linux-kernel - Re: 3.6-rc4 audit_log_d

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Message-ID: <CAGXu5jL8_qDO2QfoL7SbWjrHuta8x8Xxsyt8iOevhKPnip_+=w@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 6 Sep 2012 09:32:49 -0700
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Subject: Re: 3.6-rc4 audit_log_d_path oops.

On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 8:16 AM, Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 06, 2012 at 09:46:28AM -0400, Dave Jones wrote:
>  > Hit this in overnight fuzz testing..
>  >
>  > BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000020
>  > IP: [<ffffffff81103365>] audit_log_d_path+0x35/0xf0
>  > PGD 12fded067 PUD 142c06067 PMD 0
>  > Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP
>  > Modules linked in: tun fuse ipt_ULOG binfmt_misc nfnetlink nfc caif_socket caif phonet can llc2 pppoe pppox ppp_generic slhc irda crc_ccitt rds af_key decnet rose x25 atm netrom appletalk ipx p8023 psnap p8022 llc ax25 lockd sunrpc bluetooth rfkill ip6t_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv6 ip6table_filter ip6_tables nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 xt_state nf_conntrack kvm_intel kvm crc32c_intel ghash_clmulni_intel microcode pcspkr i2c_i801 e1000e uinput i915 video i2c_algo_bit drm_kms_helper drm i2c_core
>  > CPU 5
>  > Pid: 7007, comm: trinity-child5 Not tainted 3.6.0-rc4+ #36
>  > RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff81103365>]  [<ffffffff81103365>] audit_log_d_path+0x35/0xf0
>  > RSP: 0018:ffff880116b33ec8  EFLAGS: 00010246
>  > RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: 0000000000000000 RCX: 0000000000000035
>  > RDX: ffffffff819dbf5d RSI: ffffffff819da5bb RDI: 0000000000000000
>  > RBP: ffff880116b33ee8 R08: ffff88001942533e R09: 0000000000000000
>  > R10: 0000000000000001 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff880116b33f38
>  > R13: ffff880116b33f38 R14: ffffffff819fa1eb R15: 0000000000000005
>  > FS:  00007f5742581740(0000) GS:ffff880148600000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
>  > CS:  0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
>  > CR2: 0000000000000020 CR3: 00000001046d3000 CR4: 00000000001407e0
>  > DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000
>  > DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400
>  > Process trinity-child5 (pid: 7007, threadinfo ffff880116b32000, task ffff880019424d00)
>  > Stack:
>  >  ffff880116b33ee8 0000000000000000 ffff880116b33f38 ffff880019424d00
>  >  ffff880116b33f18 ffffffff81103522 00000000000001d0 ffff880119ed6500
>  >  00000000000001d0 0000000000000109 ffff880116b33f78 ffffffff811ebb95
>  > Call Trace:
>  >  [<ffffffff81103522>] audit_log_link_denied+0x92/0x100
>  >  [<ffffffff811ebb95>] sys_linkat+0x195/0x1e0
>  >  [<ffffffff813573de>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f
>  >  [<ffffffff816a50ed>] system_call_fastpath+0x1a/0x1f
>  > Code: 5d e8 4c 89 65 f0 4c 89 6d f8 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 85 f6 48 89 fb 49 89 d5 74 11 48 89 f2 31 c0 48 c7 c6 bb a5 9d 81 e8 8b e1 ff ff <8b> 73 20 40 f6 c6 01 75 62 48 8b 3d 33 33 93 01 48 85 ff 74 4e
>  > RIP  [<ffffffff81103365>] audit_log_d_path+0x35/0xf0
>  >  RSP <ffff880116b33ec8>
>  > CR2: 0000000000000020
>  > ---[ end trace 85b88c850143bb1c ]---
>  >
>  > That's here in kernel/audit.c
>  >
>  > 1433
>  > 1434         /* We will allow 11 spaces for ' (deleted)' to be appended */
>  > 1435         pathname = kmalloc(PATH_MAX+11, ab->gfp_mask);
>  >
>  > 'ab' is NULL.
>  >
>  > Looks like audit_log_link_denied needs to handle potential failure from
>  > audit_log_start and abort early. (oddly, it looks like every other
>  > function called there checks for !ab.)
>  >
>  > Maybe additional code should be added here to printk the audit message
>  > to dmesg so that we don't lose it entirely, but for now, minimal fix.
>  >
>  > Signed-off-by: Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
>  >
>  > diff --git a/kernel/audit.c b/kernel/audit.c
>  > index ea3b7b6..c3e85bb 100644
>  > --- a/kernel/audit.c
>  > +++ b/kernel/audit.c
>  > @@ -1466,6 +1466,9 @@ void audit_log_link_denied(const char *operation, struct path *link)
>  >
>  >      ab = audit_log_start(current->audit_context, GFP_KERNEL,
>  >                           AUDIT_ANOM_LINK);
>  > +    if (!ab)
>  > +            return;
>  > +
>  >      audit_log_format(ab, "op=%s action=denied", operation);
>  >      audit_log_format(ab, " pid=%d comm=", current->pid);
>  >      audit_log_untrustedstring(ab, current->comm);

This fix looks fine to me.

> Added Kees, as this was introduced in a51d9eaa41866ab6b4b6ecad7b621f8b66ece0dc
>
> I just realised, the funny thing about this is that the machine running that test
> had selinux/audit disabled. And yet here we are, screwing around with audit buffers.

The intent was to have this message show up in dmesg even if auditd
wasn't running, and even if the specific process wasn't being
explicitly audited.

> Should there be a test on audit_enable=0 in audit_log_link_denied() ?
>
> I'm now curious how much more of the audit code is getting run through similar lack of tests

What is the condition in which audit_log_start fails?

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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