Re: [PATCH] alpha: perf: fix out-of-bounds array access triggeredfrom raw event

[Michael Cree]

On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 10:58:12AM +0100, Will Deacon wrote:
> Vince's perf fuzzer uncovered the following issue on Alpha:
> 
> Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address fffffbfe4e46a0e8
> CPU 0 perf_fuzzer(1278): Oops 0
> pc = [<fffffc000031fbc0>]  ra = [<fffffc000031ff54>]  ps = 0007    Not tainted
> pc is at alpha_perf_event_set_period+0x60/0xf0
> ra is at alpha_pmu_enable+0x1a4/0x1c0
> v0 = 0000000000000000  t0 = 00000000000fffff  t1 = fffffc007b3f5800
> t2 = fffffbff275faa94  t3 = ffffffffc9b9bd89  t4 = fffffbfe4e46a098
> t5 = 0000000000000020  t6 = fffffbfe4e46a0b8  t7 = fffffc007f4c8000
> s0 = 0000000000000000  s1 = fffffc0001b0c018  s2 = fffffc0001b0c020
> s3 = fffffc007b3f5800  s4 = 0000000000000001  s5 = ffffffffc9b9bd85
> s6 = 0000000000000001
> a0 = 0000000000000006  a1 = fffffc007b3f5908  a2 = fffffbfe4e46a098
> a3 = 00000005000108c0  a4 = 0000000000000000  a5 = 0000000000000000
> t8 = 0000000000000001  t9 = 0000000000000001  t10= 0000000027829f6f
> t11= 0000000000000020  pv = fffffc000031fb60  at = fffffc0000950900
> gp = fffffc0000940900  sp = fffffc007f4cbca8
> Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
> Trace:
> [<fffffc000031ff54>] alpha_pmu_enable+0x1a4/0x1c0
> [<fffffc000039f4e8>] perf_pmu_enable+0x48/0x60
> [<fffffc00003a0d6c>] __perf_install_in_context+0x15c/0x230
> [<fffffc000039d1f0>] remote_function+0x80/0xa0
> [<fffffc00003a0c10>] __perf_install_in_context+0x0/0x230
> [<fffffc000037b7e4>] smp_call_function_single+0x1b4/0x1d0
> [<fffffc000039bb70>] task_function_call+0x60/0x80
> [<fffffc00003a0c10>] __perf_install_in_context+0x0/0x230
> [<fffffc000039bb44>] task_function_call+0x34/0x80
> [<fffffc000039d3fc>] perf_install_in_context+0x9c/0x150
> [<fffffc00003a0c10>] __perf_install_in_context+0x0/0x230
> [<fffffc00003a5100>] SYSC_perf_event_open+0x360/0xac0
> [<fffffc00003110c4>] entSys+0xa4/0xc0
> 
> This is due to the raw event encoding being used as an index directly
> into the ev67_mapping array, rather than being validated against the
> ev67_pmc_event_type enumeration instead. Unlike other architectures,
> which allow raw events to propagate into the hardware counters with
> little interference, the limited number of events on Alpha and the
> strict event <-> counter relationships mean that raw events actually
> correspond to the Linux-specific Alpha events, rather than anything
> defined by the architecture.
> 
> This patch adds a new callback to alpha_pmu_t for validating the raw
> event encoding with the Linux event types for the PMU, preventing the
> out-of-bounds array access.
> 
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Michael Cree <mcree@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Matt Turner <mattst88@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will.deacon@xxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Michael Cree <mcree@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Cheers
Michael.


> ---
>  arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c | 15 +++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c
> index d821b17..c52e7f0 100644
> --- a/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c
> +++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/perf_event.c
> @@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ struct alpha_pmu_t {
>  	long pmc_left[3];
>  	 /* Subroutine for allocation of PMCs.  Enforces constraints. */
>  	int (*check_constraints)(struct perf_event **, unsigned long *, int);
> +	/* Subroutine for checking validity of a raw event for this PMU. */
> +	int (*raw_event_valid)(u64 config);
>  };
>  
>  /*
> @@ -203,6 +205,12 @@ success:
>  }
>  
>  
> +static int ev67_raw_event_valid(u64 config)
> +{
> +	return config >= EV67_CYCLES && config < EV67_LAST_ET;
> +};
> +
> +
>  static const struct alpha_pmu_t ev67_pmu = {
>  	.event_map = ev67_perfmon_event_map,
>  	.max_events = ARRAY_SIZE(ev67_perfmon_event_map),
> @@ -211,7 +219,8 @@ static const struct alpha_pmu_t ev67_pmu = {
>  	.pmc_count_mask = {EV67_PCTR_0_COUNT_MASK,  EV67_PCTR_1_COUNT_MASK,  0},
>  	.pmc_max_period = {(1UL<<20) - 1, (1UL<<20) - 1, 0},
>  	.pmc_left = {16, 4, 0},
> -	.check_constraints = ev67_check_constraints
> +	.check_constraints = ev67_check_constraints,
> +	.raw_event_valid = ev67_raw_event_valid,
>  };
>  
>  
> @@ -609,7 +618,9 @@ static int __hw_perf_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
>  	} else if (attr->type == PERF_TYPE_HW_CACHE) {
>  		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>  	} else if (attr->type == PERF_TYPE_RAW) {
> -		ev = attr->config & 0xff;
> +		if (!alpha_pmu->raw_event_valid(attr->config))
> +			return -EINVAL;
> +		ev = attr->config;
>  	} else {
>  		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>  	}
> -- 
> 1.8.3.2
> 
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