Re: [RFC v2] x86-64: Allow emulated vsyscalls from user addresses

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Sat Aug 06 2011 - 02:49:55 EST



* Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> A few dynamic recompilation tools are too clever for their own
> good. They trace control flow through the vsyscall page and
> recompile that code somewhere else. Then they expect it to work.
> DynamoRIO (http://dynamorio.org/) and Pin (http://www.pintool.org/)
> are affected. They crash when tracing programs that use vsyscalls.
> Valgrind is smart enough not to cause problems. It crashes on the
> getcpu vsyscall, but that has nothing to do with emulation.
>
> This patch makes each of the three vsyscall entries use a different
> vector so that they can work when relocated. It assumes that the
> code that relocates them is okay with the int instruction acting
> like ret. DynamoRIO at least appears to work.
>
> We print an obnoxious (rate-limited) message to the log when this
> happens. Hopefully it will inspire the JIT tools to learn not to
> trace into kernel address space.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> This uses vectors 0x40, 0x41, and 0x42 for now. They are REX
> prefixes in 64-bit code, and jumping to the second byte of one
> of these instructions will turn into 'rex.? int3', which will
> trap.
>
> Changes from v1: Sending the correct patch this time.
>
> arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h | 11 ++--
> arch/x86/include/asm/traps.h | 8 ++-
> arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S | 4 +-
> arch/x86/kernel/traps.c | 14 ++++-
> arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c | 114 ++++++++++++++++++-----------------
> arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_emu_64.S | 6 +-
> 6 files changed, 88 insertions(+), 69 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h
> index f9a3209..b9c229a 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h
> @@ -15,10 +15,9 @@
> * IDT entries:
> *
> * Vectors 0 ... 31 : system traps and exceptions - hardcoded events
> - * Vectors 32 ... 127 : device interrupts
> - * Vector 128 : legacy int80 syscall interface
> - * Vector 204 : legacy x86_64 vsyscall emulation
> - * Vectors 129 ... INVALIDATE_TLB_VECTOR_START-1 except 204 : device interrupts
> + * Vectors 32 ... INVALIDATE_TLB_VECTOR_START-1 : device interrupts, except:
> + * Vectors 64 ... 66 : legacy x86_64 vsyscall emulation
> + * Vector 128 : legacy int80 syscall interface
> * Vectors INVALIDATE_TLB_VECTOR_START ... 255 : special interrupts
> *
> * 64-bit x86 has per CPU IDT tables, 32-bit has one shared IDT table.
> @@ -52,7 +51,9 @@
> # define SYSCALL_VECTOR 0x80
> #endif
> #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
> -# define VSYSCALL_EMU_VECTOR 0xcc
> +# define VSYSCALL0_EMU_VECTOR 0x40
> +# define VSYSCALL1_EMU_VECTOR 0x41
> +# define VSYSCALL2_EMU_VECTOR 0x42
> #endif
>
> /*
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/traps.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/traps.h
> index 2bae0a5..4335ff7 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/traps.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/traps.h
> @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ asmlinkage void alignment_check(void);
> asmlinkage void machine_check(void);
> #endif /* CONFIG_X86_MCE */
> asmlinkage void simd_coprocessor_error(void);
> -asmlinkage void emulate_vsyscall(void);
> +asmlinkage void emulate_vsyscall0(void);
> +asmlinkage void emulate_vsyscall1(void);
> +asmlinkage void emulate_vsyscall2(void);
>
