[PATCH v2] livepatch: x86: make kASLR logic more accurate

From: Jiri Kosina
Date: Fri Apr 24 2015 - 15:59:10 EST


We give up old_addr hint from the coming patch module in cases when kernel load
base has been randomized (as in such case, the coming module has no idea about
the exact randomization offset).

We are currently too pessimistic, and give up immediately as soon as
CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE is set; this doesn't however directly imply that the
load base has actually been randomized. There are config options that
disable kASLR (such as hibernation), user could have disabled kaslr on
kernel command-line, etc.

The loader propagates the information whether kernel has been randomized
through bootparams. This allows us to have the condition more accurate.

On top of that, it seems unnecessary to give up old_addr hints even if
randomization is active. The relocation offset can be computed as
difference between _text start and __START_KERNEL, and therefore old_addr
can be adjusted accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@xxxxxxx>
---

v1 -> v2: I accidentally used kgr_ suffix (which we use in kGraft) instead
of klp_ in v1.

arch/x86/include/asm/livepatch.h | 4 ++++
arch/x86/kernel/livepatch.c | 5 +++++
kernel/livepatch/core.c | 5 +++--
3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/livepatch.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/livepatch.h
index 2d29197..84a3247 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/livepatch.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/livepatch.h
@@ -23,8 +23,12 @@

#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/ftrace.h>
+#include <asm/setup.h>

#ifdef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH
+
+extern unsigned long klp_vmlinux_relocation_offset(void);
+
static inline int klp_check_compiler_support(void)
{
#ifndef CC_USING_FENTRY
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/livepatch.c b/arch/x86/kernel/livepatch.c
index ff3c3101d..6df7902 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/livepatch.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/livepatch.c
@@ -88,3 +88,8 @@ int klp_write_module_reloc(struct module *mod, unsigned long type,

return ret;
}
+
+unsigned long klp_vmlinux_relocation_offset(void)
+{
+ return (unsigned long)&_text - __START_KERNEL;
+}
diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/core.c b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
index 284e269..ff4c35c 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/core.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
@@ -234,8 +234,9 @@ static int klp_find_verify_func_addr(struct klp_object *obj,
int ret;

#if defined(CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE)
- /* KASLR is enabled, disregard old_addr from user */
- func->old_addr = 0;
+ /* If KASLR has been enabled, adjust old_addr accordingly */
+ if (kaslr_enabled())
+ func->old_addr += klp_vmlinux_relocation_offset();
#endif

if (!func->old_addr || klp_is_module(obj))

--
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs
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