Re: [PATCH 1/3] Revert "proc/wchan: use printk format instead of lookup_symbol_name()"

From: Helge Deller
Date: Fri Sep 24 2021 - 04:19:59 EST


On 9/24/21 8:20 AM, Kees Cook wrote:
This reverts commit 152c432b128cb043fc107e8f211195fe94b2159c.

When a kernel address couldn't be symbolized for /proc/$pid/wchan, it
would leak the raw value, a potential information exposure. This is a
regression compared to the safer pre-v5.12 behavior.

Instead of reverting, another possibility might be to depend on
CONFIG_KALLSYMS before using the %ps format specifier and print "0" otherwise.
If it can't be symbolized it's most likely not a valid kernel address
and as such wouldn't leak anything....
But well,
Acked-by: Helge Deller <deller@xxxxxx>

Helge

Reported-by: kernel test robot <oliver.sang@xxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20210103142726.GC30643@xsang-OptiPlex-9020/
Reported-by: Vito Caputo <vcaputo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210921193249.el476vlhg5k6lfcq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
Reported-by: Jann Horn <jannh@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAG48ez2zC=+PuNgezH53HBPZ8CXU5H=vkWx7nJs60G8RXt3w0Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/proc/base.c | 19 +++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 533d5836eb9a..1f394095eb88 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
#include <linux/mm.h>
#include <linux/swap.h>
#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
+#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
#include <linux/stacktrace.h>
#include <linux/resource.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
@@ -386,17 +387,19 @@ static int proc_pid_wchan(struct seq_file *m, struct pid_namespace *ns,
struct pid *pid, struct task_struct *task)
{
unsigned long wchan;
+ char symname[KSYM_NAME_LEN];

- if (ptrace_may_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_READ_FSCREDS))
- wchan = get_wchan(task);
- else
- wchan = 0;
+ if (!ptrace_may_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_READ_FSCREDS))
+ goto print0;

- if (wchan)
- seq_printf(m, "%ps", (void *) wchan);
- else
- seq_putc(m, '0');
+ wchan = get_wchan(task);
+ if (wchan && !lookup_symbol_name(wchan, symname)) {
+ seq_puts(m, symname);
+ return 0;
+ }

+print0:
+ seq_putc(m, '0');
return 0;
}
#endif /* CONFIG_KALLSYMS */