[PATCH v5] livepatch: Clear relocation targets on a module removal

Christophe Leroy christophe.leroy at csgroup.eu
Wed Aug 31 18:01:30 AEST 2022



Le 30/08/2022 à 20:53, Song Liu a écrit :
> From: Miroslav Benes <mbenes at suse.cz>
> 
> Josh reported a bug:
> 
>    When the object to be patched is a module, and that module is
>    rmmod'ed and reloaded, it fails to load with:
> 
>    module: x86/modules: Skipping invalid relocation target, existing value is nonzero for type 2, loc 00000000ba0302e9, val ffffffffa03e293c
>    livepatch: failed to initialize patch 'livepatch_nfsd' for module 'nfsd' (-8)
>    livepatch: patch 'livepatch_nfsd' failed for module 'nfsd', refusing to load module 'nfsd'
> 
>    The livepatch module has a relocation which references a symbol
>    in the _previous_ loading of nfsd. When apply_relocate_add()
>    tries to replace the old relocation with a new one, it sees that
>    the previous one is nonzero and it errors out.
> 
>    On ppc64le, we have a similar issue:
> 
>    module_64: livepatch_nfsd: Expected nop after call, got e8410018 at e_show+0x60/0x548 [livepatch_nfsd]
>    livepatch: failed to initialize patch 'livepatch_nfsd' for module 'nfsd' (-8)
>    livepatch: patch 'livepatch_nfsd' failed for module 'nfsd', refusing to load module 'nfsd'
> 
> He also proposed three different solutions. We could remove the error
> check in apply_relocate_add() introduced by commit eda9cec4c9a1
> ("x86/module: Detect and skip invalid relocations"). However the check
> is useful for detecting corrupted modules.
> 
> We could also deny the patched modules to be removed. If it proved to be
> a major drawback for users, we could still implement a different
> approach. The solution would also complicate the existing code a lot.
> 
> We thus decided to reverse the relocation patching (clear all relocation
> targets on x86_64). The solution is not
> universal and is too much arch-specific, but it may prove to be simpler
> in the end.
> 
> Reported-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe at redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes at suse.cz>
> Signed-off-by: Song Liu <song at kernel.org>
> 
> ---
> 
> NOTE: powerpc code has not be tested.
> 
> Changes v4 = v5:
> 1. Fix compile with powerpc.

Not completely it seems.

   CC      kernel/livepatch/core.o
kernel/livepatch/core.c: In function 'klp_clear_object_relocations':
kernel/livepatch/core.c:352:50: error: passing argument 1 of 
'clear_relocate_add' from incompatible pointer type 
[-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types]
   352 |                 clear_relocate_add(pmod->klp_info->sechdrs,
       |                                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~
       |                                                  |
       |                                                  Elf32_Shdr * 
{aka struct elf32_shdr *}
In file included from kernel/livepatch/core.c:19:
./include/linux/moduleloader.h:76:37: note: expected 'Elf64_Shdr *' {aka 
'struct elf64_shdr *'} but argument is of type 'Elf32_Shdr *' {aka 
'struct elf32_shdr *'}
    76 | void clear_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
       |                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors


Fixup:

diff --git a/include/linux/moduleloader.h b/include/linux/moduleloader.h
index d22b36b84b4b..958e6da7f475 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleloader.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleloader.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
  		       unsigned int relsec,
  		       struct module *mod);
  #ifdef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH
-void clear_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
+void clear_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
  		   const char *strtab,
  		   unsigned int symindex,
  		   unsigned int relsec,


But then the link fails.

   LD      .tmp_vmlinux.kallsyms1
powerpc64-linux-ld: kernel/livepatch/core.o: in function 
`klp_cleanup_module_patches_limited':
core.c:(.text+0xdb4): undefined reference to `clear_relocate_add'


