Re: [PATCH v2 7/7] lkdtm: test copy_to_user() on bad kernel pointer under KERNEL_DS

From: Kees Cook
Date: Mon Aug 27 2018 - 18:14:06 EST


On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 11:56 AM, Jann Horn <jannh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Test whether the kernel WARN()s when, under KERNEL_DS, a bad kernel pointer
> is used as "userspace" pointer. Should normally be used in "DIRECT" mode.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jann Horn <jannh@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

-Kees

> ---
> drivers/misc/lkdtm/core.c | 1 +
> drivers/misc/lkdtm/lkdtm.h | 1 +
> drivers/misc/lkdtm/usercopy.c | 13 +++++++++++++
> 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/lkdtm/core.c b/drivers/misc/lkdtm/core.c
> index 2154d1bfd18b..5a755590d3dc 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/lkdtm/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/misc/lkdtm/core.c
> @@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ static const struct crashtype crashtypes[] = {
> CRASHTYPE(USERCOPY_STACK_FRAME_FROM),
> CRASHTYPE(USERCOPY_STACK_BEYOND),
> CRASHTYPE(USERCOPY_KERNEL),
> + CRASHTYPE(USERCOPY_KERNEL_DS),
> };
>
>
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/lkdtm/lkdtm.h b/drivers/misc/lkdtm/lkdtm.h
> index 9e513dcfd809..07db641d71d0 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/lkdtm/lkdtm.h
> +++ b/drivers/misc/lkdtm/lkdtm.h
> @@ -82,5 +82,6 @@ void lkdtm_USERCOPY_STACK_FRAME_TO(void);
> void lkdtm_USERCOPY_STACK_FRAME_FROM(void);
> void lkdtm_USERCOPY_STACK_BEYOND(void);
> void lkdtm_USERCOPY_KERNEL(void);
> +void lkdtm_USERCOPY_KERNEL_DS(void);
>
> #endif
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/lkdtm/usercopy.c b/drivers/misc/lkdtm/usercopy.c
> index 9725aed305bb..389475b25bb7 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/lkdtm/usercopy.c
> +++ b/drivers/misc/lkdtm/usercopy.c
> @@ -322,6 +322,19 @@ void lkdtm_USERCOPY_KERNEL(void)
> vm_munmap(user_addr, PAGE_SIZE);
> }
>
> +void lkdtm_USERCOPY_KERNEL_DS(void)
> +{
> + char __user *user_ptr = (char __user *)ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
> + mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
> + char buf[10] = {0};
> +
> + pr_info("attempting copy_to_user on unmapped kernel address\n");
> + set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
> + if (copy_to_user(user_ptr, buf, sizeof(buf)))
> + pr_info("copy_to_user un unmapped kernel address failed\n");
> + set_fs(old_fs);
> +}
> +
> void __init lkdtm_usercopy_init(void)
> {
> /* Prepare cache that lacks SLAB_USERCOPY flag. */
> --
> 2.19.0.rc0.228.g281dcd1b4d0-goog
>



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Kees Cook
Pixel Security