Re: [PATCH v2] clear file privilege bits when mmap writing

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> On Dec 2, 2015, at 16:03, Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Normally, when a user can modify a file that has setuid or setgid bits,
> those bits are cleared when they are not the file owner or a member
> of the group. This is enforced when using write and truncate but not
> when writing to a shared mmap on the file. This could allow the file
> writer to gain privileges by changing a binary without losing the
> setuid/setgid/caps bits.
> 
> Changing the bits requires holding inode->i_mutex, so it cannot be done
> during the page fault (due to mmap_sem being held during the fault).
> Instead, clear the bits if PROT_WRITE is being used at mmap time.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> —

is this means mprotect() sys call also need add this check?
mprotect() can change to PROT_WRITE, then it can write to a 
read only map again , also a secure hole here .

Thanks

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