Re: yama_ptrace_access_check(): possible recursive locking detected

[Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@intel.com>]

On Thu, Aug 09, 2012 at 06:39:34PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> So, after taking a closer look at this, I cannot understand how it's
> possible. Yama's task_lock call is against "current", not "child",
> which is what ptrace_may_access() is locking. And the same code makes
> sure that current != child. Yama would never get called if current ==
> child.
> 
> How did you reproduce this situation?

This warning can be triggered with Dave Jones' trinity tool:

git://git.codemonkey.org.uk/trinity

That's a very dangerous tool, please only run it as normal user in a
backed up and chrooted test box. I personally run it inside an initrd.
If you are interested in reproducing this, I can send you the ready
made initrd in private email.

Thanks,
Fengguang
 
> On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 6:47 AM, Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@intel.com> wrote:
> > Hi Kees,
> >
> > Here is a recursive lock possibility:
> >
> >         ptrace_may_access()
> > =>        task_lock(task);
> >             yama_ptrace_access_check()
> >               get_task_comm()
> > =>              task_lock(task);
> >
> > [   60.230444] =============================================
> > [   60.232078] [ INFO: possible recursive locking detected ]
> > [   60.232078] 3.5.0+ #281 Not tainted
> > [   60.232078] ---------------------------------------------
> > [   60.232078] trinity-child0/17019 is trying to acquire lock:
> > [   60.232078]  (&(&p->alloc_lock)->rlock){+.+...}, at: [<c1176ffa>] get_task_comm+0x4a/0xf0
> > [   60.232078]
> > [   60.232078] but task is already holding lock:
> > [   60.232078]  (&(&p->alloc_lock)->rlock){+.+...}, at: [<c10653fa>] ptrace_may_access+0x4a/0xf0
> > [   60.232078]
> > [   60.232078] other info that might help us debug this:
> > [   60.232078]  Possible unsafe locking scenario:
> > [   60.232078]
> > [   60.232078]        CPU0
> > [   60.232078]        ----
> > [   60.232078]   lock(&(&p->alloc_lock)->rlock);
> > [   60.232078]   lock(&(&p->alloc_lock)->rlock);
> > [   60.232078]
> > [   60.232078]  *** DEADLOCK ***
> > [   60.232078]
> > [   60.232078]  May be due to missing lock nesting notation
> > [   60.232078]
> > [   60.232078] 3 locks held by trinity-child0/17019:
> > [   60.232078]  #0:  (&p->lock){+.+.+.}, at: [<c11a9683>] seq_read+0x33/0x6b0
> > [   60.232078]  #1:  (&sig->cred_guard_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<c11ff8ae>] lock_trace+0x2e/0xb0
> > [   60.232078]  #2:  (&(&p->alloc_lock)->rlock){+.+...}, at: [<c10653fa>] ptrace_may_access+0x4a/0xf0
> > [   60.232078]
> > [   60.232078] stack backtrace:
> > [   60.232078] Pid: 17019, comm: trinity-child0 Not tainted 3.5.0+ #281
> > [   60.232078] Call Trace:
> > [   60.232078]  [<c10c6238>] __lock_acquire+0x1498/0x14f0
> > [   60.232078]  [<c10be7e7>] ? trace_hardirqs_off+0x27/0x40
> > [   60.232078]  [<c10c6360>] lock_acquire+0xd0/0x110
> > [   60.232078]  [<c1176ffa>] ? get_task_comm+0x4a/0xf0
> > [   60.232078]  [<c1422290>] _raw_spin_lock+0x60/0x110
> > [   60.232078]  [<c1176ffa>] ? get_task_comm+0x4a/0xf0
> > [   60.232078]  [<c1176ffa>] get_task_comm+0x4a/0xf0
> > [   60.232078]  [<c1246798>] yama_ptrace_access_check+0x468/0x4a0
> > [   60.232078]  [<c124648f>] ? yama_ptrace_access_check+0x15f/0x4a0
> > [   60.232078]  [<c124209a>] security_ptrace_access_check+0x1a/0x30
> > [   60.232078]  [<c1065229>] __ptrace_may_access+0x189/0x310
> > [   60.232078]  [<c10650cc>] ? __ptrace_may_access+0x2c/0x310
> > [   60.232078]  [<c106542d>] ptrace_may_access+0x7d/0xf0
> > [   60.232078]  [<c11ff8ea>] lock_trace+0x6a/0xb0
> > [   60.232078]  [<c11ffa46>] proc_pid_stack+0x76/0x170
> > [   60.232078]  [<c1201064>] proc_single_show+0x74/0x100
> > [   60.232078]  [<c11a97b3>] seq_read+0x163/0x6b0
> > [   60.232078]  [<c105bf70>] ? do_setitimer+0x220/0x330
> > [   60.232078]  [<c11a9650>] ? seq_lseek+0x1f0/0x1f0
> > [   60.232078]  [<c116b55a>] vfs_read+0xca/0x280
> > [   60.232078]  [<c11a9650>] ? seq_lseek+0x1f0/0x1f0
> > [   60.232078]  [<c116b776>] sys_read+0x66/0xe0
> > [   60.232078]  [<c1423d9d>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
> > [   60.232078]  [<c1420000>] ? __schedule+0x2a0/0xc80
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Fengguang
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Kees Cook
> Chrome OS Security