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SubjectRe: [PATCH v5 1/3] arm64: ptrace: reload a syscall number after ptrace operations
On 07/24/2014 12:54 PM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> On 07/22/2014 02:14 AM, AKASHI Takahiro wrote:
>> Arm64 holds a syscall number in w8(x8) register. Ptrace tracer may change
>> its value either to:
>> * any valid syscall number to alter a system call, or
>> * -1 to skip a system call
>>
>> This patch implements this behavior by reloading that value into syscallno
>> in struct pt_regs after tracehook_report_syscall_entry() or
>> secure_computing(). In case of '-1', a return value of system call can also
>> be changed by the tracer setting the value to x0 register, and so
>> sys_ni_nosyscall() should not be called.
>>
>> See also:
>> 42309ab4, ARM: 8087/1: ptrace: reload syscall number after
>> secure_computing() check
>>
>> Signed-off-by: AKASHI Takahiro <takahiro.akashi@linaro.org>
>> ---
>> arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S | 2 ++
>> arch/arm64/kernel/ptrace.c | 13 +++++++++++++
>> 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
>> index 5141e79..de8bdbc 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
>> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S
>> @@ -628,6 +628,8 @@ ENDPROC(el0_svc)
>> __sys_trace:
>> mov x0, sp
>> bl syscall_trace_enter
>> + cmp w0, #-1 // skip syscall?
>> + b.eq ret_to_user
>
> Does this mean that skipped syscalls will cause exit tracing to be skipped?

Yes. (and I guess yes on arm, too)

> If so, then you risk (at least) introducing
> a nice user-triggerable OOPS if audit is enabled.

Can you please elaborate this?
Since I didn't find any definition of audit's behavior when syscall is
rewritten to -1, I thought it is reasonable to skip "exit tracing" of
"skipped" syscall.
(otherwise, "fake" seems to be more appropriate :)

-Takahiro AKASHI

> This bug existed for *years* on x86_32, and it amazes me that no one
> ever triggered it by accident. (Grr, audit.)
>
> --Andy


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