> dotraplinkage void do_divide_error(struct pt_regs *, long);
> dotraplinkage void do_debug(struct pt_regs *, long);
> @@ -67,7 +69,9 @@ dotraplinkage void do_alignment_check(struct pt_regs *, long);
> dotraplinkage void do_machine_check(struct pt_regs *, long);
> #endif
> dotraplinkage void do_simd_coprocessor_error(struct pt_regs *, long);
> -dotraplinkage void do_emulate_vsyscall(struct pt_regs *, long);
> +dotraplinkage void do_emulate_vsyscall0(struct pt_regs *, long);
> +dotraplinkage void do_emulate_vsyscall1(struct pt_regs *, long);
> +dotraplinkage void do_emulate_vsyscall2(struct pt_regs *, long);
> #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
> dotraplinkage void do_iret_error(struct pt_regs *, long);
> #endif
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
> index e13329d..10489e5 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
> @@ -1111,7 +1111,9 @@ zeroentry spurious_interrupt_bug do_spurious_interrupt_bug
> zeroentry coprocessor_error do_coprocessor_error
> errorentry alignment_check do_alignment_check
> zeroentry simd_coprocessor_error do_simd_coprocessor_error
> -zeroentry emulate_vsyscall do_emulate_vsyscall
> +zeroentry emulate_vsyscall0 do_emulate_vsyscall0
> +zeroentry emulate_vsyscall1 do_emulate_vsyscall1
> +zeroentry emulate_vsyscall2 do_emulate_vsyscall2
>
>
> /* Reload gs selector with exception handling */
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
> index 9682ec5..6ae5e3a 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
> @@ -873,9 +873,17 @@ void __init trap_init(void)
> #endif
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
> - BUG_ON(test_bit(VSYSCALL_EMU_VECTOR, used_vectors));
> - set_system_intr_gate(VSYSCALL_EMU_VECTOR, &emulate_vsyscall);
> - set_bit(VSYSCALL_EMU_VECTOR, used_vectors);
> + BUG_ON(test_bit(VSYSCALL0_EMU_VECTOR, used_vectors));
> + set_system_intr_gate(VSYSCALL0_EMU_VECTOR, &emulate_vsyscall0);
> + set_bit(VSYSCALL0_EMU_VECTOR, used_vectors);
> +
> + BUG_ON(test_bit(VSYSCALL1_EMU_VECTOR, used_vectors));
> + set_system_intr_gate(VSYSCALL1_EMU_VECTOR, &emulate_vsyscall1);
> + set_bit(VSYSCALL1_EMU_VECTOR, used_vectors);
> +
> + BUG_ON(test_bit(VSYSCALL2_EMU_VECTOR, used_vectors));
> + set_system_intr_gate(VSYSCALL2_EMU_VECTOR, &emulate_vsyscall2);
> + set_bit(VSYSCALL2_EMU_VECTOR, used_vectors);
> #endif
>
> /*
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c
> index 93a0d46..a33ad02 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c
> @@ -8,11 +8,9 @@
> * Special thanks to Ingo Molnar for his early experience with
> * a different vsyscall implementation for Linux/IA32 and for the name.
> *
> - * vsyscall 1 is located at -10Mbyte, vsyscall 2 is located
> - * at virtual address -10Mbyte+1024bytes etc... There are at max 4
> - * vsyscalls. One vsyscall can reserve more than 1 slot to avoid
> - * jumping out of line if necessary. We cannot add more with this
> - * mechanism because older kernels won't return -ENOSYS.
> + * There are exactly three vsyscalls. vsyscall 0 is at -10Mbyte,
> + * and vsyscalls 1 and 2 are 1024 and 2048 bytes past vsyscall 0.
> + * We cannot (and do not want to) add more.
> *
> * Note: the concept clashes with user mode linux. UML users should
> * use the vDSO.
> @@ -107,29 +105,17 @@ static void warn_bad_vsyscall(const char *level, struct pt_regs *regs,
> regs->sp, regs->ax, regs->si, regs->di);
> }
>
> -static int addr_to_vsyscall_nr(unsigned long addr)
> -{
> - int nr;
> -
> - if ((addr & ~0xC00UL) != VSYSCALL_START)
> - return -EINVAL;
> -
> - nr = (addr & 0xC00UL) >> 10;
> - if (nr >= 3)