Christophe

> 
> Changes v3 = v4:
> 1. Reuse __apply_relocate_add to make it more reliable in long term.
>     (Josh Poimboeuf)
> 2. Add back ppc64 logic from v2, with changes to match current code.
>     (Josh Poimboeuf)
> 
> Changes v2 => v3:
> 1. Rewrite x86 changes to match current code style.
> 2. Remove powerpc changes as there is no test coverage in v3.
> 3. Only keep 1/3 of v2.
> 
> v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20190905124514.8944-1-mbenes@suse.cz/T/#u
> ---
>   arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c |  49 +++++++++++++++
>   arch/s390/kernel/module.c       |   8 +++
>   arch/x86/kernel/module.c        | 102 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------
>   include/linux/moduleloader.h    |   7 +++
>   kernel/livepatch/core.c         |  41 ++++++++++++-
>   5 files changed, 179 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
> index 7e45dc98df8a..6aaf5720070d 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
> @@ -739,6 +739,55 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
>   	return 0;
>   }
>   
> +#ifdef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH
> +void clear_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
> +		       const char *strtab,
> +		       unsigned int symindex,
> +		       unsigned int relsec,
> +		       struct module *me)
> +{
> +	unsigned int i;
> +	Elf64_Rela *rela = (void *)sechdrs[relsec].sh_addr;
> +	Elf64_Sym *sym;
> +	unsigned long *location;
> +	const char *symname;
> +	u32 *instruction;
> +
> +	pr_debug("Clearing ADD relocate section %u to %u\n", relsec,
> +		 sechdrs[relsec].sh_info);
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < sechdrs[relsec].sh_size / sizeof(*rela); i++) {
> +		location = (void *)sechdrs[sechdrs[relsec].sh_info].sh_addr
> +			+ rela[i].r_offset;
> +		sym = (Elf64_Sym *)sechdrs[symindex].sh_addr
> +			+ ELF64_R_SYM(rela[i].r_info);
> +		symname = me->core_kallsyms.strtab
> +			+ sym->st_name;
> +
> +		if (ELF64_R_TYPE(rela[i].r_info) != R_PPC_REL24)
> +			continue;
> +		/*
> +		 * reverse the operations in apply_relocate_add() for case
> +		 * R_PPC_REL24.
> +		 */
> +		if (sym->st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF &&
> +		    sym->st_shndx != SHN_LIVEPATCH)
> +			continue;
> +
> +		instruction = (u32 *)location;
> +		if (is_mprofile_ftrace_call(symname))
> +			continue;
> +
> +		if (!instr_is_relative_link_branch(ppc_inst(*instruction)))
> +			continue;
> +
> +		instruction += 1;
> +		*instruction = PPC_RAW_NOP();
> +	}
> +
> +}
> +#endif
> +
>   #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
>   int module_trampoline_target(struct module *mod, unsigned long addr,
>   			     unsigned long *target)
> diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/module.c b/arch/s390/kernel/module.c
> index 2d159b32885b..cc6784fbc1ac 100644
> --- a/arch/s390/kernel/module.c
> +++ b/arch/s390/kernel/module.c
> @@ -500,6 +500,14 @@ static int module_alloc_ftrace_hotpatch_trampolines(struct module *me,
>   }
>   #endif /* CONFIG_FUNCTION_TRACER */
>   
> +#ifdef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH
> +void clear_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
> +			unsigned int symindex, unsigned int relsec,
> +			struct module *me)
> +{
> +}
> +#endif
> +
>   int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
>   		    const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
>   		    struct module *me)
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/module.c b/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
> index b1abf663417c..f9632afbb84c 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
> @@ -128,18 +128,20 @@ int apply_relocate(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
>   	return 0;
>   }
>   #else /*X86_64*/
> -static int __apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
> +static int __apply_clear_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
>   		   const char *strtab,
>   		   unsigned int symindex,
>   		   unsigned int relsec,
>   		   struct module *me,
> -		   void *(*write)(void *dest, const void *src, size_t len))
> +		   void *(*write)(void *dest, const void *src, size_t len),
> +		   bool clear)
>   {
>   	unsigned int i;
>   	Elf64_Rela *rel = (void *)sechdrs[relsec].sh_addr;
>   	Elf64_Sym *sym;
>   	void *loc;
>   	u64 val;
> +	u64 zero = 0ULL;
>   
>   	DEBUGP("Applying relocate section %u to %u\n",
>   	       relsec, sechdrs[relsec].sh_info);
> @@ -163,40 +165,60 @@ static int __apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
>   		case R_X86_64_NONE:
>   			break;
>   		case R_X86_64_64:
> -			if (*(u64 *)loc != 0)
> -				goto invalid_relocation;
> -			write(loc, &val, 8);
> +			if (!clear) {
> +				if (*(u64 *)loc != 0)
> +					goto invalid_relocation;
> +				write(loc, &val, 8);
> +			} else {
> +				write(loc, &zero, 8);
> +			}
>   			break;
>   		case R_X86_64_32:
> -			if (*(u32 *)loc != 0)
> -				goto invalid_relocation;
> -			write(loc, &val, 4);
> -			if (val != *(u32 *)loc)
> -				goto overflow;
> +			if (!clear) {
> +				if (*(u32 *)loc != 0)
> +					goto invalid_relocation;
> +				write(loc, &val, 4);
> +				if (val != *(u32 *)loc)
> +					goto overflow;
> +			} else {
> +				write(loc, &zero, 4);
> +			}
>   			break;
>   		case R_X86_64_32S:
> -			if (*(s32 *)loc != 0)
> -				goto invalid_relocation;
> -			write(loc, &val, 4);
> -			if ((s64)val != *(s32 *)loc)
> -				goto overflow;
> +			if (!clear) {
> +				if (*(s32 *)loc != 0)
> +					goto invalid_relocation;
> +				write(loc, &val, 4);
> +				if ((s64)val != *(s32 *)loc)
> +					goto overflow;
> +			} else {
> +				write(loc, &zero, 4);
> +			}
>   			break;
>   		case R_X86_64_PC32:
>   		case R_X86_64_PLT32:
> -			if (*(u32 *)loc != 0)
> -				goto invalid_relocation;
> -			val -= (u64)loc;
> -			write(loc, &val, 4);
> +			if (!clear) {
> +				if (*(u32 *)loc != 0)
> +					goto invalid_relocation;
> +				val -= (u64)loc;
> +				write(loc, &val, 4);
>   #if 0
> -			if ((s64)val != *(s32 *)loc)
> -				goto overflow;
> +				if ((s64)val != *(s32 *)loc)
> +					goto overflow;
>   #endif
> +			} else {
> +				write(loc, &zero, 4);
> +			}
>   			break;
>   		case R_X86_64_PC64:
> -			if (*(u64 *)loc != 0)
> -				goto invalid_relocation;
> -			val -= (u64)loc;
> -			write(loc, &val, 8);
> +			if (!clear) {
> +				if (*(u64 *)loc != 0)
> +					goto invalid_relocation;
> +				val -= (u64)loc;
> +				write(loc, &val, 8);
> +			} else {
> +				write(loc, &zero, 8);
> +			}
>   			break;
>   		default:
>   			pr_err("%s: Unknown rela relocation: %llu\n",
> @@ -234,8 +256,8 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
>   		mutex_lock(&text_mutex);
>   	}
>   
> -	ret = __apply_relocate_add(sechdrs, strtab, symindex, relsec, me,
> -				   write);
> +	ret = __apply_clear_relocate_add(sechdrs, strtab, symindex, relsec, me,
> +					 write, false /* clear */);
>   
>   	if (!early) {
>   		text_poke_sync();
> @@ -245,6 +267,32 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
>   	return ret;
>   }
>   
> +#ifdef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH
> +
> +void clear_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
> +			const char *strtab,
> +			unsigned int symindex,
> +			unsigned int relsec,
> +			struct module *me)
> +{
> +	bool early = me->state == MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED;
> +	void *(*write)(void *, const void *, size_t) = memcpy;
> +
> +	if (!early) {
> +		write = text_poke;
> +		mutex_lock(&text_mutex);
> +	}
> +
> +	__apply_clear_relocate_add(sechdrs, strtab, symindex, relsec, me,
> +				   write, true /* clear */);
> +
> +	if (!early) {
> +		text_poke_sync();
> +		mutex_unlock(&text_mutex);
> +	}
> +}
> +#endif
> +
>   #endif
>   
>   int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
> diff --git a/include/linux/moduleloader.h b/include/linux/moduleloader.h
> index 9e09d11ffe5b..d22b36b84b4b 100644
> --- a/include/linux/moduleloader.h
> +++ b/include/linux/moduleloader.h
> @@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
>   		       unsigned int symindex,
>   		       unsigned int relsec,
>   		       struct module *mod);
> +#ifdef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH
> +void clear_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,

