Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] seccomp: Add SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_KILL_PROCESS

[Tyler Hicks]

On 08/07/2017 08:59 PM, Kees Cook wrote:
> Right now, SECCOMP_RET_KILL kills the current thread. There have been
> a few requests for RET_KILL to kill the entire process (the thread
> group), but since seccomp's u32 return values are ABI, and ordered by
> lowest value, with RET_KILL as 0, there isn't a trivial way to provide
> an even smaller value that would mean the more restrictive action of
> killing the thread group.
> 
> Instead, create a filter flag that indicates that a RET_KILL from this
> filter must kill the process rather than the thread. This can be set
> (and not cleared) via the new SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_KILL_PROCESS flag.
> 
> Pros:
>  - the logic for the filter action is contained in the filter.
>  - userspace can detect support for the feature since earlier kernels
>    will reject the new flag.
> Cons:
>  - depends on adding an assignment to the seccomp_run_filters() loop
>    (previous patch).
> 
> Alternatives to this approach with pros/cons:
> 
> - Use a new test during seccomp_run_filters() that treats the RET_DATA
>   mask of a RET_KILL action as special. If a new bit is set in the data,
>   then treat the return value as -1 (lower than 0).
>   Pros:
>    - the logic for the filter action is contained in the filter.
>   Cons:
>    - added complexity to time-sensitive seccomp_run_filters() loop.
>    - there isn't a trivial way for userspace to detect if the kernel
>      supports the feature (earlier kernels will silently ignore the
>      RET_DATA and only kill the thread).
> 
> - Have SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_KILL_PROCESS attach to the seccomp struct
>   rather than the filter.
>   Pros:
>    - no change needed to seccomp_run_filters() loop.
>   Cons:
>    - the change in behavior technically originates external to the
>      filter, which allows for later filters to "enhance" a previously
>      applied filter's RET_KILL to kill the entire process, which may
>      be unexpected.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

v2 of these patches all look good to me.

Reviewed-by: Tyler Hicks <tyhicks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks!

Tyler

> ---
>  include/linux/seccomp.h      |  3 ++-
>  include/uapi/linux/seccomp.h |  3 ++-
>  kernel/seccomp.c             | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++-
>  3 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/seccomp.h b/include/linux/seccomp.h
> index ecc296c137cd..59d001ba655c 100644
> --- a/include/linux/seccomp.h
> +++ b/include/linux/seccomp.h
> @@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
>  
>  #include <uapi/linux/seccomp.h>
>  
> -#define SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_MASK	(SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_TSYNC)
> +#define SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_MASK	(SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_TSYNC | \
> +					 SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_KILL_PROCESS)
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_SECCOMP
>  
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/seccomp.h b/include/uapi/linux/seccomp.h
> index 0f238a43ff1e..4b75d8c297b6 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/seccomp.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/seccomp.h
> @@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
>  #define SECCOMP_SET_MODE_FILTER	1
>  
>  /* Valid flags for SECCOMP_SET_MODE_FILTER */
> -#define SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_TSYNC	1
> +#define SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_TSYNC		1
> +#define SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_KILL_PROCESS	2
>  
>  /*
>   * All BPF programs must return a 32-bit value.
> diff --git a/kernel/seccomp.c b/kernel/seccomp.c
> index 1f3347fc2605..297f8bfc3b72 100644
> --- a/kernel/seccomp.c
> +++ b/kernel/seccomp.c
> @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
>   *         is only needed for handling filters shared across tasks.
>   * @prev: points to a previously installed, or inherited, filter
>   * @prog: the BPF program to evaluate
> + * @kill_process: if true, RET_KILL will kill process rather than thread.
>   *
>   * seccomp_filter objects are organized in a tree linked via the @prev
>   * pointer.  For any task, it appears to be a singly-linked list starting
> @@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
>   */
>  struct seccomp_filter {
>  	refcount_t usage;
> +	bool kill_process;
>  	struct seccomp_filter *prev;
>  	struct bpf_prog *prog;
>  };
> @@ -450,6 +452,10 @@ static long seccomp_attach_filter(unsigned int flags,
>  			return ret;
>  	}
>  
> +	/* Set process-killing flag, if present. */
> +	if (flags & SECCOMP_FILTER_FLAG_KILL_PROCESS)
> +		filter->kill_process = true;
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * If there is an existing filter, make it the prev and don't drop its
>  	 * task reference.
> @@ -665,7 +671,21 @@ static int __seccomp_filter(int this_syscall, const struct seccomp_data *sd,
>  			seccomp_init_siginfo(&info, this_syscall, data);
>  			do_coredump(&info);
>  		}
> -		do_exit(SIGSYS);
> +		/*
> +		 * The only way match can be NULL here is if something
> +		 * went very wrong in seccomp_run_filters() (e.g. a NULL
> +		 * filter list in struct seccomp) and the return action
> +		 * falls back to failing closed. In this case, take the
> +		 * strongest possible action.
> +		 *
> +		 * If we get here with match->kill_process set, we need
> +		 * to kill the entire thread group. Otherwise, kill only
> +		 * the offending thread.
> +		 */
> +		if (!match || match->kill_process)
> +			do_group_exit(SIGSYS);
> +		else
> +			do_exit(SIGSYS);
>  	}
>  
>  	unreachable();
>

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