If an error happens in ftrace, ftrace_kill() will prevent disarming kprobes. Eventually, the ftrace_ops associated with the kprobes will be freed, yet the kprobes will still be active, and when triggered, they will use the freed memory, likely resulting in a page fault and panic. This behavior can be reproduced quite easily, by creating a kprobe and then triggering a ftrace_kill(). For simplicity, we can simulate an ftrace error with a kernel module like [1]: [1]: https://github.com/brenns10/kernel_stuff/tree/master/ftrace_killer sudo perf probe --add commit_creds sudo perf trace -e probe:commit_creds # In another terminal make sudo insmod ftrace_killer.ko # calls ftrace_kill(), simulating bug # Back to perf terminal # ctrl-c sudo perf probe --del commit_creds After a short period, a page fault and panic would occur as the kprobe continues to execute and uses the freed ftrace_ops. While ftrace_kill() is supposed to be used only in extreme circumstances, it is invoked in FTRACE_WARN_ON() and so there are many places where an unexpected bug could be triggered, yet the system may continue operating, possibly without the administrator noticing. If ftrace_kill() does not panic the system, then we should do everything we can to continue operating, rather than leave a ticking time bomb. Signed-off-by: Stephen Brennan <stephen.s.brennan@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Changes in v3: Don't expose ftrace_is_dead(). Create a "kprobe_ftrace_disabled" variable and check it directly in the kprobe handlers. Link to v1/v2 discussion: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240426225834.993353-1-stephen.s.brennan@xxxxxxxxxx/ arch/csky/kernel/probes/ftrace.c | 3 +++ arch/loongarch/kernel/ftrace_dyn.c | 3 +++ arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c | 3 +++ arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes-ftrace.c | 3 +++ arch/riscv/kernel/probes/ftrace.c | 3 +++ arch/s390/kernel/ftrace.c | 3 +++ arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/ftrace.c | 3 +++ include/linux/kprobes.h | 7 +++++++ kernel/kprobes.c | 6 ++++++ kernel/trace/ftrace.c | 1 + 10 files changed, 35 insertions(+) diff --git a/arch/csky/kernel/probes/ftrace.c b/arch/csky/kernel/probes/ftrace.c index 834cffcfbce3..7ba4b98076de 100644 --- a/arch/csky/kernel/probes/ftrace.c +++ b/arch/csky/kernel/probes/ftrace.c @@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip, struct kprobe_ctlblk *kcb; struct pt_regs *regs; + if (unlikely(kprobe_ftrace_disabled)) + return; + bit = ftrace_test_recursion_trylock(ip, parent_ip); if (bit < 0) return; diff --git a/arch/loongarch/kernel/ftrace_dyn.c b/arch/loongarch/kernel/ftrace_dyn.c index 73858c9029cc..bff058317062 100644 --- a/arch/loongarch/kernel/ftrace_dyn.c +++ b/arch/loongarch/kernel/ftrace_dyn.c @@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip, struct kprobe *p; struct kprobe_ctlblk *kcb; + if (unlikely(kprobe_ftrace_disabled)) + return; + bit = ftrace_test_recursion_trylock(ip, parent_ip); if (bit < 0) return; diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c index 621a4b386ae4..c91f9c2e61ed 100644 --- a/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c +++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/ftrace.c @@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip, struct kprobe *p; int bit; + if (unlikely(kprobe_ftrace_disabled)) + return; + bit = ftrace_test_recursion_trylock(ip, parent_ip); if (bit < 0) return; diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes-ftrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes-ftrace.c index 072ebe7f290b..f8208c027148 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes-ftrace.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes-ftrace.c @@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long nip, unsigned long parent_nip, struct pt_regs *regs; int bit; + if (unlikely(kprobe_ftrace_disabled)) + return; + bit = ftrace_test_recursion_trylock(nip, parent_nip); if (bit < 0) return; diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/probes/ftrace.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/probes/ftrace.c index 7142ec42e889..a69dfa610aa8 100644 --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/probes/ftrace.c +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/probes/ftrace.c @@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip, struct kprobe_ctlblk *kcb; int bit; + if (unlikely(kprobe_ftrace_disabled)) + return; + bit = ftrace_test_recursion_trylock(ip, parent_ip); if (bit < 0) return; diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/s390/kernel/ftrace.c index c46381ea04ec..7f6f8c438c26 100644 --- a/arch/s390/kernel/ftrace.c +++ b/arch/s390/kernel/ftrace.c @@ -296,6 +296,9 @@ void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip, struct kprobe *p; int bit; + if (unlikely(kprobe_ftrace_disabled)) + return; + bit = ftrace_test_recursion_trylock(ip, parent_ip); if (bit < 0) return; diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/ftrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/ftrace.c index dd2ec14adb77..15af7e98e161 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/ftrace.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/ftrace.c @@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip, struct kprobe_ctlblk *kcb; int bit; + if (unlikely(kprobe_ftrace_disabled)) + return; + bit = ftrace_test_recursion_trylock(ip, parent_ip); if (bit < 0) return; diff --git a/include/linux/kprobes.h b/include/linux/kprobes.h index 0ff44d6633e3..5fcbc254d186 100644 --- a/include/linux/kprobes.h +++ b/include/linux/kprobes.h @@ -378,11 +378,15 @@ static inline void wait_for_kprobe_optimizer(void) { } extern void kprobe_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip, unsigned long parent_ip, struct ftrace_ops *ops, struct ftrace_regs *fregs); extern int arch_prepare_kprobe_ftrace(struct kprobe *p); +/* Set when ftrace has been killed: kprobes on ftrace must be disabled for safety */ +extern bool kprobe_ftrace_disabled __read_mostly; +extern void kprobe_ftrace_kill(void); #else static inline int arch_prepare_kprobe_ftrace(struct kprobe *p) { return -EINVAL; } +static inline void kprobe_ftrace_kill(void) {} #endif /* CONFIG_KPROBES_ON_FTRACE */ /* Get the kprobe at this addr (if any) - called with preemption disabled */ @@ -495,6 +499,9 @@ static inline void kprobe_flush_task(struct task_struct *tk) static inline void kprobe_free_init_mem(void) { } +static inline void kprobe_ftrace_kill(void) +{ +} static inline int disable_kprobe(struct kprobe *kp) { return -EOPNOTSUPP; diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c index 65adc815fc6e..166ebf81dc45 100644 --- a/kernel/kprobes.c +++ b/kernel/kprobes.c @@ -1068,6 +1068,7 @@ static struct ftrace_ops kprobe_ipmodify_ops __read_mostly = { static int kprobe_ipmodify_enabled; static int kprobe_ftrace_enabled; +bool kprobe_ftrace_disabled; static int __arm_kprobe_ftrace(struct kprobe *p, struct ftrace_ops *ops, int *cnt) @@ -1136,6 +1137,11 @@ static int disarm_kprobe_ftrace(struct kprobe *p) ipmodify ? &kprobe_ipmodify_ops : &kprobe_ftrace_ops, ipmodify ? &kprobe_ipmodify_enabled : &kprobe_ftrace_enabled); } + +void kprobe_ftrace_kill() +{ + kprobe_ftrace_disabled = true; +} #else /* !CONFIG_KPROBES_ON_FTRACE */ static inline int arm_kprobe_ftrace(struct kprobe *p) { diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c index da1710499698..96db99c347b3 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c +++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c @@ -7895,6 +7895,7 @@ void ftrace_kill(void) ftrace_disabled = 1; ftrace_enabled = 0; ftrace_trace_function = ftrace_stub; + kprobe_ftrace_kill(); } /** -- 2.39.3
