Re: [PATCH v3 1/1] exec: seal system mappings

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Hi Lorenzo

On Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 12:47 PM Lorenzo Stoakes
<lorenzo.stoakes@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I'd prefer not to move forward with this until we have confirmation that
> adequate testing has been performed, given how invasive this change is,
> even if behind a flag (unless we explicitly mention it is untested in the
> Kconfig).
>
> We are touching arch-specific stuff with VDSO, VVAR, etc. so we need to be
> cautious when we're in effect hooking an arch-specific function in mm.
>
> Other than that, the actual patch isn't too crazy overall.
>
> I think a sensible approach might be to only enable on known-good arches.
>
I responded to this in the other email where you raised the same point.

> On Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 07:16:02PM +0000, jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > From: Jeff Xu <jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Seal vdso, vvar, sigpage, uprobes and vsyscall.
> >
> > Those mappings are readonly or executable only, sealing can protect
> > them from ever changing or unmapped during the life time of the process.
> > For complete descriptions of memory sealing, please see mseal.rst [1].
> >
> > System mappings such as vdso, vvar, and sigpage (for arm) are
> > generated by the kernel during program initialization, and are
> > sealed after creation.
> >
> > Unlike the aforementioned mappings, the uprobe mapping is not
> > established during program startup. However, its lifetime is the same
> > as the process's lifetime [1]. It is sealed from creation.
> >
> > The vdso, vvar, sigpage, and uprobe mappings all invoke the
> > _install_special_mapping() function. As no other mappings utilize this
> > function, it is logical to incorporate sealing logic within
> > _install_special_mapping(). This approach avoids the necessity of
> > modifying code across various architecture-specific implementations.
> >
> > The vsyscall mapping, which has its own initialization function, is
> > sealed in the XONLY case, it seems to be the most common and secure
> > case of using vsyscall.
> >
> > It is important to note that the CHECKPOINT_RESTORE feature (CRIU) may
> > alter the mapping of vdso, vvar, and sigpage during restore
> > operations. Consequently, this feature cannot be universally enabled
> > across all systems. To address this, a kernel configuration option has
> > been introduced to enable or disable this functionality.
> >
> > [1] Documentation/userspace-api/mseal.rst
>
> It'd be nice to explicitly refer to this in the docs, it's not quite urgent
> though would be nice to be part of this series.
>
will update mseal.rst next version.

> > [2] https://lore.kernel.org/all/CABi2SkU9BRUnqf70-nksuMCQ+yyiWjo3fM4XkRkL-NrCZxYAyg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> > Signed-off-by: Jeff Xu <jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  .../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt         | 10 +++++
> >  arch/x86/entry/vsyscall/vsyscall_64.c         |  9 ++++-
> >  include/linux/mm.h                            | 12 ++++++
> >  mm/mmap.c                                     | 10 +++++
> >  mm/mseal.c                                    | 39 +++++++++++++++++++
> >  security/Kconfig                              | 11 ++++++
> >  6 files changed, 89 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> > index e7bfe1bde49e..469a65b3cf50 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> > @@ -1538,6 +1538,16 @@
> >                       Permit 'security.evm' to be updated regardless of
> >                       current integrity status.
> >
> > +     exec.seal_system_mappings = [KNL]
> > +                     Format: { no | yes }
> > +                     Seal system mappings: vdso, vvar, sigpage, vsyscall,
> > +                     uprobe.
> > +                     This overwrites KCONFIG CONFIG_SEAL_SYSTEM_MAPPINGS
> > +                     - 'no':  do not seal system mappings.
> > +                     - 'yes': seal system mappings.
> > +                     If not specified or invalid, default is the KCONFIG value.
> > +                     This option has no effect if CONFIG_64BIT=n
>
> Or if CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE is not set. Please update to reference this
> also.
>
I will update this part. Liam has a similar comment.

> > +
> >       early_page_ext [KNL,EARLY] Enforces page_ext initialization to earlier
> >                       stages so cover more early boot allocations.
> >                       Please note that as side effect some optimizations
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/vsyscall/vsyscall_64.c b/arch/x86/entry/vsyscall/vsyscall_64.c
> > index 2fb7d53cf333..185553376f39 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/entry/vsyscall/vsyscall_64.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/entry/vsyscall/vsyscall_64.c
> > @@ -366,8 +366,13 @@ void __init map_vsyscall(void)
> >               set_vsyscall_pgtable_user_bits(swapper_pg_dir);
> >       }
> >
> > -     if (vsyscall_mode == XONLY)
> > -             vm_flags_init(&gate_vma, VM_EXEC);
> > +     if (vsyscall_mode == XONLY) {
> > +             unsigned long vm_flags = VM_EXEC;
> > +
> > +             vm_flags |= seal_system_mappings();
> > +
> > +             vm_flags_init(&gate_vma, vm_flags);
>
> Nit: remove weird whitespace above. Also might be worth adding a comment as
> to what we're doing here similar to the one in _install_special_mapping().
>
Done.

