[PATCH] seccomp: plug syscall-dodging ptrace hole

From: Kees Cook
Date: Thu May 26 2016 - 17:05:04 EST


One problem with seccomp was that ptrace could be used to change a
syscall after seccomp filtering had completed. This was a well documented
limitation, and it was recommended to block ptrace when defining a filter
to avoid this problem. This can be quite a limitation for containers or
other places where ptrace is desired even under seccomp filters.

Since seccomp filtering has been split into pre-trace and trace phases
(phase1 and phase2 respectively), it's possible to re-run phase1 seccomp
after ptrace. This makes that change, and updates the test suite for
both SECCOMP_RET_TRACE and PTRACE_SYSCALL manipulation.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/seccomp.h | 6 +
include/linux/tracehook.h | 8 +-
kernel/seccomp.c | 42 ++++++
tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c | 176 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
4 files changed, 220 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/seccomp.h b/include/linux/seccomp.h
index 2296e6b2f690..e2b72394c200 100644
--- a/include/linux/seccomp.h
+++ b/include/linux/seccomp.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ static inline int seccomp_mode(struct seccomp *s)
#ifdef CONFIG_SECCOMP_FILTER
extern void put_seccomp_filter(struct task_struct *tsk);
extern void get_seccomp_filter(struct task_struct *tsk);
+extern int seccomp_phase1_recheck(void);
#else /* CONFIG_SECCOMP_FILTER */
static inline void put_seccomp_filter(struct task_struct *tsk)
{
@@ -94,6 +95,11 @@ static inline void get_seccomp_filter(struct task_struct *tsk)
{
return;
}
+
+static inline int seccomp_phase1_recheck(void)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
#endif /* CONFIG_SECCOMP_FILTER */

#if defined(CONFIG_SECCOMP_FILTER) && defined(CONFIG_CHECKPOINT_RESTORE)
diff --git a/include/linux/tracehook.h b/include/linux/tracehook.h
index 26c152122a42..69b584d88508 100644
--- a/include/linux/tracehook.h
+++ b/include/linux/tracehook.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@

#include <linux/sched.h>
#include <linux/ptrace.h>
+#include <linux/seccomp.h>
#include <linux/security.h>
#include <linux/task_work.h>
#include <linux/memcontrol.h>
@@ -100,7 +101,12 @@ static inline int ptrace_report_syscall(struct pt_regs *regs)
static inline __must_check int tracehook_report_syscall_entry(
struct pt_regs *regs)
{
- return ptrace_report_syscall(regs);
+ int skip;
+
+ skip = ptrace_report_syscall(regs);
+ if (skip)
+ return skip;
+ return seccomp_phase1_recheck();
}

/**
diff --git a/kernel/seccomp.c b/kernel/seccomp.c
index 7002796f14a4..6eaa3a1c5edb 100644
--- a/kernel/seccomp.c
+++ b/kernel/seccomp.c
@@ -665,6 +665,46 @@ u32 seccomp_phase1(struct seccomp_data *sd)
}

/**
+ * seccomp_phase1_recheck() - recheck phase1 in the context of ptrace
+ *
+ * This re-runs phase 1 seccomp checks in the case where ptrace may have
+ * just changed things out from under us.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if the syscall should be processed or -1 to skip the syscall.
+ */
+int seccomp_phase1_recheck(void)
+{
+ u32 action;
+
+ /* If we're not under seccomp, continue normally. */
+ if (!test_thread_flag(TIF_SECCOMP))
+ return 0;
+
+ /* Pass NULL struct seccomp_data to force reload after ptrace. */
+ action = seccomp_phase1(NULL);
+ switch (action) {
+ case SECCOMP_PHASE1_OK:
+ /* Passes seccomp, continue normally. */
+ break;
+ case SECCOMP_PHASE1_SKIP:
+ /* Skip the syscall. */
+ return -1;
+ default:
+ if ((action & SECCOMP_RET_ACTION) != SECCOMP_RET_TRACE) {
+ /* Impossible return value: kill the process. */
+ do_exit(SIGSYS);
+ }
+ /*
+ * We've hit a trace request, but ptrace already put us
+ * into this state, so just continue.
+ */
+ break;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/**
* seccomp_phase2() - finish slow path seccomp work for the current syscall
* @phase1_result: The return value from seccomp_phase1()
*
@@ -701,6 +741,8 @@ int seccomp_phase2(u32 phase1_result)
do_exit(SIGSYS);
if (syscall_get_nr(current, regs) < 0)
return -1; /* Explicit request to skip. */
+ if (seccomp_phase1_recheck() < 0)
+ return -1;

