From: Nadav Amit <na...@vmware.com>

[ Upstream commit f2c65fb3221adc6b73b0549fc7ba892022db9797 ]

When modules and BPF filters are loaded, there is a time window in
which some memory is both writable and executable. An attacker that has
already found another vulnerability (e.g., a dangling pointer) might be
able to exploit this behavior to overwrite kernel code. Prevent having
writable executable PTEs in this stage.

In addition, avoiding having W+X mappings can also slightly simplify the
patching of modules code on initialization (e.g., by alternatives and
static-key), as would be done in the next patch. This was actually the
main motivation for this patch.

To avoid having W+X mappings, set them initially as RW (NX) and after
they are set as RO set them as X as well. Setting them as executable is
done as a separate step to avoid one core in which the old PTE is cached
(hence writable), and another which sees the updated PTE (executable),
which would break the W^X protection.

Suggested-by: Thomas Gleixner <t...@linutronix.de>
Suggested-by: Andy Lutomirski <l...@amacapital.net>
Signed-off-by: Nadav Amit <na...@vmware.com>
Signed-off-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgeco...@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <pet...@infradead.org>
Cc: <a...@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: <ard.biesheu...@linaro.org>
Cc: <deneen.t.d...@intel.com>
Cc: <kernel-harden...@lists.openwall.com>
Cc: <kris...@linux.intel.com>
Cc: <linux_...@icloud.com>
Cc: <will.dea...@arm.com>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <l...@kernel.org>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <b...@alien8.de>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.han...@intel.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <h...@zytor.com>
Cc: Jessica Yu <j...@kernel.org>
Cc: Kees Cook <keesc...@chromium.org>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torva...@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhira...@kernel.org>
Cc: Rik van Riel <r...@surriel.com>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190426001143.4983-12-na...@vmware.com
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mi...@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sas...@kernel.org>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++-------
 arch/x86/kernel/module.c      |  2 +-
 include/linux/filter.h        |  1 +
 kernel/module.c               |  5 +++++
 4 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index ebeac487a20c7..2db985513917a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -666,15 +666,29 @@ void __init alternative_instructions(void)
  * handlers seeing an inconsistent instruction while you patch.
  */
 void *__init_or_module text_poke_early(void *addr, const void *opcode,
-                                             size_t len)
+                                      size_t len)
 {
        unsigned long flags;
-       local_irq_save(flags);
-       memcpy(addr, opcode, len);
-       local_irq_restore(flags);
-       sync_core();
-       /* Could also do a CLFLUSH here to speed up CPU recovery; but
-          that causes hangs on some VIA CPUs. */
+
+       if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NX) &&
+           is_module_text_address((unsigned long)addr)) {
+               /*
+                * Modules text is marked initially as non-executable, so the
+                * code cannot be running and speculative code-fetches are
+                * prevented. Just change the code.
+                */
+               memcpy(addr, opcode, len);
+       } else {
+               local_irq_save(flags);
+               memcpy(addr, opcode, len);
+               local_irq_restore(flags);
+               sync_core();
+
+               /*
+                * Could also do a CLFLUSH here to speed up CPU recovery; but
+                * that causes hangs on some VIA CPUs.
+                */
+       }
        return addr;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/module.c b/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
index b052e883dd8cc..cfa3106faee42 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
        p = __vmalloc_node_range(size, MODULE_ALIGN,
                                    MODULES_VADDR + get_module_load_offset(),
                                    MODULES_END, GFP_KERNEL,
-                                   PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC, 0, NUMA_NO_NODE,
+                                   PAGE_KERNEL, 0, NUMA_NO_NODE,
                                    __builtin_return_address(0));
        if (p && (kasan_module_alloc(p, size) < 0)) {
                vfree(p);
diff --git a/include/linux/filter.h b/include/linux/filter.h
index 3358646a8e7a7..42513fa6846c9 100644
--- a/include/linux/filter.h
+++ b/include/linux/filter.h
@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@ static inline void bpf_prog_unlock_ro(struct bpf_prog *fp)
 static inline void bpf_jit_binary_lock_ro(struct bpf_binary_header *hdr)
 {
        set_memory_ro((unsigned long)hdr, hdr->pages);
+       set_memory_x((unsigned long)hdr, hdr->pages);
 }
 
 static inline void bpf_jit_binary_unlock_ro(struct bpf_binary_header *hdr)
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 2ad1b52399109..ae1b77da6a200 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1950,8 +1950,13 @@ void module_enable_ro(const struct module *mod, bool 
after_init)
                return;
 
        frob_text(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_ro);
+       frob_text(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_x);
+
        frob_rodata(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_ro);
+
        frob_text(&mod->init_layout, set_memory_ro);
+       frob_text(&mod->init_layout, set_memory_x);
+
        frob_rodata(&mod->init_layout, set_memory_ro);
 
        if (after_init)
-- 
2.20.1

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