Re: [PATCH] Kconfig: Make config Filter access to /dev/mem default y

From: wzt wzt
Date: Thu Apr 15 2010 - 02:17:50 EST


On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Xiaotian Feng <xtfeng@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Â<wzt.wzt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Recently, most company start use >=2.6.31 kernels to replace redhat kernels.
>> But the config "Filter access to /dev/mem" is "default n", that allows kernel
>> rootkit using /dev/mem again. it could access all kernel memory default. Most
>> administrator don't known the "Filter access to /dev/mem" is "defult N", when
>> he compiles the kernel, it's easily to be attacked by rootkit.
>
> Have you ever successfully attack by this way?

[root@localhost zealot]# ./zealot
[+] Found HISTSIZE. [SAFE]
[+] Check md5 values. [SAFE]
[+] eth0 was not set promsic. [SAFE]
[+] Not found raw socket. [SAFE]
system_call addr changed to 0xc04028a0,sys_call_table addr changed to
0xc0675130,Found dr rootkit!,system call sys_execve addr changed to
0xc0401582,system call sys_olduname addr changed to 0xc0405989,system
call sys_fork addr changed to 0xc0407bbb

It's a host ids i wrote, it could search all kernel memory using /dev/mem. ok?

some of the code here:
static void *kmap(unsigned long off, unsigned long count)
{
int fd;
void *p;

fd = open(DEV_MEM, O_RDWR);
if (fd < 3) {
DbgPrint("open %s failed.\n", DEV_MEM);
dup2(fd, 3);
close(fd);
fd = 3;
}

p = mmap(NULL, ALIGNUP(count + 4097), PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
MAP_SHARED, fd, ALIGNDOWN(off) & 0x0fffffff);
if (p == MAP_FAILED)
{
mem_support_flag = 1;
fprintf(stdout, "[-] /dev/mem cannot be read or write.\n");

DbgPrint("mmap failture, errno %d\n", errno);
close(fd);
return NULL;
}

close(fd);
return p;
}

>If CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM
> is not set, the /dev/mem access is filtered in pat code.
please point it, thanks.

>>
>> Signed-off-by: Zhitong Wang <zhitong.wangzt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> ---
>> Âarch/x86/Kconfig.debug      Â|  Â3 ++-
>> Âarch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig  |  Â2 +-
>> Âarch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig | Â Â2 +-
>> Â3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
>> index bc01e3e..733aea6 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
>> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
>> @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ source "lib/Kconfig.debug"
>>
>> Âconfig STRICT_DEVMEM
>> Â Â Â Âbool "Filter access to /dev/mem"
>> + Â Â Â default y
>> Â Â Â Â---help---
>> Â Â Â Â ÂIf this option is disabled, you allow userspace (root) access to all
>> Â Â Â Â Âof memory, including kernel and userspace memory. Accidental
>> @@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ config STRICT_DEVMEM
>> Â Â Â Â ÂThis is sufficient for dosemu and X and all common users of
>> Â Â Â Â Â/dev/mem.
>>
>> - Â Â Â Â If in doubt, say Y.
>> + Â Â Â Â If in doubt, say N.
>>
>> Âconfig X86_VERBOSE_BOOTUP
>> Â Â Â Âbool "Enable verbose x86 bootup info messages"
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig
>> index d28fad1..95c85a8 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig
>> +++ b/arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig
>> @@ -2386,7 +2386,7 @@ CONFIG_PROVIDE_OHCI1394_DMA_INIT=y
>> Â# CONFIG_SAMPLES is not set
>> ÂCONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_KGDB=y
>> Â# CONFIG_KGDB is not set
>> -# CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM is not set
>> +CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM=y
>> ÂCONFIG_X86_VERBOSE_BOOTUP=y
>> ÂCONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y
>> ÂCONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK_DBGP=y
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig b/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig
>> index 6c86acd..659bfe7 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig
>> +++ b/arch/x86/configs/x86_64_defconfig
>> @@ -2360,7 +2360,7 @@ CONFIG_PROVIDE_OHCI1394_DMA_INIT=y
>> Â# CONFIG_SAMPLES is not set
>> ÂCONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_KGDB=y
>> Â# CONFIG_KGDB is not set
>> -# CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM is not set
>> +CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM=y
>> ÂCONFIG_X86_VERBOSE_BOOTUP=y
>> ÂCONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK=y
>> ÂCONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK_DBGP=y
>> --
>> 1.6.5.3
>>
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