Re: [rfc 3/3] prctl: Add PR_SET_MM codes to tune up mm_struct entires

From: Cyrill Gorcunov
Date: Wed Dec 07 2011 - 07:27:31 EST


On Thu, Dec 01, 2011 at 01:06:22AM +0400, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
...
>
> You know Kees, I tried it, and finally I think it's overheaded, so I prefer
> to stick with original version (no need to duplicate same data in two differen
> memory places as it'll be in case of arrays, and since the VM_ flags are
> constant the former code bloats kernel lesser. Thanks anyway!
>

Ping. Kees, Andrew, are there some other objections I'm not yet addressed?
I've updated changelog a bit more. Please review.

(Kame CC'ed)

Cyrill
---
From: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [PATCH] prctl: Add PR_SET_MM codes to tune up mm_struct entires v2

At process of task restoration we need a way to tune up
a few members of mm_struct structure such as start_code,
end_code, start_data, end_data, start_stack, start_brk, brk.

While most of them have a statistical nature (their values
are involved into calculation of /proc/<pid>/statm output)
the start_brk and brk values are used to compute an allowed
size of program data segment expansion. Which means an arbitrary
changes of this value might be a bit dangerous operation.

To restrict access to this facility the following requirements
applied to prctl users:

- The process has to have CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability granted.
- For all opcodes except start_brk/brk members an appropriate
VMA area must be existing and should fit certain VMA flags,
such as:
- code segment must be executable but not writable;
- data segment must not be executable.

start_brk/brk values must not intersect with data segment
and must not exceed RLIMIT_DATA resource limit.

Still the main guard is CAP_SYS_ADMIN capability check.

v2:
- Add a check for vma start address, testing for vma ending
address is not enough. From Kees Cook.

- Add some sanity tests for assigned addresses.

Signed-off-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@xxxxxxxxxx>
CC: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/prctl.h | 12 +++++
kernel/sys.c | 118 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 130 insertions(+)

Index: linux-2.6.git/include/linux/prctl.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.git.orig/include/linux/prctl.h
+++ linux-2.6.git/include/linux/prctl.h
@@ -102,4 +102,16 @@

#define PR_MCE_KILL_GET 34

+/*
+ * Tune up process memory map specifics.
+ */
+#define PR_SET_MM 35
+# define PR_SET_MM_START_CODE 1
+# define PR_SET_MM_END_CODE 2
+# define PR_SET_MM_START_DATA 3
+# define PR_SET_MM_END_DATA 4
+# define PR_SET_MM_START_STACK 5
+# define PR_SET_MM_START_BRK 6
+# define PR_SET_MM_BRK 7
+
#endif /* _LINUX_PRCTL_H */
Index: linux-2.6.git/kernel/sys.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.git.orig/kernel/sys.c
+++ linux-2.6.git/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1692,6 +1692,118 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(umask, int, mask)
return mask;
}

+static int prctl_set_mm(int opt, unsigned long addr)
+{
+ unsigned long rlim = rlimit(RLIMIT_DATA);
+ unsigned long vm_req_flags;
+ unsigned long vm_bad_flags;
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+ struct mm_struct *mm;
+ int error = 0;
+
+ if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+ return -EPERM;
+
+ if (addr >= TASK_SIZE)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ mm = get_task_mm(current);
+ if (!mm)
+ return -ENOENT;
+
+ down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
+ vma = find_vma(mm, addr);
+
+ if (opt != PR_SET_MM_START_BRK &&
+ opt != PR_SET_MM_BRK) {
+ /* It must be existing VMA */
+ if (!vma || vma->vm_start > addr)
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ error = -EINVAL;
+ switch (opt) {
+ case PR_SET_MM_START_CODE:
+ case PR_SET_MM_END_CODE:
+
+ vm_req_flags = VM_READ | VM_EXEC;
+ vm_bad_flags = VM_WRITE | VM_MAYSHARE;
+
+ if ((vma->vm_flags & vm_req_flags) != vm_req_flags ||
+ (vma->vm_flags & vm_bad_flags))
+ goto out;
+
+ if (opt == PR_SET_MM_START_CODE)
+ current->mm->start_code = addr;
+ else
+ current->mm->end_code = addr;
+ break;
+
+ case PR_SET_MM_START_DATA:
+ case PR_SET_MM_END_DATA:
+
+ vm_req_flags = VM_READ | VM_WRITE;
+ vm_bad_flags = VM_EXEC | VM_MAYSHARE;
+
+ if ((vma->vm_flags & vm_req_flags) != vm_req_flags ||
+ (vma->vm_flags & vm_bad_flags))
+ goto out;
+
+ if (opt == PR_SET_MM_START_DATA)
+ current->mm->start_data = addr;
+ else
+ current->mm->end_data = addr;
+ break;
+
+ case PR_SET_MM_START_STACK:
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_STACK_GROWSUP
+ vm_req_flags = VM_READ | VM_WRITE | VM_GROWSUP;
+#else
+ vm_req_flags = VM_READ | VM_WRITE | VM_GROWSDOWN;
+#endif
+ if ((vma->vm_flags & vm_req_flags) != vm_req_flags)
+ goto out;
+
+ current->mm->start_stack = addr;
+ break;
+
+ case PR_SET_MM_START_BRK:
+ if (addr <= mm->end_data)
+ goto out;
+
+ if (rlim < RLIM_INFINITY &&
+ (mm->brk - addr) + (mm->end_data - mm->start_data) > rlim)
+ goto out;
+
+ current->mm->start_brk = addr;
+ break;
+
+ case PR_SET_MM_BRK:
+ if (addr <= mm->end_data)
+ goto out;
+
+ if (rlim < RLIM_INFINITY &&
+ (addr - mm->start_brk) + (mm->end_data - mm->start_data) > rlim)
+ goto out;
+
+ current->mm->brk = addr;
+ break;
+
+ default:
+ error = -EINVAL;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ error = 0;
+
+out:
+ up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
+ mmput(mm);
+
+ return error;
+}
+
SYSCALL_DEFINE5(prctl, int, option, unsigned long, arg2, unsigned long, arg3,
unsigned long, arg4, unsigned long, arg5)
{
@@ -1841,6 +1953,12 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(prctl, int, option, unsi
else
error = PR_MCE_KILL_DEFAULT;
break;
+ case PR_SET_MM: {
+ if (arg4 | arg5)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ error = prctl_set_mm(arg2, arg3);
+ break;
+ }
default:
error = -EINVAL;
break;
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