From: Mauricio Faria de Oliveira <mfo@igalia.com>
To: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>,
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Mauricio Faria de Oliveira <mfo@igalia.com>
Subject: [PATCH RFC v3 11/13] sysctl: unrandomize struct ctl_table.procname
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:16:24 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260819-sysctl-module-aliases-v3-11-aab90569365d@igalia.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260819-sysctl-module-aliases-v3-0-aab90569365d@igalia.com>
The 'struct ctl_table.procname' field (sysctl filename) cannot be accessed
by scripts since it is defined in kernel headers (see "don't include kernel
headers into userspace" in file2alias.c) and its offset may be randomized.
Unrandomize '.procname' as the first field so its offset is always zero and
match the 'struct ctl_table' symbol address, which can be found by scripts.
Originally-by: Mauricio Faria de Oliveira <mfo@canonical.com>
Signed-off-by: Mauricio Faria de Oliveira <mfo@igalia.com>
---
include/linux/sysctl.h | 14 ++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index b808fbc1d964f453db8e354825fd8800db1eecd3..ccc77bb918614b1de1e44fbef70471c85fb55c09 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -220,7 +220,14 @@ static inline void *proc_sys_poll_event(struct ctl_table_poll *poll)
/* A sysctl table is an array of struct ctl_table: */
struct ctl_table {
+
+ /* This must be the first field for module aliases (file2alias.c) */
const char *procname; /* Text ID for /proc/sys */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL_MODULE_ALIASES
+ /* This begins the randomizable portion of the struct. */
+ randomized_struct_fields_start
+#endif
void *data;
int maxlen;
umode_t mode;
@@ -228,7 +235,14 @@ struct ctl_table {
struct ctl_table_poll *poll;
void *extra1;
void *extra2;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL_MODULE_ALIASES
+ /* New fields go above here, so they are in the randomized portion. */
+ randomized_struct_fields_end
+};
+static_assert(offsetof(const struct ctl_table, procname) == 0);
+#else
} __randomize_layout;
+#endif
struct ctl_node {
struct rb_node node;
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-19 18:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-19 18:16 [PATCH RFC v3 00/13] sysctl: add module aliases Mauricio Faria de Oliveira
2026-08-19 18:16 ` [PATCH RFC v3 01/13] keys, pidns, fs/verity, riscv/vector: reorder '#include <linux/sysctl.h>' Mauricio Faria de Oliveira
2026-08-19 18:16 ` [PATCH RFC v3 02/13] proc: add config option SYSCTL_MODULE_ALIASES Mauricio Faria de Oliveira
2026-08-19 18:16 ` [PATCH RFC v3 03/13] sysctl, mod_devicetable: add macro MODULE_SYSCTL_TABLE Mauricio Faria de Oliveira
2026-08-22 13:41 ` Uwe Kleine-König
2026-08-22 16:57 ` Mauricio Faria de Oliveira
2026-08-19 18:16 ` [PATCH RFC v3 04/13] sysctl: add register_sysctl() wrapper for MODULE_SYSCTL_TABLE Mauricio Faria de Oliveira
2026-08-19 18:16 ` [PATCH RFC v3 05/13] sysctl, parport: update register_sysctl() callers with template arguments Mauricio Faria de Oliveira
2026-08-19 18:16 ` [PATCH RFC v3 06/13] sysctl, net: add register_net_sysctl{_sz}() wrappers for MODULE_SYSCTL_TABLE Mauricio Faria de Oliveira
2026-08-19 18:16 ` [PATCH RFC v3 07/13] sysctl, net: update register_net_sysctl{_sz}() callers with template arguments Mauricio Faria de Oliveira
2026-08-19 18:16 ` [PATCH RFC v3 08/13] sysctl, net: update register_net_sysctl_sz(ARRAY_SIZE(table_tmpl)) " Mauricio Faria de Oliveira
2026-08-19 18:16 ` [PATCH RFC v3 09/13] sysctl, ipv6: update register_net_sysctl{_sz}() callers " Mauricio Faria de Oliveira
2026-08-19 18:16 ` [PATCH RFC v3 10/13] sysctl, net: update register_net_sysctl_sz() edge case Mauricio Faria de Oliveira
2026-08-19 18:16 ` Mauricio Faria de Oliveira [this message]
2026-08-19 18:16 ` [PATCH RFC v3 12/13] modpost: move addend_*_rel() calls into addend_rel() Mauricio Faria de Oliveira
2026-08-19 18:16 ` [PATCH RFC v3 13/13] modpost: handle MODULE_SYSCTL_TABLE symbols Mauricio Faria de Oliveira
2026-08-20 12:51 ` [PATCH RFC v3 00/13] sysctl: add module aliases Joel Granados
2026-08-20 21:22 ` Mauricio Faria de Oliveira
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