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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] module: Harden STRICT_MODULE_RWX
On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 06:01:35PM +0200, Jessica Yu wrote:
> +++ Mauro Carvalho Chehab [11/08/20 17:27 +0200]:
> > Em Tue, 11 Aug 2020 16:55:24 +0200
> > peterz@infradead.org escreveu:
> >
> > > On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 04:34:27PM +0200, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> > > > [33] .plt PROGBITS 0000000000000340 00035c80
> > > > 0000000000000001 0000000000000000 WAX 0 0 1
> > > > [34] .init.plt NOBITS 0000000000000341 00035c81
> > > > 0000000000000001 0000000000000000 WA 0 0 1
> > > > [35] .text.ftrace[...] PROGBITS 0000000000000342 00035c81
> > > > 0000000000000001 0000000000000000 WAX 0 0 1
> > >
> > > .plt and .text.ftrace_tramplines are buggered.
> > >
> > > arch/arm64/kernel/module.lds even marks then as NOLOAD.
> >
> > Hmm... Shouldn't the code at module_enforce_rwx_sections() or at
> > load_module() ignore such sections instead of just rejecting probing
> > all modules?
> >
> > I mean, if the existing toolchain is not capable of excluding
> > those sections, either the STRICT_MODULE_RWX hardening should be
> > disabled, if a broken toolchain is detected or some runtime code
> > should handle such sections on a different way.
>
> Hi Mauro, thanks for providing the readelf output. The sections marked 'WAX'
> are indeed the reason why the module loader is rejecting them.
>
> Interesting, my cross-compiled modules do not have the executable flag -
>
> [38] .plt NOBITS 0000000000000340 00038fc0
> 0000000000000001 0000000000000000 WA 0 0 1
> [39] .init.plt NOBITS 0000000000000341 00038fc0
> 0000000000000001 0000000000000000 WA 0 0 1
> [40] .text.ftrace_tram NOBITS 0000000000000342 00038fc0
> 0000000000000001 0000000000000000 WA 0 0 1

FWIW, I also see the same output as you for both of the GCC 9 and Clang 11
builds I have kicking around, and there are no WAX sections in sight.

Will

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