Re: [PATCH] elf: don't use MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE for elf interpreter mappings

[Kees Cook]

On Tue, Sep 28, 2021 at 08:56:57PM +0800, Chen Jingwen wrote:
> In commit b212921b13bd ("elf: don't use MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE for elf executable mappings")
> we still leave MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE in place for load_elf_interp.
> Unfortunately, this will cause kernel to fail to start with
> 
> [    2.384321] 1 (init): Uhuuh, elf segment at 00003ffff7ffd000 requested but the memory is mapped already
> [    2.386240] Failed to execute /init (error -17)
> 

I guess you mean "init" fails to start (but yes, same result).

> The reason is that the elf interpreter (ld.so) has overlapping segments.

Ewww. What toolchain generated this (and what caused it to just start
happening)? (This was added in v4.17; it's been 3 years.)

> 
> readelf -l ld-2.31.so
> Program Headers:
>   Type           Offset             VirtAddr           PhysAddr
>                  FileSiz            MemSiz              Flags  Align
>   LOAD           0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000
>                  0x000000000002c94c 0x000000000002c94c  R E    0x10000
>   LOAD           0x000000000002dae0 0x000000000003dae0 0x000000000003dae0
>                  0x00000000000021e8 0x0000000000002320  RW     0x10000
>   LOAD           0x000000000002fe00 0x000000000003fe00 0x000000000003fe00
>                  0x00000000000011ac 0x0000000000001328  RW     0x10000
> 
> The reason for this problem is the same as described in
> commit ad55eac74f20 ("elf: enforce MAP_FIXED on overlaying elf segments").
> Not only executable binaries, elf interpreters (e.g. ld.so) can have
> overlapping elf segments, so we better drop MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE and go
> back to MAP_FIXED in load_elf_interp.

We could also just expand the logic that fixed[1] this for ELF, yes?

Andrew, are you able to pick up [1], BTW? It seems to have fallen
through the cracks.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20210916215947.3993776-1-keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx/T/#u

> 
> Fixes: 4ed28639519c ("fs, elf: drop MAP_FIXED usage from elf_map")
> Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # v4.19
> Signed-off-by: Chen Jingwen <chenjingwen6@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  fs/binfmt_elf.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
> index 69d900a8473d..a813b70f594e 100644
> --- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
> +++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
> @@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ static unsigned long load_elf_interp(struct elfhdr *interp_elf_ex,
>  
>  			vaddr = eppnt->p_vaddr;
>  			if (interp_elf_ex->e_type == ET_EXEC || load_addr_set)
> -				elf_type |= MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE;
> +				elf_type |= MAP_FIXED;
>  			else if (no_base && interp_elf_ex->e_type == ET_DYN)
>  				load_addr = -vaddr;


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Kees Cook