This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
ELF: fix kernel.randomize_va_space double read
to the 6.1-stable tree which can be found at:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary
The filename of the patch is:
elf-fix-kernel.randomize_va_space-double-read.patch
and it can be found in the queue-6.1 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.
commit de6ac83db9c5435853234bf6eb27228b73c847ba
Author: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri Jun 21 21:54:50 2024 +0300
ELF: fix kernel.randomize_va_space double read
[ Upstream commit 2a97388a807b6ab5538aa8f8537b2463c6988bd2 ]
ELF loader uses "randomize_va_space" twice. It is sysctl and can change
at any moment, so 2 loads could see 2 different values in theory with
unpredictable consequences.
Issue exactly one load for consistent value across one exec.
Signed-off-by: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/3329905c-7eb8-400a-8f0a-d87cff979b5b@p183
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <kees@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@xxxxxxxxxx>
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index e6c9c0e08448..89e7e4826efc 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -1009,7 +1009,8 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
if (elf_read_implies_exec(*elf_ex, executable_stack))
current->personality |= READ_IMPLIES_EXEC;
- if (!(current->personality & ADDR_NO_RANDOMIZE) && randomize_va_space)
+ const int snapshot_randomize_va_space = READ_ONCE(randomize_va_space);
+ if (!(current->personality & ADDR_NO_RANDOMIZE) && snapshot_randomize_va_space)
current->flags |= PF_RANDOMIZE;
setup_new_exec(bprm);
@@ -1301,7 +1302,7 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
mm->end_data = end_data;
mm->start_stack = bprm->p;
- if ((current->flags & PF_RANDOMIZE) && (randomize_va_space > 1)) {
+ if ((current->flags & PF_RANDOMIZE) && (snapshot_randomize_va_space > 1)) {
/*
* For architectures with ELF randomization, when executing
* a loader directly (i.e. no interpreter listed in ELF
