[PATCH] x86: signal: move save_altstack_ex out of generic headers

From: Nick Desaulniers
Date: Tue Mar 24 2020 - 18:08:40 EST


In some configurations (clang+KASAN), sas_ss_reset() may emit calls to
memset(). This is a problem for SMAP protections on x86, which should
try to minimize calls to any function not already on short whitelist, in
order to prevent leaking AC flags or being used as a gadget.

Linus noted that save_altstack_ex() only has two callsites, in the
arch-specific arch/x86/kernel/signal.c, and shouldn't be defined in arch
independent headers. Move the definitions there, make them static
functions, then split the reset logic out, and move it outside of the
put_user_try/put_user_catch SMAP guards. This does less work with the
SMAP guards down.

Link: https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/876
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <clang-built-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Notes to reviewers:
* The macro was maybe nicer since the compat_ versions have different
type signatures.
* There's still some duplication, and the code could be DRY'er. Thoughts
on whether to:
a) move these to arch/x86/include/asm/sigframe.h as static inline
functions.
b) move these to a new header as static inline function.
c) keep them as functions, but non-static, in their own new
translation unit.
d) patch is fine as it.
e) other.


arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
arch/x86/kernel/signal.c | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
include/linux/compat.h | 9 ---------
include/linux/signal.h | 10 ----------
4 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c
index a3aefe9b9401..dadcc30d1138 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c
@@ -325,6 +325,21 @@ int ia32_setup_frame(int sig, struct ksignal *ksig,
return 0;
}

+static void compat_save_altstack_unsafe(compat_stack_t *uss, unsigned long sp)
+{
+ compat_stack_t __user *__uss = uss;
+ struct task_struct *t = current;
+ put_user_ex(ptr_to_compat((void __user *)t->sas_ss_sp), &__uss->ss_sp);
+ put_user_ex(t->sas_ss_flags, &__uss->ss_flags);
+ put_user_ex(t->sas_ss_size, &__uss->ss_size);
+}
+
+static void reset_altstack(void)
+{
+ if (current->sas_ss_flags & SS_AUTODISARM)
+ sas_ss_reset(current);
+}
+
int ia32_setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct ksignal *ksig,
compat_sigset_t *set, struct pt_regs *regs)
{
@@ -362,7 +377,7 @@ int ia32_setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct ksignal *ksig,
else
put_user_ex(0, &frame->uc.uc_flags);
put_user_ex(0, &frame->uc.uc_link);
- compat_save_altstack_ex(&frame->uc.uc_stack, regs->sp);
+ compat_save_altstack_unsafe(&frame->uc.uc_stack, regs->sp);

if (ksig->ka.sa.sa_flags & SA_RESTORER)
restorer = ksig->ka.sa.sa_restorer;
@@ -377,6 +392,7 @@ int ia32_setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct ksignal *ksig,
*/
put_user_ex(*((u64 *)&code), (u64 __user *)frame->retcode);
} put_user_catch(err);
+ reset_altstack();

err |= __copy_siginfo_to_user32(&frame->info, &ksig->info, false);
err |= ia32_setup_sigcontext(&frame->uc.uc_mcontext, fpstate,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
index 8a29573851a3..03ea56ee86ec 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/signal.c
@@ -213,6 +213,32 @@ int setup_sigcontext(struct sigcontext __user *sc, void __user *fpstate,
return err;
}

+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_X32_ABI
+static void compat_save_altstack_unsafe(compat_stack_t *uss, unsigned long sp)
+{
+ compat_stack_t __user *__uss = uss;
+ struct task_struct *t = current;
+ put_user_ex(ptr_to_compat((void __user *)t->sas_ss_sp), &__uss->ss_sp);
+ put_user_ex(t->sas_ss_flags, &__uss->ss_flags);
+ put_user_ex(t->sas_ss_size, &__uss->ss_size);
+}
+#endif
+
+static void save_altstack_unsafe(stack_t *uss, unsigned long sp)
+{
+ struct task_struct *t = current;
+ stack_t __user *__uss = uss;
+ put_user_ex((void __user *)t->sas_ss_sp, &__uss->ss_sp);
+ put_user_ex(t->sas_ss_flags, &__uss->ss_flags);
+ put_user_ex(t->sas_ss_size, &__uss->ss_size);
+}
+
+static void reset_altstack(void)
+{
+ if (current->sas_ss_flags & SS_AUTODISARM)
+ sas_ss_reset(current);
+}
+
/*
* Set up a signal frame.
*/
@@ -394,7 +420,7 @@ static int __setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct ksignal *ksig,
else
put_user_ex(0, &frame->uc.uc_flags);
put_user_ex(0, &frame->uc.uc_link);
- save_altstack_ex(&frame->uc.uc_stack, regs->sp);
+ save_altstack_unsafe(&frame->uc.uc_stack, regs->sp);

