[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]
Message-ID: <CAGXu5j+P=8HnkJA895wuKrEb6n+hK4RqFJhFSQqUhRWbxhpoag@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 12:29:27 -0800
From: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To: Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
Jeremy Linton <jeremy.linton@....com>, Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
"kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com" <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
PaX Team <pageexec@...email.hu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lkdtm: add test for executing .rodata
On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 5:06 PM, Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 02/16/2016 01:49 PM, Kees Cook wrote:
>>
>> Make sure that the read-only data section isn't executable.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
>> ---
>> drivers/misc/lkdtm.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++-------
>> 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c b/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c
>> index 11fdadc68e53..9835fcc0506e 100644
>> --- a/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c
>> +++ b/drivers/misc/lkdtm.c
>> @@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ enum ctype {
>> CT_EXEC_STACK,
>> CT_EXEC_KMALLOC,
>> CT_EXEC_VMALLOC,
>> + CT_EXEC_RODATA,
>> CT_EXEC_USERSPACE,
>> CT_ACCESS_USERSPACE,
>> CT_WRITE_RO,
>> @@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ static char* cp_type[] = {
>> "EXEC_STACK",
>> "EXEC_KMALLOC",
>> "EXEC_VMALLOC",
>> + "EXEC_RODATA",
>> "EXEC_USERSPACE",
>> "ACCESS_USERSPACE",
>> "WRITE_RO",
>> @@ -315,6 +317,12 @@ static int recursive_loop(int remaining)
>> return recursive_loop(remaining - 1);
>> }
>>
>> +static void __attribute__((__section__(".rodata,\"a\",@progbits#")))
>> +do_nothing_rodata(void)
>> +{
>> + return;
>> +}
>> +
>
>
>>
>
> This doesn't cross compile for me on arm64 with two different toolchains
>
> CC drivers/misc/lkdtm.o
> /tmp/ccHzIWIx.s: Assembler messages:
> /tmp/ccHzIWIx.s:21: Error: junk at end of line, first unrecognized character
> is `#'
> /tmp/ccHzIWIx.s: Error: unaligned opcodes detected in executable segment
> scripts/Makefile.build:258: recipe for target 'drivers/misc/lkdtm.o' failed
> make[2]: *** [drivers/misc/lkdtm.o] Error 1
> scripts/Makefile.build:407: recipe for target 'drivers/misc' failed
> make[1]: *** [drivers/misc] Error 2
> Makefile:950: recipe for target 'drivers' failed
> make: *** [drivers] Error 2
>
> I don't know the assembler well enough to give any insight.
Hm, bummer. I was trying to get fancy with the function forced into
.rodata by trying to force the bits. Looks like "#" is not seen as a
comment character by the toolchain you're using.
Anyone else successfully done tricks like this?
-Kees
--
Kees Cook
Chrome OS & Brillo Security
Powered by blists - more mailing lists
Confused about mailing lists and their use?
Read about mailing lists on Wikipedia
and check out these
guidelines on proper formatting of your messages.
