linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.11 22/36] perf/ftrace: Fix paranoid level for enabling function tracer

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Date:	Tue, 26 Nov 2013 10:12:32 -0800
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: [PATCH 3.11 22/36] perf/ftrace: Fix paranoid level for enabling function tracer

3.11-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>

commit 12ae030d54ef250706da5642fc7697cc60ad0df7 upstream.

The current default perf paranoid level is "1" which has
"perf_paranoid_kernel()" return false, and giving any operations that
use it, access to normal users. Unfortunately, this includes function
tracing and normal users should not be allowed to enable function
tracing by default.

The proper level is defined at "-1" (full perf access), which
"perf_paranoid_tracepoint_raw()" will only give access to. Use that
check instead for enabling function tracing.

Reported-by: Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
Reported-by: Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
Tested-by: Vince Weaver <vincent.weaver@...ne.edu>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>
Cc: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>
CVE: CVE-2013-2930
Fixes: ced39002f5ea ("ftrace, perf: Add support to use function tracepoint in perf")
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_event_perf.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static int perf_trace_event_perm(struct
 {
 	/* The ftrace function trace is allowed only for root. */
 	if (ftrace_event_is_function(tp_event) &&
-	    perf_paranoid_kernel() && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+	    perf_paranoid_tracepoint_raw() && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	/* No tracing, just counting, so no obvious leak */


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