From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751546AbcBJVw5 (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:52:57 -0500 Received: from mail-ob0-f177.google.com ([209.85.214.177]:36563 "EHLO mail-ob0-f177.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751248AbcBJVwz (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:52:55 -0500 From: David Brown To: Catalin Marinas , Will Deacon Cc: David Brown , linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Kees Cook , kernel-hardening@lists.openwall.com Subject: [PATCH] arm64: vdso: Mark vDSO code as read-only Date: Wed, 10 Feb 2016 13:52:22 -0800 Message-Id: <1455141142-6838-1-git-send-email-david.brown@linaro.org> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.7.1 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Although the arm64 vDSO is cleanly separated by code/data with the code being read-only in userspace mappings, the code page is still writable from the kernel. There have been exploits (such as http://itszn.com/blog/?p=21) that take advantage of this on x86 to go from a bad kernel write to full root. Prevent this specific exploit on arm64 by putting the vDSO code page in read-only memory as well. Before the change: [ 3.138366] vdso: 2 pages (1 code @ ffffffc000a71000, 1 data @ ffffffc000a70000) ---[ Kernel Mapping ]--- 0xffffffc000000000-0xffffffc000082000 520K RW NX SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc000082000-0xffffffc000200000 1528K ro x SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc000200000-0xffffffc000800000 6M ro x SHD AF BLK UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc000800000-0xffffffc0009b6000 1752K ro x SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc0009b6000-0xffffffc000c00000 2344K RW NX SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc000c00000-0xffffffc008000000 116M RW NX SHD AF BLK UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc00c000000-0xffffffc07f000000 1840M RW NX SHD AF BLK UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc800000000-0xffffffc840000000 1G RW NX SHD AF BLK UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc840000000-0xffffffc87ae00000 942M RW NX SHD AF BLK UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc87ae00000-0xffffffc87ae70000 448K RW NX SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc87af80000-0xffffffc87af8a000 40K RW NX SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc87af8b000-0xffffffc87b000000 468K RW NX SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc87b000000-0xffffffc87fe00000 78M RW NX SHD AF BLK UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc87fe00000-0xffffffc87ff50000 1344K RW NX SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc87ff90000-0xffffffc87ffa0000 64K RW NX SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc87fff0000-0xffffffc880000000 64K RW NX SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL After: [ 3.138368] vdso: 2 pages (1 code @ ffffffc0006de000, 1 data @ ffffffc000a74000) ---[ Kernel Mapping ]--- 0xffffffc000000000-0xffffffc000082000 520K RW NX SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc000082000-0xffffffc000200000 1528K ro x SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc000200000-0xffffffc000800000 6M ro x SHD AF BLK UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc000800000-0xffffffc0009b8000 1760K ro x SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc0009b8000-0xffffffc000c00000 2336K RW NX SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc000c00000-0xffffffc008000000 116M RW NX SHD AF BLK UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc00c000000-0xffffffc07f000000 1840M RW NX SHD AF BLK UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc800000000-0xffffffc840000000 1G RW NX SHD AF BLK UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc840000000-0xffffffc87ae00000 942M RW NX SHD AF BLK UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc87ae00000-0xffffffc87ae70000 448K RW NX SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc87af80000-0xffffffc87af8a000 40K RW NX SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc87af8b000-0xffffffc87b000000 468K RW NX SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc87b000000-0xffffffc87fe00000 78M RW NX SHD AF BLK UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc87fe00000-0xffffffc87ff50000 1344K RW NX SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc87ff90000-0xffffffc87ffa0000 64K RW NX SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL 0xffffffc87fff0000-0xffffffc880000000 64K RW NX SHD AF UXN MEM/NORMAL Inspired by https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/1/19/494 based on work by the PaX Team, Brad Spengler, and Kees Cook. Signed-off-by: David Brown --- arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vdso.S | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vdso.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vdso.S index 60c1db5..db7c0f2 100644 --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vdso.S +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vdso.S @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ __PAGE_ALIGNED_DATA .globl vdso_start, vdso_end + .section .rodata .balign PAGE_SIZE vdso_start: .incbin "arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vdso.so" -- 2.7.1