP_SYSVSEM is a missed optimization, but
I may have overlooked something.
I'd rather err on the safe side.

> Eric
> 
> 
>> Signed-off-by: Bernd Edlinger <bernd.edlinger@hotmail.de>
>> ---
>>  kernel/kcmp.c | 8 ++++----
>>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/kernel/kcmp.c b/kernel/kcmp.c
>> index a0e3d7a..b3ff928 100644
>> --- a/kernel/kcmp.c
>> +++ b/kernel/kcmp.c
>> @@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ static int kcmp_epoll_target(struct task_struct *task1,
>>  	/*
>>  	 * One should have enough rights to inspect task details.
>>  	 */
>> -	ret = kcmp_lock(&task1->signal->cred_guard_mutex,
>> -			&task2->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
>> +	ret = kcmp_lock(&task1->signal->exec_update_mutex,
>> +			&task2->signal->exec_update_mutex);
>>  	if (ret)
>>  		goto err;
>>  	if (!ptrace_may_access(task1, PTRACE_MODE_READ_REALCREDS) ||
>> @@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ static int kcmp_epoll_target(struct task_struct *task1,
>>  	}
>>  
>>  err_unlock:
>> -	kcmp_unlock(&task1->signal->cred_guard_mutex,
>> -		    &task2->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
>> +	kcmp_unlock(&task1->signal->exec_update_mutex,
>> +		    &task2->signal->exec_update_mutex);
>>  err:
>>  	put_task_struct(task1);
>>  	put_task_struct(task2);
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Patch

diff --git a/kernel/kcmp.c b/kernel/kcmp.c
index a0e3d7a..b3ff928 100644
--- a/kernel/kcmp.c
+++ b/kernel/kcmp.c
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@  static int kcmp_epoll_target(struct task_struct *task1,
 	/*
 	 * One should have enough rights to inspect task details.
 	 */
-	ret = kcmp_lock(&task1->signal->cred_guard_mutex,
-			&task2->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
+	ret = kcmp_lock(&task1->signal->exec_update_mutex,
+			&task2->signal->exec_update_mutex);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 	if (!ptrace_may_access(task1, PTRACE_MODE_READ_REALCREDS) ||
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@  static int kcmp_epoll_target(struct task_struct *task1,
 	}
 
 err_unlock:
-	kcmp_unlock(&task1->signal->cred_guard_mutex,
-		    &task2->signal->cred_guard_mutex);
+	kcmp_unlock(&task1->signal->exec_update_mutex,
+		    &task2->signal->exec_update_mutex);
 err:
 	put_task_struct(task1);
 	put_task_struct(task2);