linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86/mm: Refuse W^X violations

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Message-ID: <YwdpwykpV9RB+4tL@worktop.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:   Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:23:31 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>, x86@...nel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org,
        keescook@...omium.org
Subject: [PATCH] x86/mm: Refuse W^X violations


x86 has STRICT_*_RWX, but not even a warning when someone violates it.

Add this warning and fully refuse the transition.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
---
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pat/set_memory.c b/arch/x86/mm/pat/set_memory.c
index 1abd5438f126..9e9bef3f36b3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pat/set_memory.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pat/set_memory.c
@@ -579,6 +579,30 @@ static inline pgprot_t static_protections(pgprot_t prot, unsigned long start,
 	return __pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) & ~forbidden);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Validate and enforce strict W^X semantics.
+ */
+static inline pgprot_t verify_rwx(pgprot_t old, pgprot_t new, unsigned long start,
+				  unsigned long pfn, unsigned long npg)
+{
+	unsigned long end;
+
+	if (!((pgprot_val(old) ^ pgprot_val(new)) & (_PAGE_RW | _PAGE_NX)))
+		return new;
+
+	if ((pgprot_val(new) & (_PAGE_RW | _PAGE_NX)) != _PAGE_RW)
+		return new;
+
+	end = start + npg * PAGE_SIZE - 1;
+	WARN(1, "CPA refuse W^X violation: %016llx -> %016llx range: 0x%016lx - 0x%016lx PFN %lx\n",
+	     (unsigned long long)pgprot_val(old),
+	     (unsigned long long)pgprot_val(new),
+	     start, end, pfn);
+
+	/* refuse the transition into WX */
+	return old;
+}
+
 /*
  * Lookup the page table entry for a virtual address in a specific pgd.
  * Return a pointer to the entry and the level of the mapping.
@@ -885,6 +909,8 @@ static int __should_split_large_page(pte_t *kpte, unsigned long address,
 	new_prot = static_protections(req_prot, lpaddr, old_pfn, numpages,
 				      psize, CPA_DETECT);
 
+	new_prot = verify_rwx(old_prot, new_prot, lpaddr, old_pfn, numpages);
+
 	/*
 	 * If there is a conflict, split the large page.
 	 *
@@ -1525,6 +1551,7 @@ static int __change_page_attr(struct cpa_data *cpa, int primary)
 
 	if (level == PG_LEVEL_4K) {
 		pte_t new_pte;
+		pgprot_t old_prot = pte_pgprot(old_pte);
 		pgprot_t new_prot = pte_pgprot(old_pte);
 		unsigned long pfn = pte_pfn(old_pte);
 
@@ -1536,6 +1563,8 @@ static int __change_page_attr(struct cpa_data *cpa, int primary)
 		new_prot = static_protections(new_prot, address, pfn, 1, 0,
 					      CPA_PROTECT);
 
+		new_prot = verify_rwx(old_prot, new_prot, address, pfn, 1);
+
 		new_prot = pgprot_clear_protnone_bits(new_prot);
 
 		/*