/* Set up to return from userspace. */
restorer = current->mm->context.vdso +
@@ -412,6 +438,7 @@ static int __setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct ksignal *ksig,
*/
put_user_ex(*((u64 *)&rt_retcode), (u64 *)frame->retcode);
} put_user_catch(err);
+ reset_altstack();

err |= copy_siginfo_to_user(&frame->info, &ksig->info);
err |= setup_sigcontext(&frame->uc.uc_mcontext, fpstate,
@@ -475,7 +502,7 @@ static int __setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct ksignal *ksig,
/* Create the ucontext. */
put_user_ex(uc_flags, &frame->uc.uc_flags);
put_user_ex(0, &frame->uc.uc_link);
- save_altstack_ex(&frame->uc.uc_stack, regs->sp);
+ save_altstack_unsafe(&frame->uc.uc_stack, regs->sp);

/* Set up to return from userspace. If provided, use a stub
already in userspace. */
@@ -487,6 +514,7 @@ static int __setup_rt_frame(int sig, struct ksignal *ksig,
err |= -EFAULT;
}
} put_user_catch(err);
+ reset_altstack();

err |= setup_sigcontext(&frame->uc.uc_mcontext, fp, regs, set->sig[0]);
err |= __copy_to_user(&frame->uc.uc_sigmask, set, sizeof(*set));
@@ -560,7 +588,7 @@ static int x32_setup_rt_frame(struct ksignal *ksig,
/* Create the ucontext. */
put_user_ex(uc_flags, &frame->uc.uc_flags);
put_user_ex(0, &frame->uc.uc_link);
- compat_save_altstack_ex(&frame->uc.uc_stack, regs->sp);
+ compat_save_altstack_unsafe(&frame->uc.uc_stack, regs->sp);
put_user_ex(0, &frame->uc.uc__pad0);

if (ksig->ka.sa.sa_flags & SA_RESTORER) {
@@ -572,6 +600,7 @@ static int x32_setup_rt_frame(struct ksignal *ksig,
}
put_user_ex(restorer, (unsigned long __user *)&frame->pretcode);
} put_user_catch(err);
+ reset_altstack();

err |= setup_sigcontext(&frame->uc.uc_mcontext, fpstate,
regs, set->sig[0]);
diff --git a/include/linux/compat.h b/include/linux/compat.h
index df2475be134a..083a771decb8 100644
--- a/include/linux/compat.h
+++ b/include/linux/compat.h
@@ -454,15 +454,6 @@ extern void __user *compat_alloc_user_space(unsigned long len);

int compat_restore_altstack(const compat_stack_t __user *uss);
int __compat_save_altstack(compat_stack_t __user *, unsigned long);
-#define compat_save_altstack_ex(uss, sp) do { \
- compat_stack_t __user *__uss = uss; \
- struct task_struct *t = current; \
- put_user_ex(ptr_to_compat((void __user *)t->sas_ss_sp), &__uss->ss_sp); \
- put_user_ex(t->sas_ss_flags, &__uss->ss_flags); \
- put_user_ex(t->sas_ss_size, &__uss->ss_size); \
- if (t->sas_ss_flags & SS_AUTODISARM) \
- sas_ss_reset(t); \
-} while (0);

/*
* These syscall function prototypes are kept in the same order as
diff --git a/include/linux/signal.h b/include/linux/signal.h
index 1a5f88316b08..1732114989f7 100644
--- a/include/linux/signal.h
+++ b/include/linux/signal.h
@@ -444,16 +444,6 @@ void signals_init(void);
int restore_altstack(const stack_t __user *);
int __save_altstack(stack_t __user *, unsigned long);

-#define save_altstack_ex(uss, sp) do { \
- stack_t __user *__uss = uss; \
- struct task_struct *t = current; \
- put_user_ex((void __user *)t->sas_ss_sp, &__uss->ss_sp); \
- put_user_ex(t->sas_ss_flags, &__uss->ss_flags); \
- put_user_ex(t->sas_ss_size, &__uss->ss_size); \
- if (t->sas_ss_flags & SS_AUTODISARM) \
- sas_ss_reset(t); \
-} while (0);
-
#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
struct seq_file;
extern void render_sigset_t(struct seq_file *, const char *, sigset_t *);
--
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