linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/4] arch/arm: allow a scno of -1 to not cause a SIGILL

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Sat, 10 Nov 2012 14:44:44 -0800
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	Geremy Condra <gcondra@...gle.com>,
	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Will Drewry <wad@...omium.org>
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] arch/arm: allow a scno of -1 to not cause a SIGILL

On tracehook-friendly platforms, a system call number of -1 falls
through without running much code or taking much action.

ARM is different. This adds a short-circuit check in the trace path to
avoid any additional work, as suggested by Russell King, to make sure
that ARM behaves the same way as other platforms.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
 arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S |    5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
index 8355d4b..0bef977 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
@@ -448,7 +448,10 @@ __sys_trace:
 	ldmccia	r1, {r0 - r6}			@ have to reload r0 - r6
 	stmccia	sp, {r4, r5}			@ and update the stack args
 	ldrcc	pc, [tbl, scno, lsl #2]		@ call sys_* routine
-	b	2b
+	cmp	scno, #-1			@ skip the syscall?
+	bne	2b
+	add	sp, sp, #S_OFF			@ restore stack
+	b	ret_slow_syscall
 
 __sys_trace_return:
 	str	r0, [sp, #S_R0 + S_OFF]!	@ save returned r0
-- 
1.7.9.5

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/