[PATCH v2] RO/NX protection for loadable kernel modules
From: Siarhei Liakh
Date: Mon Jun 29 2009 - 11:16:55 EST
This patch is a logical extension of the protection provided by
CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA to LKMs. The protection is provided by splitting
module_core and module_init into three logical parts each and setting
appropriate page access permissions for each individual section:
1. Code: RO+X
2. RO data: RO+NX
3. RW data: RW+NX
In order to achieve proper protection, layout_sections() have been
modified to align each of the three parts mentioned above onto page
boundary. Next, the corresponding page access permissions are set
right before successful exit from load_module(). Further,
module_free() have been modified to set module_core or module_init as
RW+NX right before calling vfree(). Functionality of this patch is
enabled only when CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA defined at compile time.
This is the second revision of the patch: it have been re-written to reduce the
number of #ifdefs and to make it architecture-agnostic. Code formatting have
been corrected also.
The patch have been developed for Linux 2.6.30.
Signed-off-by: Siarhei Liakh <sliakh.lkml@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Xuxian Jiang <jiang@xxxxxxxxxxx>
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 627ac08..75e7428 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -293,6 +293,11 @@ struct module
/* The size of the executable code in each section. */
unsigned int init_text_size, core_text_size;
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA
+ /* Size of RO sections of the module (text+rodata) */
+ unsigned int init_ro_size, core_ro_size;
+#endif
+
/* Arch-specific module values */
struct mod_arch_specific arch;
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index e797812..7a35321 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -63,6 +63,125 @@
#define ARCH_SHF_SMALL 0
#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA
+/* LKM RO/NX protection: set of macros to protect module's text/ro-data
+ * from modification and any data from execution.
+ * Siarhei Liakh, Xuxian Jiang */
+
+/* Given BASE and SIZE this macro calculates the number of pages this
+ * memory regions occupies */
+#define NUMBER_OF_PAGES(BASE, SIZE) ((unsigned long) \
+ (((unsigned long) BASE + (unsigned long) SIZE) >> PAGE_SHIFT) - \
+ (((unsigned long) BASE) >> PAGE_SHIFT) + ((SIZE > 0) ? 1 : 0))
+
+/* Sets RO and NX regions for module core and init sections */
+#define SET_SECTION_RO_NX(BASE, TEXT_PAGES, RO_PAGES, TOTAL_PAGES) \
+ do { \
+ DEBUGP("MODULE SECTION: 0x%lx %lu\n" \
+ " RO: 0x%lx %lu\n" \
+ " NX: 0x%lx %lu\n", \
+ (unsigned long)BASE, (unsigned long)TOTAL_PAGES,\
+ (unsigned long)BASE, (unsigned long)RO_PAGES, \
+ (unsigned long)BASE + \
+ ((unsigned long)TEXT_PAGES << PAGE_SHIFT), \
+ (unsigned long)TOTAL_PAGES - \
+ (unsigned long)TEXT_PAGES); \
+ if (RO_PAGES > 0) \
+ set_memory_ro((unsigned long)BASE, \
+ (unsigned long)RO_PAGES); \
+ if (TOTAL_PAGES > TEXT_PAGES) \
+ set_memory_nx((unsigned long)BASE + \
+ ((unsigned long)TEXT_PAGES << \
+ PAGE_SHIFT) , \
+ (unsigned long)TOTAL_PAGES - \
+ (unsigned long)TEXT_PAGES); \
+ } while (0)
+
