linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs/proc/kcore.c: Omit kernel text area for hardened usercopy feature

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Date:   Wed, 7 Sep 2016 09:38:52 -0700
From:   Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:     Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
        lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
        KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hiroyu@...fujitsu.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs/proc/kcore.c: Omit kernel text area for hardened
 usercopy feature

> ---
> diff --git a/fs/proc/kcore.c b/fs/proc/kcore.c
> index a939f5ed7f89..de07c273f725 100644
> --- a/fs/proc/kcore.c
> +++ b/fs/proc/kcore.c
> @@ -515,8 +515,20 @@ read_kcore(struct file *file, char __user *buffer, size_t buflen, loff_t *fpos)
>  		} else {
>  			if (kern_addr_valid(start)) {
>  				unsigned long n;
> +				char *buf;
>  
> -				n = copy_to_user(buffer, (char *)start, tsz);
> +				buf = kzalloc(tsz, GFP_KERNEL);

You have to add some limit and a loop, otherwise a user can eat all kernel memory,
or copies > KMALLOC_MAX wouldn't work. Probably only get a single page.

Also don't need kzalloc, kmalloc is sufficient.

-Andi