> - return -EINVAL;
> -
> - return nr;
> -}
> -
> -void dotraplinkage do_emulate_vsyscall(struct pt_regs *regs, long error_code)
> +static void emulate_vsyscall(struct pt_regs *regs, int nr,
> + long (*vsys)(struct pt_regs *))
> {
> struct task_struct *tsk;
> unsigned long caller;
> - int vsyscall_nr;
> long ret;
>
> local_irq_enable();
>
> + trace_emulate_vsyscall(nr);
> +
> if (!user_64bit_mode(regs)) {
> /*
> * If we trapped from kernel mode, we might as well OOPS now
> @@ -140,50 +126,29 @@ void dotraplinkage do_emulate_vsyscall(struct pt_regs *regs, long error_code)
>
> /* Compat mode and non-compat 32-bit CS should both segfault. */
> warn_bad_vsyscall(KERN_WARNING, regs,
> - "illegal int 0xcc from 32-bit mode");
> + "illegal emulated vsyscall from 32-bit mode");
> goto sigsegv;
> }
>
> - /*
> - * x86-ism here: regs->ip points to the instruction after the int 0xcc,
> - * and int 0xcc is two bytes long.
> - */
> - vsyscall_nr = addr_to_vsyscall_nr(regs->ip - 2);
> -
> - trace_emulate_vsyscall(vsyscall_nr);
> -
> - if (vsyscall_nr < 0) {
> - warn_bad_vsyscall(KERN_WARNING, regs,
> - "illegal int 0xcc (exploit attempt?)");
> - goto sigsegv;
> - }
> + tsk = current;
> + if (seccomp_mode(&tsk->seccomp))
> + do_exit(SIGKILL);
>
> if (get_user(caller, (unsigned long __user *)regs->sp) != 0) {
> warn_bad_vsyscall(KERN_WARNING, regs, "int 0xcc with bad stack (exploit attempt?)");
> goto sigsegv;
> }
>
> - tsk = current;
> - if (seccomp_mode(&tsk->seccomp))
> - do_exit(SIGKILL);
> + /*
> + * x86-ism here: regs->ip points to the instruction after the int 0xcc,
> + * and int 0xcc is two bytes long.
> + */
> + if (((regs->ip - 2) & ~0xfff) != VSYSCALL_START)
> + warn_bad_vsyscall(KERN_WARNING, regs,
> + "emulated vsyscall from bogus address -- "
> + "fix your code");
>
> - switch (vsyscall_nr) {
> - case 0:
> - ret = sys_gettimeofday(
> - (struct timeval __user *)regs->di,
> - (struct timezone __user *)regs->si);
> - break;
> -
> - case 1:
> - ret = sys_time((time_t __user *)regs->di);
> - break;
> -
> - case 2:
> - ret = sys_getcpu((unsigned __user *)regs->di,
> - (unsigned __user *)regs->si,
> - 0);
> - break;
> - }
> + ret = vsys(regs);
>
> if (ret == -EFAULT) {
> /*
> @@ -213,6 +178,45 @@ sigsegv:
> local_irq_disable();
> }
>
> +
> +/*
> + * These are the actual vsyscall emulation entries.
> + */
> +
> +static long vsys_gettimeofday(struct pt_regs *regs)
> +{
> + return sys_gettimeofday(
> + (struct timeval __user *)regs->di,
> + (struct timezone __user *)regs->si);
> +}
> +
> +void dotraplinkage do_emulate_vsyscall0(struct pt_regs *regs, long error_code)
> +{
> + emulate_vsyscall(regs, 0, vsys_gettimeofday);
> +}
> +
> +static long vsys_time(struct pt_regs *regs)
> +{
> + return sys_time((time_t __user *)regs->di);
> +}
> +
> +void dotraplinkage do_emulate_vsyscall1(struct pt_regs *regs, long error_code)
> +{
> + emulate_vsyscall(regs, 1, vsys_time);
> +}
> +
> +static long vsys_getcpu(struct pt_regs *regs)
> +{
> + return sys_getcpu((unsigned __user *)regs->di,
> + (unsigned __user *)regs->si,
> + 0);
> +}
> +
> +void dotraplinkage do_emulate_vsyscall2(struct pt_regs *regs, long error_code)
> +{
> + emulate_vsyscall(regs, 2, vsys_getcpu);
> +}
> +

Surprisingly, this looks a bit cleaner to me than the original code,
as the emulated syscalls separate out so nicely.

The flip side is using up more of our vector space - but
realistically we could put all this code behind a default-off
LEGACY_VSYSCALL switch a year or two down the line, when distros have
ugpraded glibc.

Thanks,

Ingo

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