+#define PROTECT_MODULE(MOD) \
+ do { \
+ /* Set RO and NX regions for core */ \
+ SET_SECTION_RO_NX(MOD->module_core, \
+ NUMBER_OF_PAGES(MOD->module_core, \
+ MOD->core_text_size), \
+ NUMBER_OF_PAGES(MOD->module_core, \
+ MOD->core_ro_size), \
+ NUMBER_OF_PAGES(MOD->module_core, \
+ MOD->core_size)); \
+ /* Set RO and NX regions for init */ \
+ SET_SECTION_RO_NX(MOD->module_init, \
+ NUMBER_OF_PAGES(MOD->module_init, \
+ MOD->init_text_size), \
+ NUMBER_OF_PAGES(MOD->module_init, \
+ MOD->init_ro_size), \
+ NUMBER_OF_PAGES(MOD->module_init, \
+ MOD->init_size)); \
+ } while (0)
+
+#define DEFINE_ALIGNMENT_FLAG(ALIGN_FLAG) int ALIGN_FLAG
+#define SET_ALIGNMENT_FLAG(ALIGN_FLAG, VAL) \
+ do { ALIGN_FLAG = VAL; } while (0)
+
+#define ALIGN_MODULE_SECTION(SECTION_SIZE, ALIGN_FLAG) \
+ do { \
+ if (ALIGN_FLAG) { \
+ SECTION_SIZE = ALIGN(SECTION_SIZE, \
+ PAGE_SIZE); \
+ ALIGN_FLAG = 0; \
+ } \
+ } while (0)
+
+#define CATCH_MODULE_RO_SECTION(SEC_GROUP, RO_SIZE, SIZE, ALIGN_FLAG) \
+ do { \
+ if (SEC_GROUP == 1) { \
+ /* module RO size (text+rodata) */ \
+ RO_SIZE = SIZE; \
+ /* next section should start on new page */ \
+ SET_ALIGNMENT_FLAG(ALIGN_FLAG, 1); \
+ } \
+ } while (0)
+
+
+/* Free memory returned from generic_module_alloc, since
+ * module_free() is platform-specific */
+void generic_module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
+{
+ unsigned long total_pages;
+
+ if (mod->module_core == module_region) {
+ /* Set core as NX+RW */
+ total_pages = NUMBER_OF_PAGES(mod->module_core, mod->core_size);
+ DEBUGP("RELEASING MODULE CORE: 0x%lx %lu\n",
+ (unsigned long)mod->module_core, total_pages);
+ set_memory_nx((unsigned long)mod->module_core, total_pages);
+ set_memory_rw((unsigned long)mod->module_core, total_pages);
+
+ } else if (mod->module_init == module_region) {
+ /* Set init as NX+RW */
+ total_pages = NUMBER_OF_PAGES(mod->module_init, mod->init_size);
+ DEBUGP("RELEASING MODULE INIT: 0x%lx %lu\n",
+ (unsigned long)mod->module_init, total_pages);
+ set_memory_nx((unsigned long)mod->module_init, total_pages);
+ set_memory_rw((unsigned long)mod->module_init, total_pages);
+ }
+ module_free(mod, module_region);
+}
+
+#else
+
+#define PROTECT_MODULE(MOD) do { ; } while (0)
+#define generic_module_free(mod, module_region) module_free(mod ,
module_region)
+
+#define DEFINE_ALIGNMENT_FLAG(ALIGN_FLAG)
+#define SET_ALIGNMENT_FLAG(ALIGN_FLAG, VAL)
+#define ALIGN_MODULE_SECTION(SECTION_SIZE, ALIGN_FLAG)
+#define CATCH_MODULE_RO_SECTION(SEC_GROUP, RO_SIZE, SIZE, ALIGN_FLAG)
+
+#endif
+
+/* Generic memory allocation for modules, since
+ * module_alloc() is platform-specific */
+#define generic_module_alloc(size) module_alloc(size)
+
/* If this is set, the section belongs in the init part of the module */
#define INIT_OFFSET_MASK (1UL << (BITS_PER_LONG-1))
@@ -1493,7 +1612,7 @@ static void free_module(struct module *mod)
ftrace_release(mod->module_core, mod->core_size);
/* This may be NULL, but that's OK */
- module_free(mod, mod->module_init);
+ generic_module_free(mod, mod->module_init);
kfree(mod->args);
if (mod->percpu)
percpu_modfree(mod->percpu);
@@ -1505,7 +1624,7 @@ static void free_module(struct module *mod)
lockdep_free_key_range(mod->module_core, mod->core_size);