return 0;
}
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c b/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
index 7947e568e057..b8f6c743998f 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/seccomp/seccomp_bpf.c
@@ -1021,8 +1021,8 @@ void tracer_stop(int sig)
typedef void tracer_func_t(struct __test_metadata *_metadata,
pid_t tracee, int status, void *args);

-void tracer(struct __test_metadata *_metadata, int fd, pid_t tracee,
- tracer_func_t tracer_func, void *args)
+void start_tracer(struct __test_metadata *_metadata, int fd, pid_t tracee,
+ tracer_func_t tracer_func, void *args, bool ptrace_syscall)
{
int ret = -1;
struct sigaction action = {
@@ -1042,12 +1042,16 @@ void tracer(struct __test_metadata *_metadata, int fd, pid_t tracee,
/* Wait for attach stop */
wait(NULL);

- ret = ptrace(PTRACE_SETOPTIONS, tracee, NULL, PTRACE_O_TRACESECCOMP);
+ ret = ptrace(PTRACE_SETOPTIONS, tracee, NULL, ptrace_syscall ?
+ PTRACE_O_TRACESYSGOOD :
+ PTRACE_O_TRACESECCOMP);
ASSERT_EQ(0, ret) {
TH_LOG("Failed to set PTRACE_O_TRACESECCOMP");
kill(tracee, SIGKILL);
}
- ptrace(PTRACE_CONT, tracee, NULL, 0);
+ ret = ptrace(ptrace_syscall ? PTRACE_SYSCALL : PTRACE_CONT,
+ tracee, NULL, 0);
+ ASSERT_EQ(0, ret);

/* Unblock the tracee */
ASSERT_EQ(1, write(fd, "A", 1));
@@ -1063,12 +1067,13 @@ void tracer(struct __test_metadata *_metadata, int fd, pid_t tracee,
/* Child is dead. Time to go. */
return;

- /* Make sure this is a seccomp event. */
- ASSERT_EQ(true, IS_SECCOMP_EVENT(status));
+ /* Check if this is a seccomp event. */
+ ASSERT_EQ(!ptrace_syscall, IS_SECCOMP_EVENT(status));

tracer_func(_metadata, tracee, status, args);

- ret = ptrace(PTRACE_CONT, tracee, NULL, NULL);
+ ret = ptrace(ptrace_syscall ? PTRACE_SYSCALL : PTRACE_CONT,
+ tracee, NULL, 0);
ASSERT_EQ(0, ret);
}
/* Directly report the status of our test harness results. */
@@ -1079,7 +1084,7 @@ void tracer(struct __test_metadata *_metadata, int fd, pid_t tracee,
void cont_handler(int num)
{ }
pid_t setup_trace_fixture(struct __test_metadata *_metadata,
- tracer_func_t func, void *args)
+ tracer_func_t func, void *args, bool ptrace_syscall)
{
char sync;
int pipefd[2];
@@ -1095,7 +1100,8 @@ pid_t setup_trace_fixture(struct __test_metadata *_metadata,
signal(SIGALRM, cont_handler);
if (tracer_pid == 0) {
close(pipefd[0]);
- tracer(_metadata, pipefd[1], tracee, func, args);
+ start_tracer(_metadata, pipefd[1], tracee, func, args,
+ ptrace_syscall);
syscall(__NR_exit, 0);
}
close(pipefd[1]);
@@ -1177,7 +1183,7 @@ FIXTURE_SETUP(TRACE_poke)

