linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V34 05/29] Restrict /dev/{mem,kmem,port} when the kernel is locked down

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, 22 Jun 2019 16:52:39 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Matthew Garrett <matthewgarrett@...gle.com>
Cc:     jmorris@...ei.org, linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
        Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
        David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
        Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...gle.com>, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V34 05/29] Restrict /dev/{mem,kmem,port} when the kernel
 is locked down

On Fri, Jun 21, 2019 at 05:03:34PM -0700, Matthew Garrett wrote:
> From: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
> 
> Allowing users to read and write to core kernel memory makes it possible
> for the kernel to be subverted, avoiding module loading restrictions, and
> also to steal cryptographic information.
> 
> Disallow /dev/mem and /dev/kmem from being opened this when the kernel has
> been locked down to prevent this.
> 
> Also disallow /dev/port from being opened to prevent raw ioport access and
> thus DMA from being used to accomplish the same thing.
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...gle.com>
> Cc: x86@...nel.org
> ---
>  drivers/char/mem.c           | 6 +++++-
>  include/linux/security.h     | 1 +
>  security/lockdown/lockdown.c | 1 +
>  3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/char/mem.c b/drivers/char/mem.c
> index b08dc50f9f26..93c02493f0fa 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/mem.c
> +++ b/drivers/char/mem.c
> @@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
>  #include <linux/export.h>
>  #include <linux/io.h>
>  #include <linux/uio.h>
> -
>  #include <linux/uaccess.h>
> +#include <linux/security.h>
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_IA64
>  # include <linux/efi.h>
> @@ -786,6 +786,10 @@ static loff_t memory_lseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int orig)
>  
>  static int open_port(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
>  {
> +	int ret = security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_DEV_MEM);
> +
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
>  	return capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO) ? 0 : -EPERM;

Usually the ordering for LSM tests tends to follow capable checks, which
allows for things like audit to generate logs for capability rejections,
etc. I'd expect this to be:

	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO))
		return -EPERM;

	return security_locked_down(LOCKDOWN_DEV_MEM)

With that fixed:

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

-Kees

>  }
>  
> diff --git a/include/linux/security.h b/include/linux/security.h
> index 46d85cd63b06..200175c8605a 100644
> --- a/include/linux/security.h
> +++ b/include/linux/security.h
> @@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ enum lsm_event {
>  enum lockdown_reason {
>  	LOCKDOWN_NONE,
>  	LOCKDOWN_MODULE_SIGNATURE,
> +	LOCKDOWN_DEV_MEM,
>  	LOCKDOWN_INTEGRITY_MAX,
>  	LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX,
>  };
> diff --git a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
> index 25a3a5b0aa9c..565c87451f0f 100644
> --- a/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
> +++ b/security/lockdown/lockdown.c
> @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ static enum lockdown_reason kernel_locked_down;
>  static char *lockdown_reasons[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX+1] = {
>  	[LOCKDOWN_NONE] = "none",
>  	[LOCKDOWN_MODULE_SIGNATURE] = "unsigned module loading",
> +	[LOCKDOWN_DEV_MEM] = "/dev/mem,kmem,port",
>  	[LOCKDOWN_INTEGRITY_MAX] = "integrity",
>  	[LOCKDOWN_CONFIDENTIALITY_MAX] = "confidentiality",
>  };
> -- 
> 2.22.0.410.gd8fdbe21b5-goog
> 

-- 
Kees Cook