/* Finally, free the core (containing the module structure) */
- module_free(mod, mod->module_core);
+ generic_module_free(mod, mod->module_core);
}
void *__symbol_get(const char *symbol)
@@ -1661,10 +1780,12 @@ static void layout_sections(struct module *mod,
{ ARCH_SHF_SMALL | SHF_ALLOC, 0 }
};
unsigned int m, i;
+ DEFINE_ALIGNMENT_FLAG(need_alignment);
for (i = 0; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++)
sechdrs[i].sh_entsize = ~0UL;
+ SET_ALIGNMENT_FLAG(need_alignment, 1);
DEBUGP("Core section allocation order:\n");
for (m = 0; m < ARRAY_SIZE(masks); ++m) {
for (i = 0; i < hdr->e_shnum; ++i) {
@@ -1675,13 +1796,22 @@ static void layout_sections(struct module *mod,
|| s->sh_entsize != ~0UL
|| strstarts(secstrings + s->sh_name, ".init"))
continue;
+ ALIGN_MODULE_SECTION(mod->core_size, need_alignment);
s->sh_entsize = get_offset(mod, &mod->core_size, s, i);
DEBUGP("\t%s\n", secstrings + s->sh_name);
}
- if (m == 0)
+ if (m == 0) {
+ /* module code size */
mod->core_text_size = mod->core_size;
+ /* Align next section, if needed */
+ SET_ALIGNMENT_FLAG(need_alignment, 1);
+ }
+
+ CATCH_MODULE_RO_SECTION(m, mod->core_ro_size,
+ mod->core_size, need_alignment);
}
+ SET_ALIGNMENT_FLAG(need_alignment, 1);
DEBUGP("Init section allocation order:\n");
for (m = 0; m < ARRAY_SIZE(masks); ++m) {
for (i = 0; i < hdr->e_shnum; ++i) {
@@ -1692,12 +1822,20 @@ static void layout_sections(struct module *mod,
|| s->sh_entsize != ~0UL
|| !strstarts(secstrings + s->sh_name, ".init"))
continue;
+ ALIGN_MODULE_SECTION(mod->init_size, need_alignment);
s->sh_entsize = (get_offset(mod, &mod->init_size, s, i)
| INIT_OFFSET_MASK);
DEBUGP("\t%s\n", secstrings + s->sh_name);
}
- if (m == 0)
+ if (m == 0) {
+ /* module code size */
mod->init_text_size = mod->init_size;
+ /* Align next section, if needed */
+ SET_ALIGNMENT_FLAG(need_alignment, 1);
+ }
+
+ CATCH_MODULE_RO_SECTION(m, mod->init_ro_size,
+ mod->init_size, need_alignment);
}
}
@@ -1866,7 +2004,7 @@ static void dynamic_debug_setup(struct _ddebug
*debug, unsigned int num)
static void *module_alloc_update_bounds(unsigned long size)
{
- void *ret = module_alloc(size);
+ void *ret = generic_module_alloc(size);
if (ret) {
/* Update module bounds. */
@@ -2291,6 +2429,9 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void
__user *umod,
/* Get rid of temporary copy */
vfree(hdr);
+ /* Set RO/NX protection, if enabled*/
+ PROTECT_MODULE(mod);
+
/* Done! */
return mod;
@@ -2309,9 +2450,9 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void
__user *umod,
free_init:
percpu_modfree(mod->refptr);
#endif
- module_free(mod, mod->module_init);
+ generic_module_free(mod, mod->module_init);
free_core:
- module_free(mod, mod->module_core);
+ generic_module_free(mod, mod->module_core);
/* mod will be freed with core. Don't access it beyond this line! */
free_percpu:
if (percpu)
@@ -2394,7 +2535,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(init_module, void __user *, umod,
mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
/* Drop initial reference. */
module_put(mod);
- module_free(mod, mod->module_init);
+ generic_module_free(mod, mod->module_init);
mod->module_init = NULL;
mod->init_size = 0;
mod->init_text_size = 0;
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