[PATCH 07/12] module: Factor out elf_validity_cache_index_sym

From: Matthew Maurer
Date: Tue Oct 15 2024 - 19:18:37 EST


Centralize symbol table detection and property validation.

Signed-off-by: Matthew Maurer <mmaurer@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/module/main.c | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
index b633347d5d98..955746649f37 100644
--- a/kernel/module/main.c
+++ b/kernel/module/main.c
@@ -2013,6 +2013,39 @@ static int elf_validity_cache_index_mod(struct load_info *info)
return 0;
}

+/**
+ * elf_validity_cache_index_sym() - Validate and cache symtab index
+ * @info: Load info to cache symtab index in.
+ * Must have &load_info->sechdrs and &load_info->secstrings populated.
+ *
+ * Checks that there is exactly one symbol table, then caches its index in
+ * &load_info->index.sym.
+ *
+ * Return: %0 if valid, %-ENOEXEC on failure.
+ */
+static int elf_validity_cache_index_sym(struct load_info *info)
+{
+ unsigned int sym_idx;
+ unsigned int num_sym_secs = 0;
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 1; i < info->hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
+ if (info->sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB) {
+ num_sym_secs++;
+ sym_idx = i;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (num_sym_secs != 1) {
+ pr_warn("%s: module has no symbols (stripped?)\n",
+ info->name ?: "(missing .modinfo section or name field)");
+ return -ENOEXEC;
+ }
+
+ info->index.sym = sym_idx;
+
+ return 0;
+}

/*
* Check userspace passed ELF module against our expectations, and cache
@@ -2036,10 +2069,8 @@ static int elf_validity_cache_index_mod(struct load_info *info)
*/
static int elf_validity_cache_copy(struct load_info *info, int flags)
{
- unsigned int i;
- Elf_Shdr *shdr;
int err;
- unsigned int num_sym_secs = 0, sym_idx;
+ int str_idx;

err = elf_validity_cache_sechdrs(info);
if (err < 0)
@@ -2051,34 +2082,21 @@ static int elf_validity_cache_copy(struct load_info *info, int flags)
if (err < 0)
return err;
err = elf_validity_cache_index_mod(info);
+ if (err < 0)
+ return err;
+ err = elf_validity_cache_index_sym(info);
if (err < 0)
return err;

- for (i = 1; i < info->hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
- shdr = &info->sechdrs[i];
- if (shdr->sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB) {
- if (shdr->sh_link == SHN_UNDEF
- || shdr->sh_link >= info->hdr->e_shnum) {
- pr_err("Invalid ELF sh_link!=SHN_UNDEF(%d) or (sh_link(%d) >= hdr->e_shnum(%d)\n",
- shdr->sh_link, shdr->sh_link,
- info->hdr->e_shnum);
- goto no_exec;
- }
- num_sym_secs++;
- sym_idx = i;
- }
- }
-
- if (num_sym_secs != 1) {
- pr_warn("%s: module has no symbols (stripped?)\n",
- info->name ?: "(missing .modinfo section or name field)");
- goto no_exec;
+ str_idx = info->sechdrs[info->index.sym].sh_link;
+ if (str_idx == SHN_UNDEF || str_idx >= info->hdr->e_shnum) {
+ pr_err("Invalid ELF sh_link!=SHN_UNDEF(%d) or (sh_link(%d) >= hdr->e_shnum(%d)\n",
+ str_idx, str_idx, info->hdr->e_shnum);
+ return -ENOEXEC;
}

- /* Sets internal symbols and strings. */
- info->index.sym = sym_idx;
- shdr = &info->sechdrs[sym_idx];
- info->index.str = shdr->sh_link;
+ /* Sets internal strings. */
+ info->index.str = str_idx;
info->strtab = (char *)info->hdr + info->sechdrs[info->index.str].sh_offset;

/* This is temporary: point mod into copy of data. */
@@ -2099,9 +2117,6 @@ static int elf_validity_cache_copy(struct load_info *info, int flags)
info->index.pcpu = find_pcpusec(info);

return 0;
-
-no_exec:
- return -ENOEXEC;
}

#define COPY_CHUNK_SIZE (16*PAGE_SIZE)
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2.47.0.rc1.288.g06298d1525-goog