[PATCH] lkdtm: add test for executing .rodata

From: Kees Cook
Date: Tue Feb 16 2016 - 16:49:18 EST


Make sure that the read-only data section isn't executable.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/misc/lkdtm.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c b/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c
index 11fdadc68e53..9835fcc0506e 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ enum ctype {
CT_EXEC_STACK,
CT_EXEC_KMALLOC,
CT_EXEC_VMALLOC,
+ CT_EXEC_RODATA,
CT_EXEC_USERSPACE,
CT_ACCESS_USERSPACE,
CT_WRITE_RO,
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ static char* cp_type[] = {
"EXEC_STACK",
"EXEC_KMALLOC",
"EXEC_VMALLOC",
+ "EXEC_RODATA",
"EXEC_USERSPACE",
"ACCESS_USERSPACE",
"WRITE_RO",
@@ -315,6 +317,12 @@ static int recursive_loop(int remaining)
return recursive_loop(remaining - 1);
}

+static void __attribute__((__section__(".rodata,\"a\",@progbits#")))
+do_nothing_rodata(void)
+{
+ return;
+}
+
static void do_nothing(void)
{
return;
@@ -335,15 +343,18 @@ static noinline void corrupt_stack(void)
memset((void *)data, 0, 64);
}

-static void execute_location(void *dst)
+static void execute_location(void *dst, bool write)
{
void (*func)(void) = dst;

pr_info("attempting ok execution at %p\n", do_nothing);
do_nothing();

- memcpy(dst, do_nothing, EXEC_SIZE);
- flush_icache_range((unsigned long)dst, (unsigned long)dst + EXEC_SIZE);
+ if (write) {
+ memcpy(dst, do_nothing, EXEC_SIZE);
+ flush_icache_range((unsigned long)dst,
+ (unsigned long)dst + EXEC_SIZE);
+ }
pr_info("attempting bad execution at %p\n", func);
func();
}
@@ -438,25 +449,28 @@ static void lkdtm_do_action(enum ctype which)
schedule();
break;
case CT_EXEC_DATA:
- execute_location(data_area);
+ execute_location(data_area, true);
break;
case CT_EXEC_STACK: {
u8 stack_area[EXEC_SIZE];
- execute_location(stack_area);
+ execute_location(stack_area, true);
break;
}
case CT_EXEC_KMALLOC: {
u32 *kmalloc_area = kmalloc(EXEC_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
- execute_location(kmalloc_area);
+ execute_location(kmalloc_area, true);
kfree(kmalloc_area);
break;
}
case CT_EXEC_VMALLOC: {
u32 *vmalloc_area = vmalloc(EXEC_SIZE);
- execute_location(vmalloc_area);
+ execute_location(vmalloc_area, true);
vfree(vmalloc_area);
break;
}
+ case CT_EXEC_RODATA:
+ execute_location(do_nothing_rodata, false);
+ break;
case CT_EXEC_USERSPACE: {
unsigned long user_addr;

--
2.6.3


--
Kees Cook
Chrome OS & Brillo Security