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Message-ID: <CAGXu5jLmtC-NeJvRbPhNz1XDg2NFvjPJf3mpHQ2tL_cMPvD2Pg@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2016 15:25:39 -0800
From: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To: Scott Bauer <sbauer@....utah.edu>
Cc: abhiram@...utah.edu, 
	"kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com" <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>, 
	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] SROP Mitigation: Architecture
 independent code for signal cookies

On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 11:59 PM, Scott Bauer <sbauer@....utah.edu> wrote:
> This patch adds a per-process secret to the task struct which
> will be used during signal delivery and during a sigreturn.
> Also, logic is added in signal.c to generate, place, extract,
> clear and verify the signal cookie.
>
> Signed-off-by: Scott Bauer <sbauer@....utah.edu>
> ---
>  fs/exec.c              |  3 +++
>  include/linux/sched.h  |  7 +++++++
>  include/linux/signal.h |  2 ++
>  kernel/signal.c        | 53 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  4 files changed, 65 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
> index 828ec5f..1b1b27b 100644
> --- a/fs/exec.c
> +++ b/fs/exec.c
> @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
>  #include <linux/pipe_fs_i.h>
>  #include <linux/oom.h>
>  #include <linux/compat.h>
> +#include <linux/random.h>
>
>  #include <asm/uaccess.h>
>  #include <asm/mmu_context.h>
> @@ -1135,6 +1136,8 @@ void setup_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm)
>         /* This is the point of no return */
>         current->sas_ss_sp = current->sas_ss_size = 0;
>
> +       get_random_bytes(&current->sig_cookie, sizeof(current->sig_cookie));
> +
>         if (uid_eq(current_euid(), current_uid()) && gid_eq(current_egid(), current_gid()))
>                 set_dumpable(current->mm, SUID_DUMP_USER);
>         else
> diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
> index 61aa9bb..8d8f5ae 100644
> --- a/include/linux/sched.h
> +++ b/include/linux/sched.h
> @@ -1496,6 +1496,13 @@ struct task_struct {
>         unsigned long stack_canary;
>  #endif
>         /*
> +        * Canary value for signal frames placed on user stack.
> +        * This helps mitigate "Signal Return oriented program"
> +        * exploits in userland.
> +        */
> +       unsigned long sig_cookie;
> +
> +       /*
>          * pointers to (original) parent process, youngest child, younger sibling,
>          * older sibling, respectively.  (p->father can be replaced with
>          * p->real_parent->pid)
> diff --git a/include/linux/signal.h b/include/linux/signal.h
> index 92557bb..fae0618 100644
> --- a/include/linux/signal.h
> +++ b/include/linux/signal.h
> @@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ extern int get_signal(struct ksignal *ksig);
>  extern void signal_setup_done(int failed, struct ksignal *ksig, int stepping);
>  extern void exit_signals(struct task_struct *tsk);
>  extern void kernel_sigaction(int, __sighandler_t);
> +extern int set_sigcookie(unsigned long __user *location);
> +extern int verify_clear_sigcookie(unsigned long __user *sig_cookie_ptr);
>
>  static inline void allow_signal(int sig)
>  {
> diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
> index f3f1f7a..11fc2b2 100644
> --- a/kernel/signal.c
> +++ b/kernel/signal.c
> @@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
>  #include <linux/compat.h>
>  #include <linux/cn_proc.h>
>  #include <linux/compiler.h>
> +#include <linux/hash.h>
>
>  #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
>  #include <trace/events/signal.h>
> @@ -2430,6 +2431,58 @@ out:
>         }
>  }
>
> +static unsigned long gen_sigcookie(unsigned long __user *location)
> +{
> +
> +       unsigned long sig_cookie;
> +
> +       sig_cookie = (unsigned long) location ^ current->sig_cookie;
> +

If the cookie is secret, is there a need for the hashing?

> +       sig_cookie = hash_long(sig_cookie, sizeof(sig_cookie) * BITS_PER_BYTE);
> +
> +       return sig_cookie;
> +}
> +
> +int set_sigcookie(unsigned long __user *location)
> +{
> +
> +       unsigned long sig_cookie = gen_sigcookie(location);
> +
> +       if(!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, location, sizeof(*location)))
> +               return 1;
> +
> +       return __put_user(sig_cookie, location);

Couldn't regular put_user be used instead of the separate access_ok?

> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_sigcookie);
> +
> +int verify_clear_sigcookie(unsigned long __user *sig_cookie_ptr)
> +{
> +       unsigned long user_cookie;
> +       unsigned long calculated_cookie;
> +
> +       if (!access_ok(VERIFY_WRITE, sig_cookie_ptr, sizeof(*sig_cookie_ptr)))
> +               return 1;
> +
> +       if (get_user(user_cookie, sig_cookie_ptr))
> +               return 1;
> +
> +       calculated_cookie = gen_sigcookie(sig_cookie_ptr);
> +
> +       if (user_cookie != calculated_cookie) {
> +               pr_warn("Signal protector does not match what kernel set it to"\
> +                       ". Possible exploit attempt or buggy program!\n");
> +               return 1;
> +
> +       }
> +
> +       user_cookie = 0;
> +       if (__put_user(user_cookie, sig_cookie_ptr))
> +               return 1;
> +
> +       return 0;
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(verify_clear_sigcookie);

I think this and the earlier EXPORT_SYMBOLs should be collected at
below with the others for this file.

-Kees

> +
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(recalc_sigpending);
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dequeue_signal);
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_signals);
> --
> 1.9.1
>



-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS & Brillo Security

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