> > +     }
> >
> >       BUILD_BUG_ON((unsigned long)__fix_to_virt(VSYSCALL_PAGE) !=
> >                    (unsigned long)VSYSCALL_ADDR);
> > diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
> > index df0a5eac66b7..f787d6c85cbb 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/mm.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/mm.h
> > @@ -4238,4 +4238,16 @@ int arch_get_shadow_stack_status(struct task_struct *t, unsigned long __user *st
> >  int arch_set_shadow_stack_status(struct task_struct *t, unsigned long status);
> >  int arch_lock_shadow_stack_status(struct task_struct *t, unsigned long status);
> >
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
> > +/*
> > + * return VM_SEALED if seal system mapping is enabled.
> > + */
> > +unsigned long seal_system_mappings(void);
> > +#else
> > +static inline unsigned long seal_system_mappings(void)
> > +{
> > +     return 0;
> > +}
> > +#endif
> > +
> >  #endif /* _LINUX_MM_H */
> > diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c
> > index 57fd5ab2abe7..bc694c555805 100644
> > --- a/mm/mmap.c
> > +++ b/mm/mmap.c
> > @@ -2133,6 +2133,16 @@ struct vm_area_struct *_install_special_mapping(
> >       unsigned long addr, unsigned long len,
> >       unsigned long vm_flags, const struct vm_special_mapping *spec)
> >  {
> > +     /*
> > +      * At present, all mappings (vdso, vvar, sigpage, and uprobe) that
> > +      * invoke the _install_special_mapping function can be sealed.
> > +      * Therefore, it is logical to call the seal_system_mappings_enabled()
> > +      * function here. In the future, if this is not the case, i.e. if certain
> > +      * mappings cannot be sealed, then it would be necessary to move this
> > +      * check to the calling function.
> > +      */
>
> Nice comment!
>
> > +     vm_flags |= seal_system_mappings();
> > +
> >       return __install_special_mapping(mm, addr, len, vm_flags, (void *)spec,
> >                                       &special_mapping_vmops);
> >  }
> > diff --git a/mm/mseal.c b/mm/mseal.c
> > index ece977bd21e1..0a9d1e9faa28 100644
> > --- a/mm/mseal.c
> > +++ b/mm/mseal.c
> > @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
> >   *  Author: Jeff Xu <jeffxu@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >   */
> >
> > +#include <linux/fs_parser.h>
> >  #include <linux/mempolicy.h>
> >  #include <linux/mman.h>
> >  #include <linux/mm.h>
> > @@ -266,3 +267,41 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(mseal, unsigned long, start, size_t, len, unsigned long,
> >  {
> >       return do_mseal(start, len, flags);
> >  }
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * Kernel cmdline overwrite for CONFIG_SEAL_SYSTEM_MAPPINGS
> > + */
> > +enum seal_system_mappings_type {
> > +     SEAL_SYSTEM_MAPPINGS_DISABLED,
> > +     SEAL_SYSTEM_MAPPINGS_ENABLED
> > +};
> > +
> > +static enum seal_system_mappings_type seal_system_mappings_v __ro_after_init =
> > +     IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SEAL_SYSTEM_MAPPINGS) ? SEAL_SYSTEM_MAPPINGS_ENABLED :
> > +     SEAL_SYSTEM_MAPPINGS_DISABLED;
> > +
> > +static const struct constant_table value_table_sys_mapping[] __initconst = {
> > +     { "no", SEAL_SYSTEM_MAPPINGS_DISABLED},
> > +     { "yes", SEAL_SYSTEM_MAPPINGS_ENABLED},
> > +     { }
> > +};
> > +
> > +static int __init early_seal_system_mappings_override(char *buf)
> > +{
> > +     if (!buf)
> > +             return -EINVAL;
> > +
> > +     seal_system_mappings_v = lookup_constant(value_table_sys_mapping,
> > +                     buf, seal_system_mappings_v);
> > +     return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +early_param("exec.seal_system_mappings", early_seal_system_mappings_override);
> > +
> > +unsigned long seal_system_mappings(void)
> > +{
> > +     if (seal_system_mappings_v == SEAL_SYSTEM_MAPPINGS_ENABLED)
> > +             return VM_SEALED;
> > +
> > +     return 0;
> > +}
> > diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig
> > index 28e685f53bd1..63b87a218943 100644
> > --- a/security/Kconfig
> > +++ b/security/Kconfig
> > @@ -51,6 +51,17 @@ config PROC_MEM_NO_FORCE
> >
> >  endchoice
> >
> > +config SEAL_SYSTEM_MAPPINGS
> > +     bool "seal system mappings"
> > +     default n
> > +     depends on 64BIT
> > +     depends on !CHECKPOINT_RESTORE
>
> Would prefer to depend on actually tested architectures only.
>
I responded in the other email where you raised the same point.

Thanks for reviewing

-Jeff

> > +     help
> > +       Seal system mappings such as vdso, vvar, sigpage, vsyscall, uprobes.
> > +       Note: CHECKPOINT_RESTORE might relocate vdso mapping during restore,
> > +       and remap will fail if the mapping is sealed, therefore
> > +       !CHECKPOINT_RESTORE is added as dependency.
> > +
> >  config SECURITY
> >       bool "Enable different security models"
> >       depends on SYSFS
> > --
> > 2.47.0.277.g8800431eea-goog
> >





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