linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/4] x86/unwind: ensure stack grows down

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Date:   Wed, 26 Oct 2016 10:41:49 -0500
From:   Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:     x86@...nel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] x86/unwind: ensure stack grows down

Add a sanity check to ensure the stack only grows down, and print a
warning if the check fails.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/unwind_frame.c | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_frame.c b/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_frame.c
index 9be9a8f..0d8d2f2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_frame.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/unwind_frame.c
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ unsigned long unwind_get_return_address(struct unwind_state *state)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unwind_get_return_address);
 
+static size_t regs_size(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	/* x86_32 regs from kernel mode are two words shorter */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_32) && !user_mode(regs))
+		return sizeof(*regs) - (2*sizeof(long));
+
+	return sizeof(*regs);
+}
+
 static bool is_last_task_frame(struct unwind_state *state)
 {
 	unsigned long bp = (unsigned long)state->bp;
@@ -71,6 +80,7 @@ bool unwind_next_frame(struct unwind_state *state)
 	struct pt_regs *regs;
 	unsigned long *next_bp, *next_frame;
 	size_t next_len;
+	enum stack_type prev_type = state->stack_info.type;
 
 	if (unwind_done(state))
 		return false;
@@ -134,6 +144,18 @@ bool unwind_next_frame(struct unwind_state *state)
 		goto bad_address;
 	}
 
+	/* make sure it only unwinds up and doesn't overlap the last frame */
+	if (state->stack_info.type == prev_type) {
+		if (state->regs &&
+		    (void *)next_frame < (void *)state->regs +
+					 regs_size(state->regs))
+			goto bad_address;
+
+		if (state->bp &&
+		    (void *)next_frame < (void *)state->bp + FRAME_HEADER_SIZE)
+			goto bad_address;
+	}
+
 	/* move to the next frame */
 	if (regs) {
 		state->regs = regs;
@@ -146,10 +168,16 @@ bool unwind_next_frame(struct unwind_state *state)
 	return true;
 
 bad_address:
-	printk_deferred_once(KERN_WARNING
-		"WARNING: kernel stack frame pointer at %p in %s:%d has bad value %p\n",
-		state->bp, state->task->comm,
-		state->task->pid, next_bp);
+	if (state->regs)
+		printk_deferred_once(KERN_WARNING
+			"WARNING: kernel stack regs at %p in %s:%d has bad 'bp' value %p\n",
+			state->regs, state->task->comm,
+			state->task->pid, next_frame);
+	else
+		printk_deferred_once(KERN_WARNING
+			"WARNING: kernel stack frame pointer at %p in %s:%d has bad value %p\n",
+			state->bp, state->task->comm,
+			state->task->pid, next_frame);
 the_end:
 	state->stack_info.type = STACK_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
 	return false;
-- 
2.7.4