linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv3 2/2] arm64: Add support for STACKLEAK gcc plugin

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]

Message-ID: <CAGXu5jL3=o9U-pLcX7Abe-nUZ0VftpPcSR3Ho3-gBv-AnS_M1A@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 24 Jul 2018 09:35:55 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Alexander Popov <alex.popov@...ux.com>
Cc:     Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        Kernel Hardening <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv3 2/2] arm64: Add support for STACKLEAK gcc plugin

On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 5:44 AM, Alexander Popov <alex.popov@...ux.com> wrote:
> On 21.07.2018 00:41, Laura Abbott wrote:
>> This adds support for the STACKLEAK gcc plugin to arm64 by implementing
>> stackleak_check_alloca(), based heavily on the x86 version, and adding the
>> two helpers used by the stackleak common code: current_top_of_stack() and
>> on_thread_stack(). The stack erasure calls are made at syscall returns.
>> Additionally, this disables the plugin in hypervisor and EFI stub code,
>> which are out of scope for the protection.
>>
>> Reviewed-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>
>> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>
>> ---
>> v3: Actual commit text courtesy of Kees. A comment explaining why we
>> panic
>> ---
>>  arch/arm64/Kconfig                    |  1 +
>>  arch/arm64/include/asm/processor.h    | 15 +++++++++++++++
>>  arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S             |  7 +++++++
>>  arch/arm64/kernel/process.c           | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/Makefile           |  3 ++-
>>  drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/Makefile |  3 ++-
>>  6 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> Laura, thanks for your work!
>
> I've reviewed and tested this patch on my LeMaker HiKey board (HiSilicon Kirin
> 620 SoC). The lkdtm tests for STACKLEAK work fine.
>
> Acked-by: Alexander Popov <alex.popov@...ux.com>
>
> For testing I applied your patches above Kees' for-next/kspp:
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux.git/log/?h=for-next/kspp
>
> I've had one trouble with building CONFIG_STACKLEAK_RUNTIME_DISABLE on arm64.
> Kees, could you please fold this into the 7th patch of the series?

Sure thing!

-Kees

>
> ---- >8 ----
>
> diff --git a/kernel/stackleak.c b/kernel/stackleak.c
> index f731c9a..03031f7a 100644
> --- a/kernel/stackleak.c
> +++ b/kernel/stackleak.c
> @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
>
>  #ifdef CONFIG_STACKLEAK_RUNTIME_DISABLE
>  #include <linux/jump_label.h>
> +#include <linux/sysctl.h>
>
>  static DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(stack_erasing_bypass);
>



-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security