[PATCH] x86/mm: Fix fault error path using unsafe vma pointer

From: Laurent Dufour
Date: Mon Sep 04 2017 - 04:32:30 EST


The commit 7b2d0dbac489 ("x86/mm/pkeys: Pass VMA down in to fault signal
generation code") pass down a vma pointer to the error path, but that is
done once the mmap_sem is released when calling mm_fault_error() from
__do_page_fault().

This is dangerous as the pointed vma structure is no more safe to be used
once the mmap_sem has been released. As only the protection key value is
required in the error processing, we could just pass down this value.

This patch fixes this by passing a pointer to a protection key value down
to the fault signal generation code. The use of a pointer allows to keep
the check generating a warning message in fill_sig_info_pkey() when the vma
was not known. If the pointer is valid, the protection value can be
accessed by deferencing the pointer.

Fixes: 7b2d0dbac489 ("x86/mm/pkeys: Pass VMA down in to fault signal
generation code")
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Laurent Dufour <ldufour@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/mm/fault.c | 47 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
index 2a1fa10c6a98..c18e737c5f9b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/fault.c
@@ -192,8 +192,7 @@ is_prefetch(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code, unsigned long addr)
* 6. T1 : reaches here, sees vma_pkey(vma)=5, when we really
* faulted on a pte with its pkey=4.
*/
-static void fill_sig_info_pkey(int si_code, siginfo_t *info,
- struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+static void fill_sig_info_pkey(int si_code, siginfo_t *info, int *pkey)
{
/* This is effectively an #ifdef */
if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_OSPKE))
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ static void fill_sig_info_pkey(int si_code, siginfo_t *info,
* valid VMA, so we should never reach this without a
* valid VMA.
*/
- if (!vma) {
+ if (!pkey) {
WARN_ONCE(1, "PKU fault with no VMA passed in");
info->si_pkey = 0;
return;
@@ -219,13 +218,12 @@ static void fill_sig_info_pkey(int si_code, siginfo_t *info,
* absolutely guranteed to be 100% accurate because of
* the race explained above.
*/
- info->si_pkey = vma_pkey(vma);
+ info->si_pkey = *pkey;
}

static void
force_sig_info_fault(int si_signo, int si_code, unsigned long address,
- struct task_struct *tsk, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
- int fault)
+ struct task_struct *tsk, int *pkey, int fault)
{
unsigned lsb = 0;
siginfo_t info;
@@ -240,7 +238,7 @@ force_sig_info_fault(int si_signo, int si_code, unsigned long address,
lsb = PAGE_SHIFT;
info.si_addr_lsb = lsb;

- fill_sig_info_pkey(si_code, &info, vma);
+ fill_sig_info_pkey(si_code, &info, pkey);

force_sig_info(si_signo, &info, tsk);
}
@@ -758,8 +756,6 @@ no_context(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code,
struct task_struct *tsk = current;
unsigned long flags;
int sig;
- /* No context means no VMA to pass down */
- struct vm_area_struct *vma = NULL;

/* Are we prepared to handle this kernel fault? */
if (fixup_exception(regs, X86_TRAP_PF)) {
@@ -784,7 +780,7 @@ no_context(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code,

/* XXX: hwpoison faults will set the wrong code. */
force_sig_info_fault(signal, si_code, address,
- tsk, vma, 0);
+ tsk, NULL, 0);
}

/*
@@ -893,8 +889,7 @@ show_signal_msg(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code,

static void
__bad_area_nosemaphore(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code,
- unsigned long address, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
- int si_code)
+ unsigned long address, int *pkey, int si_code)
{
struct task_struct *tsk = current;

@@ -942,7 +937,7 @@ __bad_area_nosemaphore(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code,
tsk->thread.error_code = error_code;
tsk->thread.trap_nr = X86_TRAP_PF;

- force_sig_info_fault(SIGSEGV, si_code, address, tsk, vma, 0);
+ force_sig_info_fault(SIGSEGV, si_code, address, tsk, pkey, 0);

return;
}
@@ -955,9 +950,9 @@ __bad_area_nosemaphore(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code,

static noinline void
bad_area_nosemaphore(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code,
- unsigned long address, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+ unsigned long address, int *pkey)
{
- __bad_area_nosemaphore(regs, error_code, address, vma, SEGV_MAPERR);
+ __bad_area_nosemaphore(regs, error_code, address, pkey, SEGV_MAPERR);
}

static void
@@ -965,6 +960,10 @@ __bad_area(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code,
unsigned long address, struct vm_area_struct *vma, int si_code)
{
struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
+ int pkey;
+
+ if (vma)
+ pkey = vma_pkey(vma);

/*
* Something tried to access memory that isn't in our memory map..
@@ -972,7 +971,8 @@ __bad_area(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code,
*/
up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);

- __bad_area_nosemaphore(regs, error_code, address, vma, si_code);
+ __bad_area_nosemaphore(regs, error_code, address,
+ (vma) ? &pkey : NULL, si_code);
}

static noinline void
@@ -1015,7 +1015,7 @@ bad_area_access_error(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code,

static void
do_sigbus(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code, unsigned long address,
- struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned int fault)
+ int *pkey, unsigned int fault)
{
struct task_struct *tsk = current;
int code = BUS_ADRERR;
@@ -1042,13 +1042,12 @@ do_sigbus(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code, unsigned long address,
code = BUS_MCEERR_AR;
}
#endif
- force_sig_info_fault(SIGBUS, code, address, tsk, vma, fault);
+ force_sig_info_fault(SIGBUS, code, address, tsk, pkey, fault);
}

static noinline void
mm_fault_error(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code,
- unsigned long address, struct vm_area_struct *vma,
- unsigned int fault)
+ unsigned long address, int *pkey, unsigned int fault)
{
if (fatal_signal_pending(current) && !(error_code & PF_USER)) {
no_context(regs, error_code, address, 0, 0);
@@ -1072,9 +1071,9 @@ mm_fault_error(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code,
} else {
if (fault & (VM_FAULT_SIGBUS|VM_FAULT_HWPOISON|
VM_FAULT_HWPOISON_LARGE))
- do_sigbus(regs, error_code, address, vma, fault);
+ do_sigbus(regs, error_code, address, pkey, fault);
else if (fault & VM_FAULT_SIGSEGV)
- bad_area_nosemaphore(regs, error_code, address, vma);
+ bad_area_nosemaphore(regs, error_code, address, pkey);
else
BUG();
}
@@ -1268,6 +1267,7 @@ __do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code,
struct mm_struct *mm;
int fault, major = 0;
unsigned int flags = FAULT_FLAG_ALLOW_RETRY | FAULT_FLAG_KILLABLE;
+ int pkey;

tsk = current;
mm = tsk->mm;
@@ -1468,9 +1468,10 @@ __do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code,
return;
}

+ pkey = vma_pkey(vma);
up_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
if (unlikely(fault & VM_FAULT_ERROR)) {
- mm_fault_error(regs, error_code, address, vma, fault);
+ mm_fault_error(regs, error_code, address, &pkey, fault);
return;
}

--
2.7.4