linux-kernel - [PATCH 5.4 031/184] modules: inherit TAINT_PROPRIETARY

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Message-Id: <20210510101951.249384110@linuxfoundation.org>
Date:   Mon, 10 May 2021 12:18:45 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...ll.ch>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5.4 031/184] modules: inherit TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE

From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>

commit 262e6ae7081df304fc625cf368d5c2cbba2bb991 upstream.

If a TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE exports symbol, inherit the taint flag
for all modules importing these symbols, and don't allow loading
symbols from TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE modules if the module previously
imported gplonly symbols.  Add a anti-circumvention devices so people
don't accidentally get themselves into trouble this way.

Comment from Greg:
  "Ah, the proven-to-be-illegal "GPL Condom" defense :)"

[jeyu: pr_info -> pr_err and pr_warn as per discussion]
Link: http://lore.kernel.org/r/20200730162957.GA22469@lst.de
Acked-by: Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...ll.ch>
Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Signed-off-by: Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
---
 include/linux/module.h |    1 +
 kernel/module.c        |   26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+)

--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ struct module {
 	unsigned int num_gpl_syms;
 	const struct kernel_symbol *gpl_syms;
 	const s32 *gpl_crcs;
+	bool using_gplonly_symbols;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS
 	/* unused exported symbols. */
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1429,6 +1429,24 @@ static int verify_namespace_is_imported(
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool inherit_taint(struct module *mod, struct module *owner)
+{
+	if (!owner || !test_bit(TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, &owner->taints))
+		return true;
+
+	if (mod->using_gplonly_symbols) {
+		pr_err("%s: module using GPL-only symbols uses symbols from proprietary module %s.\n",
+			mod->name, owner->name);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!test_bit(TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, &mod->taints)) {
+		pr_warn("%s: module uses symbols from proprietary module %s, inheriting taint.\n",
+			mod->name, owner->name);
+		set_bit(TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, &mod->taints);
+	}
+	return true;
+}
 
 /* Resolve a symbol for this module.  I.e. if we find one, record usage. */
 static const struct kernel_symbol *resolve_symbol(struct module *mod,
@@ -1454,6 +1472,14 @@ static const struct kernel_symbol *resol
 	if (!sym)
 		goto unlock;
 
+	if (license == GPL_ONLY)
+		mod->using_gplonly_symbols = true;
+
+	if (!inherit_taint(mod, owner)) {
+		sym = NULL;
+		goto getname;
+	}
+
 	if (!check_version(info, name, mod, crc)) {
 		sym = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
 		goto getname;