linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] perf record: Fix segmentation fault in record__read_lost

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Date:   Mon, 26 Sep 2022 13:59:29 +0100
From:   Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
To:     Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc:     Leo Yan <leo.yan@...aro.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>,
        Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
        linux-perf-users <linux-perf-users@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] perf record: Fix segmentation fault in
 record__read_lost_samples()

Em Sat, Sep 24, 2022 at 09:52:09AM -0700, Namhyung Kim escreveu:
> Hi Leo,
> 
> On Sat, Sep 24, 2022 at 4:34 AM Leo Yan <leo.yan@...aro.org> wrote:
> >
> > Commit a49aa8a54e86 ("perf record: Read and inject LOST_SAMPLES events")
> > causes segmentation fault when run the "perf mem record" command in
> > unprivileged mode, the output log is:
> >
> >   $ ./perf mem record --all-user -o perf_test.data -- ./test_program
> >   Error:
> >   Access to performance monitoring and observability operations is limited.
> >   Consider adjusting /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid setting to open
> >   access to performance monitoring and observability operations for processes
> >   without CAP_PERFMON, CAP_SYS_PTRACE or CAP_SYS_ADMIN Linux capability.
> >   More information can be found at 'Perf events and tool security' document:
> >   https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/perf-security.html
> >   perf_event_paranoid setting is 4:
> >     -1: Allow use of (almost) all events by all users
> >         Ignore mlock limit after perf_event_mlock_kb without CAP_IPC_LOCK
> >   >= 0: Disallow raw and ftrace function tracepoint access
> >   >= 1: Disallow CPU event access
> >   >= 2: Disallow kernel profiling
> >   To make the adjusted perf_event_paranoid setting permanent preserve it
> >   in /etc/sysctl.conf (e.g. kernel.perf_event_paranoid = <setting>)
> >   perf: Segmentation fault
> >   Obtained 16 stack frames.
> >   ./perf(dump_stack+0x31) [0x55b7aa1e8070]
> >   ./perf(sighandler_dump_stack+0x36) [0x55b7aa1e815e]
> >   ./perf(+0xc9120) [0x55b7aa0a9120]
> >   /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x4251f) [0x7fd03ef8151f]
> >   ./perf(+0xccaca) [0x55b7aa0acaca]
> >   ./perf(+0xcf4ab) [0x55b7aa0af4ab]
> >   ./perf(cmd_record+0xd50) [0x55b7aa0b28df]
> >   ./perf(+0x112f77) [0x55b7aa0f2f77]
> >   ./perf(cmd_mem+0x53b) [0x55b7aa0f406c]
> >   ./perf(+0x19979c) [0x55b7aa17979c]
> >   ./perf(+0x199a37) [0x55b7aa179a37]
> >   ./perf(+0x199b95) [0x55b7aa179b95]
> >   ./perf(main+0x2c7) [0x55b7aa179fbd]
> >   /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x29d8f) [0x7fd03ef68d8f]
> >   /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0x7f) [0x7fd03ef68e3f]
> >   ./perf(_start+0x24) [0x55b7aa089974]
> >   Segmentation fault (core dumped)
> >
> > In the unprivileged mode perf fails to open PMU event, the function
> > record__open() returns error and "session->evlist" is NULL; this leads
> > to segmentation fault when iterates "session->evlist" in the function
> > record__read_lost_samples().
> >
> > This patch checks "session->evlist" in record__read_lost_samples(), if
> > "session->evlist" is NULL then the function directly bails out to avoid
> > segmentation fault.
> >
> > Fixes: a49aa8a54e86 ("perf record: Read and inject LOST_SAMPLES events")
> > Signed-off-by: Leo Yan <leo.yan@...aro.org>
> 
> Thanks for the fix and sorry for the inconvenience.
> Actually I sent the same fix a few weeks ago.
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220909235024.278281-1-namhyung@kernel.org

collecting it now, and adding that Fixes from Leo's patch, ok?

- Arnaldo
 
> Thanks,
> Namhyung
> 
> 
> > ---
> >  tools/perf/builtin-record.c | 4 ++++
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
> > index 02e38f50a138..012b46dd4999 100644
> > --- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
> > +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
> > @@ -1888,6 +1888,10 @@ static void record__read_lost_samples(struct record *rec)
> >         struct perf_record_lost_samples *lost;
> >         struct evsel *evsel;
> >
> > +       /* No any event is opened, directly bail out */
> > +       if (!session->evlist)
> > +               return;
> > +
> >         lost = zalloc(PERF_SAMPLE_MAX_SIZE);
> >         if (lost == NULL) {
> >                 pr_debug("Memory allocation failed\n");
> > --
> > 2.34.1
> >

-- 

- Arnaldo