On Mon, Aug 04, 2014 at 09:22:59PM +0400, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> During development of c/r we've noticed that in case if we need to
> support user namespaces we face a problem with capabilities in
> prctl(PR_SET_MM, ...) call, in particular once new user namespace
> is created capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE) no longer passes.
>
> A approach is to eliminate CAP_SYS_RESOURCE check but pass all
> new values in one bundle, which would allow the kernel to make
> more intensive test for sanity of values and same time allow us to
> support checkpoint/restore of user namespaces.
>
> Thus a new command PR_SET_MM_MAP introduced. It takes a pointer of
> prctl_mm_map structure which carries all the members to be updated.
>
> prctl(PR_SET_MM, PR_SET_MM_MAP, struct prctl_mm_map *, size)
>
> struct prctl_mm_map {
> __u64 start_code;
> __u64 end_code;
> __u64 start_data;
> __u64 end_data;
> __u64 start_brk;
> __u64 brk;
> __u64 start_stack;
> __u64 arg_start;
> __u64 arg_end;
> __u64 env_start;
> __u64 env_end;
> __u64 *auxv;
> __u32 auxv_size;
> __u32 exe_fd;
> };
>
> All members except @exe_fd correspond ones of struct mm_struct.
> To figure out which available values these members may take here
> are meanings of the members.
>
> - start_code, end_code: represent bounds of executable code area
> - start_data, end_data: represent bounds of data area
> - start_brk, brk: used to calculate bounds for brk() syscall
> - start_stack: used when accounting space needed for command
> line arguments, environment and shmat() syscall
> - arg_start, arg_end, env_start, env_end: represent memory area
> supplied for command line arguments and environment variables
> - auxv, auxv_size: carries auxiliary vector, Elf format specifics
> - exe_fd: file descriptor number for executable link (/proc/self/exe)
>
> Thus we apply the following requirements to the values
>
> 1) Any member except @auxv, @auxv_size, @exe_fd is rather an address
> in user space thus it must be laying inside [mmap_min_addr, mmap_max_addr)
> interval.
>
> 2) While @[start|end]_code and @[start|end]_data may point to an nonexisting
> VMAs (say a program maps own new .text and .data segments during execution)
> the rest of members should belong to VMA which must exist.
>
> 3) Addresses must be ordered, ie @start_ member must not be greater or
> equal to appropriate @end_ member.
>
> 4) As in regular Elf loading procedure we require that @start_brk and
> @brk be greater than @end_data.
>
> 5) If RLIMIT_DATA rlimit is set to non-infinity new values should not
> exceed existing limit. Same applies to RLIMIT_STACK.
>
> 6) Auxiliary vector size must not exceed existing one (which is
> predefined as AT_VECTOR_SIZE and depends on architecture).
>
> 7) File descriptor passed in @exe_file should be pointing
> to executable file (because we use existing prctl_set_mm_exe_file_locked
> helper it ensures that the file we are going to use as exe link has all
> required permission granted).
>
> Now about where these members are involved inside kernel code:
>
> - @start_code and @end_code are used in /proc/$pid/[stat|statm] output;
>
> - @start_data and @end_data are used in /proc/$pid/[stat|statm] output,
> also they are considered if there enough space for brk() syscall
> result if RLIMIT_DATA is set;
>
> - @start_brk shown in /proc/$pid/stat output and accounted in brk()
> syscall if RLIMIT_DATA is set; also this member is tested to
> find a symbolic name of mmap event for perf system (we choose
> if event is generated for "heap" area); one more aplication is
> selinux -- we test if a process has PROCESS__EXECHEAP permission
> if trying to make heap area being executable with mprotect() syscall;
>
> - @brk is a current value for brk() syscall which lays inside heap
> area, it's shown in /proc/$pid/stat. When syscall brk() succesfully
> provides new memory area to a user space upon brk() completion the
> mm::brk is updated to carry new value;
>
> Both @start_brk and @brk are actively used in /proc/$pid/maps
> and /proc/$pid/smaps output to find a symbolic name "heap" for
> VMA being scanned;
>
> - @start_stack is printed out in /proc/$pid/stat and used to
> find a symbolic name "stack" for task and threads in
> /proc/$pid/maps and /proc/$pid/smaps output, and as the same
> as with @start_brk -- perf system uses it for event naming.
> Also kernel treat this member as a start address of where
> to map vDSO pages and to check if there is enough space
> for shmat() syscall;
>
> - @arg_start, @arg_end, @env_start and @env_end are printed out
> in /proc/$pid/stat. Another access to the data these members
> represent is to read /proc/$pid/environ or /proc/$pid/cmdline.
> Any attempt to read these areas kernel tests with access_process_vm
> helper so a user must have enough rights for this action;
>
> - @auxv and @auxv_size may be read from /proc/$pid/auxv. Strictly
> speaking kernel doesn't care much about which exactly data is
> sitting there because it is solely for userspace;
>
> - @exe_fd is referred from /proc/$pid/exe and when generating
> coredump. We uses prctl_set_mm_exe_file_locked helper to update
> this member, so exe-file link modification remains one-shot
> action.
>
> Still note that updating exe-file link now doesn't require sys-resource
> capability anymore, after all there is no much profit in preventing setup
> own file link (there are a number of ways to execute own code -- ptrace,
> ld-preload, so that the only reliable way to find which exactly code
> is executed is to inspect running program memory). Still we require
> the caller to be at least user-namespace root user.
>
> I believe the old interface should be deprecated and ripped off
> in a couple of kernel releases if no one against.
>
> To test if new interface is implemented in the kernel one
> can pass PR_SET_MM_MAP_SIZE opcode and the kernel returns
> the size of currently supported struct prctl_mm_map.
>
> v2:
> - compact macros (by keescook@)
> - wrap new code with CONFIG_ (by akpm@)
>
> v3 (by jln@):
> - use __prctl_check_order for brk and start_brk
> - use may_adjust_brk helper
> - make sure that only root can update @exe_fd link
>
> Signed-off-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcu...@openvz.org>
> Cc: Kees Cook <keesc...@chromium.org>
> Cc: Tejun Heo <t...@kernel.org>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <a...@linux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Andrew Vagin <ava...@openvz.org>
Acked-by: Andrew Vagin <ava...@openvz.org>
I have tested this patch with criu. Everything work as expected.
Thanks.
> Cc: Eric W. Biederman <ebied...@xmission.com>
> Cc: H. Peter Anvin <h...@zytor.com>
> Cc: Serge Hallyn <serge.hal...@canonical.com>
> Cc: Pavel Emelyanov <xe...@parallels.com>
> Cc: Vasiliy Kulikov <seg...@openwall.com>
> Cc: KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki <kamezawa.hir...@jp.fujitsu.com>
> Cc: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpa...@gmail.com>
> Cc: Julien Tinnes <j...@google.com>
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