linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] x86-64: syscall-audit: fix 32/64 syscall hole

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Message-Id: <20090228030324.0D84EFC3DA@magilla.sf.frob.com>
Date:	Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:03:24 -0800 (PST)
From:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] x86-64: syscall-audit: fix 32/64 syscall hole

On x86-64, a 32-bit process (TIF_IA32) can switch to 64-bit mode with
ljmp, and then use the "syscall" instruction to make a 64-bit system
call.  A 64-bit process make a 32-bit system call with int $0x80.

In both these cases, audit_syscall_entry() will use the wrong system
call number table and the wrong system call argument registers.  This
could be used to circumvent a syscall audit configuration that filters
based on the syscall numbers or argument details.

Signed-off-by: Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
index 5a4c23d..06ca07f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ void send_sigtrap(struct task_struct *tsk, struct pt_regs *regs,
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 # define IS_IA32	1
 #elif defined CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
-# define IS_IA32	test_thread_flag(TIF_IA32)
+# define IS_IA32	is_compat_task()
 #else
 # define IS_IA32	0
 #endif
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