/* Launch tracer. */
self->tracer = setup_trace_fixture(_metadata, tracer_poke,
- &self->tracer_args);
+ &self->tracer_args, false);
}

FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(TRACE_poke)
@@ -1395,6 +1401,29 @@ void tracer_syscall(struct __test_metadata *_metadata, pid_t tracee,

}

+void tracer_ptrace(struct __test_metadata *_metadata, pid_t tracee,
+ int status, void *args)
+{
+ int ret, nr;
+ unsigned long msg;
+ static bool entry;
+
+ /* Make sure we got an empty message. */
+ ret = ptrace(PTRACE_GETEVENTMSG, tracee, NULL, &msg);
+ EXPECT_EQ(0, ret);
+ EXPECT_EQ(0, msg);
+
+ /* The only way to tell PTRACE_SYSCALL entry/exit is by counting. */
+ entry = !entry;
+ if (!entry)
+ return;
+
+ nr = get_syscall(_metadata, tracee);
+
+ if (nr == __NR_getpid)
+ change_syscall(_metadata, tracee, __NR_getppid);
+}
+
FIXTURE_DATA(TRACE_syscall) {
struct sock_fprog prog;
pid_t tracer, mytid, mypid, parent;
@@ -1436,7 +1465,8 @@ FIXTURE_SETUP(TRACE_syscall)
ASSERT_NE(self->parent, self->mypid);

/* Launch tracer. */
- self->tracer = setup_trace_fixture(_metadata, tracer_syscall, NULL);
+ self->tracer = setup_trace_fixture(_metadata, tracer_syscall, NULL,
+ false);
}

FIXTURE_TEARDOWN(TRACE_syscall)
@@ -1496,6 +1526,130 @@ TEST_F(TRACE_syscall, syscall_dropped)
EXPECT_NE(self->mytid, syscall(__NR_gettid));
}

