[PATCH mm] c/r: prctl: update prctl_set_mm_exe_file() aftermm->num_exe_file_vmas removal

From: Konstantin Khlebnikov
Date: Sat Apr 07 2012 - 15:06:03 EST


[ fix for "c-r-prctl-add-ability-to-set-new-mm_struct-exe_file-v2" from mm tree ]

After removing mm->num_exe_file_vmas kernel keeps mm->exe_file until final mmput(),
it never becomes NULL while task is alive.

We can check for other mapped files in mm instead of checking mm->num_exe_file_vmas,
and mark mm with flag MMF_EXE_FILE_CHANGED in order to forbid second changing of mm->exe_file.

Signed-off-by: Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Matt Helsley <matthltc@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/sched.h | 1 +
kernel/sys.c | 31 +++++++++++++++++++------------
2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 81a173c..ac61e51 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -437,6 +437,7 @@ extern int get_dumpable(struct mm_struct *mm);
/* leave room for more dump flags */
#define MMF_VM_MERGEABLE 16 /* KSM may merge identical pages */
#define MMF_VM_HUGEPAGE 17 /* set when VM_HUGEPAGE is set on vma */
+#define MMF_EXE_FILE_CHANGED 18 /* see prctl_set_mm_exe_file() */

#define MMF_INIT_MASK (MMF_DUMPABLE_MASK | MMF_DUMP_FILTER_MASK)

diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 089cb11..c6cdef5 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1714,17 +1714,11 @@ static bool vma_flags_mismatch(struct vm_area_struct *vma,

static int prctl_set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned int fd)
{
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma;
struct file *exe_file;
struct dentry *dentry;
int err;

- /*
- * Setting new mm::exe_file is only allowed when no VM_EXECUTABLE vma's
- * remain. So perform a quick test first.
- */
- if (mm->num_exe_file_vmas)
- return -EBUSY;
-
exe_file = fget(fd);
if (!exe_file)
return -EBADF;
@@ -1745,17 +1739,30 @@ static int prctl_set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned int fd)
if (err)
goto exit;

+ down_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
+
+ /*
+ * Forbid mm->exe_file change if there are mapped other files.
+ */
+ err = -EBUSY;
+ for (vma = mm->mmap; vma; vma = vma->vm_next) {
+ if (vma->vm_file && !path_equal(&vma->vm_file->f_path,
+ &exe_file->f_path))
+ goto exit_unlock;
+ }
+
/*
* The symlink can be changed only once, just to disallow arbitrary
* transitions malicious software might bring in. This means one
* could make a snapshot over all processes running and monitor
* /proc/pid/exe changes to notice unusual activity if needed.
*/
- down_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
- if (likely(!mm->exe_file))
- set_mm_exe_file(mm, exe_file);
- else
- err = -EBUSY;
+ err = -EPERM;
+ if (test_and_set_bit(MMF_EXE_FILE_CHANGED, &mm->flags))
+ goto exit_unlock;
+
+ set_mm_exe_file(mm, exe_file);
+exit_unlock:
up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);

exit:

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