Re: [PATCH] modules: fix BUG when load module with rodata=n

[Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@huawei.com>]

On 2019/6/18 21:48, Jessica Yu wrote:
> +++ Yang Yingliang [17/06/19 14:59 +0800]:
>> When loading a module with rodata=n, it causes an executing
>> NX-protected page BUG.
>>
>> [   32.379191] kernel tried to execute NX-protected page - exploit 
>> attempt? (uid: 0)
>> [   32.382917] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 
>> ffffffffc0005000
>> [   32.385947] #PF: supervisor instruction fetch in kernel mode
>> [   32.387662] #PF: error_code(0x0011) - permissions violation
>> [   32.389352] PGD 240c067 P4D 240c067 PUD 240e067 PMD 421a52067 PTE 
>> 8000000421a53063
>> [   32.391396] Oops: 0011 [#1] SMP PTI
>> [   32.392478] CPU: 7 PID: 2697 Comm: insmod Tainted: G           
>> O      5.2.0-rc5+ #202
>> [   32.394588] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), 
>> BIOS rel-1.12.1-0-ga5cab58e9a3f-prebuilt.qemu.org 04/01/2014
>> [   32.398157] RIP: 0010:ko_test_init+0x0/0x1000 [ko_test]
>> [   32.399662] Code: Bad RIP value.
>> [   32.400621] RSP: 0018:ffffc900029f3ca8 EFLAGS: 00010246
>> [   32.402171] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 
>> 0000000000000000
>> [   32.404332] RDX: 00000000000004c7 RSI: 0000000000000cc0 RDI: 
>> ffffffffc0005000
>> [   32.406347] RBP: ffffffffc0005000 R08: ffff88842fbebc40 R09: 
>> ffffffff810ede4a
>> [   32.408392] R10: ffffea00108e3480 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: 
>> ffff88842bee21a0
>> [   32.410472] R13: 0000000000000001 R14: 0000000000000001 R15: 
>> ffffc900029f3e78
>> [   32.412609] FS:  00007fb4f0c0a700(0000) GS:ffff88842fbc0000(0000) 
>> knlGS:0000000000000000
>> [   32.414722] CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
>> [   32.416290] CR2: ffffffffc0004fd6 CR3: 0000000421a90004 CR4: 
>> 0000000000020ee0
>> [   32.418471] Call Trace:
>> [   32.419136]  do_one_initcall+0x41/0x1df
>> [   32.420199]  ? _cond_resched+0x10/0x40
>> [   32.421433]  ? kmem_cache_alloc_trace+0x36/0x160
>> [   32.422827]  do_init_module+0x56/0x1f7
>> [   32.423946]  load_module+0x1e67/0x2580
>> [   32.424947]  ? __alloc_pages_nodemask+0x150/0x2c0
>> [   32.426413]  ? map_vm_area+0x2d/0x40
>> [   32.427530]  ? __vmalloc_node_range+0x1ef/0x260
>> [   32.428850]  ? __do_sys_init_module+0x135/0x170
>> [   32.430060]  ? _cond_resched+0x10/0x40
>> [   32.431249]  __do_sys_init_module+0x135/0x170
>> [   32.432547]  do_syscall_64+0x43/0x120
>> [   32.433853]  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x44/0xa9
>>
>> Because if rodata=n, set_memory_x() cann't be called, fix this by
>> calling set_memory_x in complete_formation();
>>
>> Fixes: f2c65fb3221a ("x86/modules: Avoid breaking W^X while loading 
>> modules")
>> Suggested-by: Jian Cheng <cj.chengjian@huawei.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Yang Yingliang <yangyingliang@huawei.com>
>> ---
>> kernel/module.c | 9 +++++++--
>> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
>> index 80c7c09584cf..1a5d879573c3 100644
>> --- a/kernel/module.c
>> +++ b/kernel/module.c
>> @@ -1949,12 +1949,10 @@ void module_enable_ro(const struct module 
>> *mod, bool after_init)
>>     set_vm_flush_reset_perms(mod->core_layout.base);
>>     set_vm_flush_reset_perms(mod->init_layout.base);
>>     frob_text(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_ro);
>> -    frob_text(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_x);
>>
>>     frob_rodata(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_ro);
>>
>>     frob_text(&mod->init_layout, set_memory_ro);
>> -    frob_text(&mod->init_layout, set_memory_x);
>>
>>     frob_rodata(&mod->init_layout, set_memory_ro);
>
> Just a style-related nit: could you also please shrink down this chunk
> and remove the empty lines between the frob_* calls?
OK，I will do it in next version.

>
>> @@ -2018,6 +2016,12 @@ void set_all_modules_text_ro(void)
>> static void module_enable_nx(const struct module *mod) { }
>> #endif
>
> And note that we will need a stub for module_enable_x() here as well.
module_enable_x() is outside of CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX.

>
> Thanks!
>
> Jessica
>
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