Re: [PATCH v7 3/7] mseal, system mappings: enable x86-64

From: Kees Cook
Date: Mon Feb 24 2025 - 20:04:44 EST


On Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 10:52:42PM +0000, jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Jeff Xu <jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Provide support for CONFIG_MSEAL_SYSTEM_MAPPINGS on x86-64,
> covering the vdso, vvar, vvar_vclock.
>
> Production release testing passes on Android and Chrome OS.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Xu <jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/Kconfig | 1 +
> arch/x86/entry/vdso/vma.c | 16 ++++++++++------
> 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> index 87198d957e2f..8fa17032ca46 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> @@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ config X86_64
> depends on 64BIT
> # Options that are inherently 64-bit kernel only:
> select ARCH_HAS_GIGANTIC_PAGE
> + select ARCH_HAS_MSEAL_SYSTEM_MAPPINGS
> select ARCH_SUPPORTS_INT128 if CC_HAS_INT128
> select ARCH_SUPPORTS_PER_VMA_LOCK
> select ARCH_SUPPORTS_HUGE_PFNMAP if TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE
> diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vma.c b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vma.c
> index 39e6efc1a9ca..1b1c009f20a8 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vma.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/vma.c
> @@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ static int map_vdso(const struct vdso_image *image, unsigned long addr)
> struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
> struct vm_area_struct *vma;
> unsigned long text_start;
> + unsigned long vm_flags;
> int ret = 0;
>
> if (mmap_write_lock_killable(mm))
> @@ -264,11 +265,12 @@ static int map_vdso(const struct vdso_image *image, unsigned long addr)
> /*
> * MAYWRITE to allow gdb to COW and set breakpoints
> */
> + vm_flags = VM_READ|VM_EXEC|VM_MAYREAD|VM_MAYWRITE|VM_MAYEXEC;
> + vm_flags |= VM_SEALED_SYSMAP;
> vma = _install_special_mapping(mm,
> text_start,
> image->size,
> - VM_READ|VM_EXEC|
> - VM_MAYREAD|VM_MAYWRITE|VM_MAYEXEC,
> + vm_flags,
> &vdso_mapping);

I think these (in all patches) were supposed to be reworked without the
"vm_flags" variable addition?

--
Kees Cook