+TEST_F(TRACE_syscall, skip_after_RET_TRACE)
+{
+ struct sock_filter filter[] = {
+ BPF_STMT(BPF_LD|BPF_W|BPF_ABS,
+ offsetof(struct seccomp_data, nr)),
+ BPF_JUMP(BPF_JMP|BPF_JEQ|BPF_K, __NR_getppid, 0, 1),
+ BPF_STMT(BPF_RET|BPF_K, SECCOMP_RET_ERRNO | EPERM),
+ BPF_STMT(BPF_RET|BPF_K, SECCOMP_RET_ALLOW),
+ };
+ struct sock_fprog prog = {
+ .len = (unsigned short)ARRAY_SIZE(filter),
+ .filter = filter,
+ };
+ long ret;
+
+ ret = prctl(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+ ASSERT_EQ(0, ret);
+
+ /* Install fixture filter. */
+ ret = prctl(PR_SET_SECCOMP, SECCOMP_MODE_FILTER, &self->prog, 0, 0);
+ ASSERT_EQ(0, ret);
+
+ /* Install "errno on getppid" filter. */
+ ret = prctl(PR_SET_SECCOMP, SECCOMP_MODE_FILTER, &prog, 0, 0);
+ ASSERT_EQ(0, ret);
+
+ /* Tracer will redirect getpid to getppid, and we should see EPERM. */
+ EXPECT_EQ(-1, syscall(__NR_getpid));
+ EXPECT_EQ(EPERM, errno);
+}
+
+TEST_F_SIGNAL(TRACE_syscall, kill_after_RET_TRACE, SIGSYS)
+{
+ struct sock_filter filter[] = {
+ BPF_STMT(BPF_LD|BPF_W|BPF_ABS,
+ offsetof(struct seccomp_data, nr)),
+ BPF_JUMP(BPF_JMP|BPF_JEQ|BPF_K, __NR_getppid, 0, 1),
+ BPF_STMT(BPF_RET|BPF_K, SECCOMP_RET_KILL),
+ BPF_STMT(BPF_RET|BPF_K, SECCOMP_RET_ALLOW),
+ };
+ struct sock_fprog prog = {
+ .len = (unsigned short)ARRAY_SIZE(filter),
+ .filter = filter,
+ };
+ long ret;
+
+ ret = prctl(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+ ASSERT_EQ(0, ret);
+
+ /* Install fixture filter. */
+ ret = prctl(PR_SET_SECCOMP, SECCOMP_MODE_FILTER, &self->prog, 0, 0);
+ ASSERT_EQ(0, ret);
+
+ /* Install "death on getppid" filter. */
+ ret = prctl(PR_SET_SECCOMP, SECCOMP_MODE_FILTER, &prog, 0, 0);
+ ASSERT_EQ(0, ret);
+
+ /* Tracer will redirect getpid to getppid, and we should die. */
+ EXPECT_NE(self->mypid, syscall(__NR_getpid));
+}
+
+TEST_F(TRACE_syscall, skip_after_ptrace)
+{
+ struct sock_filter filter[] = {
+ BPF_STMT(BPF_LD|BPF_W|BPF_ABS,
+ offsetof(struct seccomp_data, nr)),
+ BPF_JUMP(BPF_JMP|BPF_JEQ|BPF_K, __NR_getppid, 0, 1),
+ BPF_STMT(BPF_RET|BPF_K, SECCOMP_RET_ERRNO | EPERM),
+ BPF_STMT(BPF_RET|BPF_K, SECCOMP_RET_ALLOW),
+ };
+ struct sock_fprog prog = {
+ .len = (unsigned short)ARRAY_SIZE(filter),
+ .filter = filter,
+ };
+ long ret;
+
+ /* Swap SECCOMP_RET_TRACE tracer for PTRACE_SYSCALL tracer. */
+ teardown_trace_fixture(_metadata, self->tracer);
+ self->tracer = setup_trace_fixture(_metadata, tracer_ptrace, NULL,
+ true);
+
+ ret = prctl(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+ ASSERT_EQ(0, ret);
+
+ /* Install "errno on getppid" filter. */
+ ret = prctl(PR_SET_SECCOMP, SECCOMP_MODE_FILTER, &prog, 0, 0);
+ ASSERT_EQ(0, ret);
+
+ /* Tracer will redirect getpid to getppid, and we should see EPERM. */
+ EXPECT_EQ(-1, syscall(__NR_getpid));
+ EXPECT_EQ(EPERM, errno);
+}
+
+TEST_F_SIGNAL(TRACE_syscall, kill_after_ptrace, SIGSYS)
+{
+ struct sock_filter filter[] = {
+ BPF_STMT(BPF_LD|BPF_W|BPF_ABS,
+ offsetof(struct seccomp_data, nr)),
+ BPF_JUMP(BPF_JMP|BPF_JEQ|BPF_K, __NR_getppid, 0, 1),
+ BPF_STMT(BPF_RET|BPF_K, SECCOMP_RET_KILL),
+ BPF_STMT(BPF_RET|BPF_K, SECCOMP_RET_ALLOW),
+ };
+ struct sock_fprog prog = {
+ .len = (unsigned short)ARRAY_SIZE(filter),
+ .filter = filter,
+ };
+ long ret;
+
+ /* Swap SECCOMP_RET_TRACE tracer for PTRACE_SYSCALL tracer. */
+ teardown_trace_fixture(_metadata, self->tracer);
+ self->tracer = setup_trace_fixture(_metadata, tracer_ptrace, NULL,
+ true);
+
+ ret = prctl(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 1, 0, 0, 0);
+ ASSERT_EQ(0, ret);
+
+ /* Install "death on getppid" filter. */
+ ret = prctl(PR_SET_SECCOMP, SECCOMP_MODE_FILTER, &prog, 0, 0);
+ ASSERT_EQ(0, ret);
+
+ /* Tracer will redirect getpid to getppid, and we should die. */
+ EXPECT_NE(self->mypid, syscall(__NR_getpid));
+}
+
#ifndef __NR_seccomp
# if defined(__i386__)
# define __NR_seccomp 354
--
2.6.3


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Kees Cook
Chrome OS & Brillo Security