lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2021]   [Feb]   [21]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 3/8] securtiy/brute: Detect a brute force attack
From
Date
Hi--

On 2/21/21 7:49 AM, John Wood wrote:
>
> Signed-off-by: John Wood <john.wood@gmx.com>
> ---
> security/brute/brute.c | 488 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> 1 file changed, 474 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/security/brute/brute.c b/security/brute/brute.c
> index 70f812bb7763..645bd6e02638 100644
> --- a/security/brute/brute.c
> +++ b/security/brute/brute.c


> +/**
> + * print_fork_attack_running() - Warn about a fork brute force attack.
> + */
> +static inline void print_fork_attack_running(void)
> +{
> + pr_warn("Fork brute force attack detected [%s]\n", current->comm);
> +}

Do these pr_warn() calls need to be rate-limited so that they don't
flood the kernel log?


> +/**
> + * print_exec_attack_running() - Warn about an exec brute force attack.
> + * @stats: Statistical data shared by all the fork hierarchy processes.
> + *
> + * The statistical data shared by all the fork hierarchy processes cannot be
> + * NULL.
> + *
> + * Before showing the process name it is mandatory to find a process that holds
> + * a pointer to the exec statistics.
> + *
> + * Context: Must be called with tasklist_lock and brute_stats_ptr_lock held.
> + */
> +static void print_exec_attack_running(const struct brute_stats *stats)
> +{
> + struct task_struct *p;
> + struct brute_stats **p_stats;
> + bool found = false;
> +
> + for_each_process(p) {
> + p_stats = brute_stats_ptr(p);
> + if (*p_stats == stats) {
> + found = true;
> + break;
> + }
> }
> +
> + if (WARN(!found, "No exec process\n"))
> + return;
> +
> + pr_warn("Exec brute force attack detected [%s]\n", p->comm);
> +}


thanks.
--
~Randy

\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2021-02-22 03:28    [W:1.882 / U:1.276 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site