Merge tag 'core_core_updates_for_5.8' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip

Pull READ_IMPLIES_EXEC changes from Borislav Petkov:
 "Split the old READ_IMPLIES_EXEC workaround from executable
  PT_GNU_STACK now that toolchains long support PT_GNU_STACK marking and
  there's no need anymore to force modern programs into having all its
  user mappings executable instead of only the stack and the PROT_EXEC
  ones.

  Disable that automatic READ_IMPLIES_EXEC forcing on x86-64 and
  arm64.

  Add tables documenting how READ_IMPLIES_EXEC is handled on x86-64, arm
  and arm64.

  By Kees Cook"

* tag 'core_core_updates_for_5.8' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
  arm64/elf: Disable automatic READ_IMPLIES_EXEC for 64-bit address spaces
  arm32/64/elf: Split READ_IMPLIES_EXEC from executable PT_GNU_STACK
  arm32/64/elf: Add tables to document READ_IMPLIES_EXEC
  x86/elf: Disable automatic READ_IMPLIES_EXEC on 64-bit
  x86/elf: Split READ_IMPLIES_EXEC from executable PT_GNU_STACK
  x86/elf: Add table to document READ_IMPLIES_EXEC

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
index 69c0f892e310..452beed7892b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/elf.h
@@ -281,9 +281,29 @@ extern u32 elf_hwcap2;
 /*
  * An executable for which elf_read_implies_exec() returns TRUE will
  * have the READ_IMPLIES_EXEC personality flag set automatically.
+ *
+ * The decision process for determining the results are:
+ *
+ *                 CPU: | lacks NX*  | has NX, ia32     | has NX, x86_64 |
+ * ELF:                 |            |                  |                |
+ * ---------------------|------------|------------------|----------------|
+ * missing PT_GNU_STACK | exec-all   | exec-all         | exec-none      |
+ * PT_GNU_STACK == RWX  | exec-stack | exec-stack       | exec-stack     |
+ * PT_GNU_STACK == RW   | exec-none  | exec-none        | exec-none      |
+ *
+ *  exec-all  : all PROT_READ user mappings are executable, except when
+ *              backed by files on a noexec-filesystem.
+ *  exec-none : only PROT_EXEC user mappings are executable.
+ *  exec-stack: only the stack and PROT_EXEC user mappings are executable.
+ *
+ *  *this column has no architectural effect: NX markings are ignored by
+ *   hardware, but may have behavioral effects when "wants X" collides with
+ *   "cannot be X" constraints in memory permission flags, as in
+ *   https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190418055759.GA3155@mellanox.com
+ *
  */
 #define elf_read_implies_exec(ex, executable_stack)	\
-	(executable_stack != EXSTACK_DISABLE_X)
+	(mmap_is_ia32() && executable_stack == EXSTACK_DEFAULT)
 
 struct task_struct;