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perf record: Fix segfault when running with suid and kptr_restrict is 1

Message ID 1474430180-130916-1-git-send-email-wangnan0@huawei.com
State Superseded
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Wang Nan Sept. 21, 2016, 3:56 a.m. UTC
Before this patch perf panic if kptr_restrict set to 1 and perf is owned
by root with suid set:

 $ whoami
 wangnan
 $ ls -l ./perf
 -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 19781908 Sep 21 19:29 /home/wangnan/perf
 $ cat /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict
 1
 $ cat /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid
 -1
 $ ./perf record -a
 Segmentation fault (core dumped)

The reason is perf assumes it is allowed to read kptr from /proc/kallsyms
when euid is root, but in fact kernel doesn't allow it reading kptr when
euid and uid are not match with each other:

 $ cp /bin/cat .
 $ sudo chown root:root ./cat
 $ sudo chmod u+s ./cat
 $ cat /proc/kallsyms | grep do_fork
 0000000000000000 T _do_fork          <--- kptr is hidden even euid is root
 $ sudo cat /proc/kallsyms | grep do_fork
 ffffffff81080230 T _do_fork

See lib/vsprintf.c for kernel side code.

This patch fixes this problem by checking both uid and euid.

Signed-off-by: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com>

Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
---

Resend with a meanless blank like removed.

---
 tools/perf/util/symbol.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

-- 
1.8.3.4

Comments

Wang Nan Sept. 23, 2016, 7 a.m. UTC | #1
On 2016/9/22 23:41, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> Em Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 03:56:20AM +0000, Wang Nan escreveu:

>> Before this patch perf panic if kptr_restrict set to 1 and perf is owned

>> by root with suid set:

>>

>>   $ whoami

>>   wangnan

>>   $ ls -l ./perf

>>   -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root 19781908 Sep 21 19:29 /home/wangnan/perf

>>   $ cat /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict

>>   1

>>   $ cat /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid

>>   -1

>>   $ ./perf record -a

>>   Segmentation fault (core dumped)

> Trying to reproduce this here, and failing, where am I making a mistake?

>

>   


I tried again. Not related to paranoid. If 
/proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict is set to
1 and perf runs with (euid == 0 && uid != 0) it will panic at:

int perf_event__synthesize_kernel_mmap(struct perf_tool *tool,
         ...
         kmap = map__kmap(map);
         size = snprintf(event->mmap.filename, sizeof(event->mmap.filename),
                         "%s%s", mmap_name, kmap->ref_reloc_sym->name) + 
1; <-- *kmap->ref_reloc_sym is NULL*
         ...
}

because following function:

machine__create_kernel_maps
  machine__get_running_kernel_start

returns NULL, so kmap->ref_reloc_sym is never set.

No-root user never get the crash point because in 
perf_event__synthesize_kernel_mmap()
symbol_conf.kptr_restrict is true so perf_event__synthesize_kernel_mmap 
directly returns
fail.

Have you tried following 'cat' test?

>> The reason is perf assumes it is allowed to read kptr from /proc/kallsyms

>> when euid is root, but in fact kernel doesn't allow it reading kptr when

>> euid and uid are not match with each other:

>   

>>   $ cp /bin/cat .

>>   $ sudo chown root:root ./cat

>>   $ sudo chmod u+s ./cat

>>   $ cat /proc/kallsyms | grep do_fork

>>   0000000000000000 T _do_fork          <--- kptr is hidden even euid is root

>>   $ sudo cat /proc/kallsyms | grep do_fork

>>   ffffffff81080230 T _do_fork

>>

>> See lib/vsprintf.c for kernel side code.

>>

>> This patch fixes this problem by checking both uid and euid.

> Humm, can't we just do:

>

> -			value = (geteuid() != 0) ?

> +			value = (getuid() != 0) ?


No. though not very useful, by chown u+s one can make ((uid == 0) && 
(euid != 0)) by:

  # chown wangnan:wangnan ./perf
  # chmod u+s ./perf

Then perf fail if run by root:
  # ./perf record -a
  Segmentation fault (core dumped)

But okay for normal user.

Thank you.

> I did it here and it seems to work:

>

> [acme@jouet linux]$ whoami

> acme

> [acme@jouet linux]$ ls -la ~/bin/perf

> -rwsr-xr-x. 2 root root 15539952 Sep 22 12:38 /home/acme/bin/perf

> [acme@jouet linux]$ cat /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict

> 1

> [acme@jouet linux]$ cat /proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid

> -1

> [acme@jouet linux]$ ~acme/bin/perf record -a

>    Warning: File /home/acme/.perfconfig not owned by current user or root, ignoring it.

> WARNING: Kernel address maps (/proc/{kallsyms,modules}) are restricted,

> check /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict.

>

> Samples in kernel functions may not be resolved if a suitable vmlinux

> file is not found in the buildid cache or in the vmlinux path.

>

> Samples in kernel modules won't be resolved at all.

>

> If some relocation was applied (e.g. kexec) symbols may be misresolved

> even with a suitable vmlinux or kallsyms file.

>

> Couldn't record kernel reference relocation symbol

> Symbol resolution may be skewed if relocation was used (e.g. kexec).

> Check /proc/kallsyms permission or run as root.

> ^C[ perf record: Woken up 17 times to write data ]

> [ perf record: Captured and wrote 6.474 MB perf.data (90771 samples) ]

>

> [acme@jouet linux]$ perf report -D 2>&1 | grep PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE | wc -l

> 90770

> [acme@jouet linux]$ perf evlist

>    Warning: File /home/acme/.perfconfig not owned by current user or root, ignoring it.

> cycles:ppp

> [acme@jouet linux]$ ls -la ~/.perfconfig

> -rw-rw-r--. 1 acme acme 27 Aug 12 17:57 /home/acme/.perfconfig

> [acme@jouet linux]$

>

>

> - Arnaldo

>

>   

>> Signed-off-by: Wang Nan <wangnan0@huawei.com>

>> Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>

>> ---

>>

>> Resend with a meanless blank like removed.

>>

>> ---

>>   tools/perf/util/symbol.c | 2 +-

>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

>>

>> diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c

>> index 19c9c55..c55e781 100644

>> --- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c

>> +++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c

>> @@ -1947,7 +1947,7 @@ static bool symbol__read_kptr_restrict(void)

>>   		char line[8];

>>   

>>   		if (fgets(line, sizeof(line), fp) != NULL)

>> -			value = (geteuid() != 0) ?

>> +			value = ((geteuid() != 0) || (getuid() != 0)) ?

>>   					(atoi(line) != 0) :

>>   					(atoi(line) == 2);

>>   

>> -- 

>> 1.8.3.4
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diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 19c9c55..c55e781 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1947,7 +1947,7 @@  static bool symbol__read_kptr_restrict(void)
 		char line[8];
 
 		if (fgets(line, sizeof(line), fp) != NULL)
-			value = (geteuid() != 0) ?
+			value = ((geteuid() != 0) || (getuid() != 0)) ?
 					(atoi(line) != 0) :
 					(atoi(line) == 2);