Should be Elf_Shdr, otherwise I get :



> +		   const char *strtab,
> +		   unsigned int symindex,
> +		   unsigned int relsec,
> +		   struct module *me);
> +#endif
>   #else
>   static inline int apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
>   				     const char *strtab,
> diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/core.c b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
> index bc475e62279d..5c0d8a4eba13 100644
> --- a/kernel/livepatch/core.c
> +++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
> @@ -316,6 +316,45 @@ int klp_apply_section_relocs(struct module *pmod, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
>   	return apply_relocate_add(sechdrs, strtab, symndx, secndx, pmod);
>   }
>   
> +static void klp_clear_object_relocations(struct module *pmod,
> +					struct klp_object *obj)
> +{
> +	int i, cnt;
> +	const char *objname, *secname;
> +	char sec_objname[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
> +	Elf_Shdr *sec;
> +
> +	objname = klp_is_module(obj) ? obj->name : "vmlinux";
> +
> +	/* For each klp relocation section */
> +	for (i = 1; i < pmod->klp_info->hdr.e_shnum; i++) {
> +		sec = pmod->klp_info->sechdrs + i;
> +		secname = pmod->klp_info->secstrings + sec->sh_name;
> +		if (!(sec->sh_flags & SHF_RELA_LIVEPATCH))
> +			continue;
> +
> +		/*
> +		 * Format: .klp.rela.sec_objname.section_name
> +		 * See comment in klp_resolve_symbols() for an explanation
> +		 * of the selected field width value.
> +		 */
> +		secname = pmod->klp_info->secstrings + sec->sh_name;
> +		cnt = sscanf(secname, ".klp.rela.%55[^.]", sec_objname);
> +		if (cnt != 1) {
> +			pr_err("section %s has an incorrectly formatted name\n",
> +			       secname);
> +			continue;
> +		}
> +
> +		if (strcmp(objname, sec_objname))
> +			continue;
> +
> +		clear_relocate_add(pmod->klp_info->sechdrs,
> +				   pmod->core_kallsyms.strtab,
> +				   pmod->klp_info->symndx, i, pmod);
> +	}
> +}
> +
>   /*
>    * Sysfs Interface
>    *
> @@ -1154,7 +1193,7 @@ static void klp_cleanup_module_patches_limited(struct module *mod,
>   			klp_unpatch_object(obj);
>   
>   			klp_post_unpatch_callback(obj);
> -
> +			klp_clear_object_relocations(patch->mod, obj);
>   			klp_free_object_loaded(obj);
>   			break;
>   		}


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