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authorThomas Garnier <thgarnie@google.com>2016-07-26 15:21:56 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2016-07-26 16:19:19 -0700
commit7c00fce98c3e15334a603925b41aa49f76e83227 (patch)
tree09618036941fa2bd9169fcc1d154e19c13569c64 /mm/slab.c
parent9a46b04f16a032c26bbf0ece61d6cd1e7ba9f627 (diff)
downloadlinux-7c00fce98c3e15334a603925b41aa49f76e83227.tar.bz2
mm: reorganize SLAB freelist randomization
The kernel heap allocators are using a sequential freelist making their allocation predictable. This predictability makes kernel heap overflow easier to exploit. An attacker can careful prepare the kernel heap to control the following chunk overflowed. For example these attacks exploit the predictability of the heap: - Linux Kernel CAN SLUB overflow (https://goo.gl/oMNWkU) - Exploiting Linux Kernel Heap corruptions (http://goo.gl/EXLn95) ***Problems that needed solving: - Randomize the Freelist (singled linked) used in the SLUB allocator. - Ensure good performance to encourage usage. - Get best entropy in early boot stage. ***Parts: - 01/02 Reorganize the SLAB Freelist randomization to share elements with the SLUB implementation. - 02/02 The SLUB Freelist randomization implementation. Similar approach than the SLAB but tailored to the singled freelist used in SLUB. ***Performance data: slab_test impact is between 3% to 4% on average for 100000 attempts without smp. It is a very focused testing, kernbench show the overall impact on the system is way lower. Before: Single thread testing ===================== 1. Kmalloc: Repeatedly allocate then free test 100000 times kmalloc(8) -> 49 cycles kfree -> 77 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(16) -> 51 cycles kfree -> 79 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(32) -> 53 cycles kfree -> 83 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(64) -> 62 cycles kfree -> 90 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(128) -> 81 cycles kfree -> 97 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(256) -> 98 cycles kfree -> 121 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(512) -> 95 cycles kfree -> 122 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(1024) -> 96 cycles kfree -> 126 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(2048) -> 115 cycles kfree -> 140 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(4096) -> 149 cycles kfree -> 171 cycles 2. Kmalloc: alloc/free test 100000 times kmalloc(8)/kfree -> 70 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(16)/kfree -> 70 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(32)/kfree -> 70 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(64)/kfree -> 70 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(128)/kfree -> 70 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(256)/kfree -> 69 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(512)/kfree -> 70 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(1024)/kfree -> 73 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(2048)/kfree -> 72 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(4096)/kfree -> 71 cycles After: Single thread testing ===================== 1. Kmalloc: Repeatedly allocate then free test 100000 times kmalloc(8) -> 57 cycles kfree -> 78 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(16) -> 61 cycles kfree -> 81 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(32) -> 76 cycles kfree -> 93 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(64) -> 83 cycles kfree -> 94 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(128) -> 106 cycles kfree -> 107 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(256) -> 118 cycles kfree -> 117 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(512) -> 114 cycles kfree -> 116 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(1024) -> 115 cycles kfree -> 118 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(2048) -> 147 cycles kfree -> 131 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(4096) -> 214 cycles kfree -> 161 cycles 2. Kmalloc: alloc/free test 100000 times kmalloc(8)/kfree -> 66 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(16)/kfree -> 66 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(32)/kfree -> 66 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(64)/kfree -> 66 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(128)/kfree -> 65 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(256)/kfree -> 67 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(512)/kfree -> 67 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(1024)/kfree -> 64 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(2048)/kfree -> 67 cycles 100000 times kmalloc(4096)/kfree -> 67 cycles Kernbench, before: Average Optimal load -j 12 Run (std deviation): Elapsed Time 101.873 (1.16069) User Time 1045.22 (1.60447) System Time 88.969 (0.559195) Percent CPU 1112.9 (13.8279) Context Switches 189140 (2282.15) Sleeps 99008.6 (768.091) After: Average Optimal load -j 12 Run (std deviation): Elapsed Time 102.47 (0.562732) User Time 1045.3 (1.34263) System Time 88.311 (0.342554) Percent CPU 1105.8 (6.49444) Context Switches 189081 (2355.78) Sleeps 99231.5 (800.358) This patch (of 2): This commit reorganizes the previous SLAB freelist randomization to prepare for the SLUB implementation. It moves functions that will be shared to slab_common. The entropy functions are changed to align with the SLUB implementation, now using get_random_(int|long) functions. These functions were chosen because they provide a bit more entropy early on boot and better performance when specific arch instructions are not available. [akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix build] Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1464295031-26375-2-git-send-email-thgarnie@google.com Signed-off-by: Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@google.com> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Cc: Christoph Lameter <cl@linux.com> Cc: Pekka Enberg <penberg@kernel.org> Cc: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com> Cc: Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@lge.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'mm/slab.c')
-rw-r--r--mm/slab.c80
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 60 deletions
diff --git a/mm/slab.c b/mm/slab.c
index cc8bbc1e6bc9..763096a247f6 100644
--- a/mm/slab.c
+++ b/mm/slab.c
@@ -1236,61 +1236,6 @@ static void __init set_up_node(struct kmem_cache *cachep, int index)
}
}
-#ifdef CONFIG_SLAB_FREELIST_RANDOM
-static void freelist_randomize(struct rnd_state *state, freelist_idx_t *list,
- size_t count)
-{
- size_t i;
- unsigned int rand;
-
- for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
- list[i] = i;
-
- /* Fisher-Yates shuffle */
- for (i = count - 1; i > 0; i--) {
- rand = prandom_u32_state(state);
- rand %= (i + 1);
- swap(list[i], list[rand]);
- }
-}
-
-/* Create a random sequence per cache */
-static int cache_random_seq_create(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t gfp)
-{
- unsigned int seed, count = cachep->num;
- struct rnd_state state;
-
- if (count < 2)
- return 0;
-
- /* If it fails, we will just use the global lists */
- cachep->random_seq = kcalloc(count, sizeof(freelist_idx_t), gfp);
- if (!cachep->random_seq)
- return -ENOMEM;
-
- /* Get best entropy at this stage */
- get_random_bytes_arch(&seed, sizeof(seed));
- prandom_seed_state(&state, seed);
-
- freelist_randomize(&state, cachep->random_seq, count);
- return 0;
-}
-
-/* Destroy the per-cache random freelist sequence */
-static void cache_random_seq_destroy(struct kmem_cache *cachep)
-{
- kfree(cachep->random_seq);
- cachep->random_seq = NULL;
-}
-#else
-static inline int cache_random_seq_create(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t gfp)
-{
- return 0;
-}
-static inline void cache_random_seq_destroy(struct kmem_cache *cachep) { }
-#endif /* CONFIG_SLAB_FREELIST_RANDOM */
-
-
/*
* Initialisation. Called after the page allocator have been initialised and
* before smp_init().
@@ -2535,7 +2480,7 @@ static void cache_init_objs_debug(struct kmem_cache *cachep, struct page *page)
union freelist_init_state {
struct {
unsigned int pos;
- freelist_idx_t *list;
+ unsigned int *list;
unsigned int count;
unsigned int rand;
};
@@ -2554,7 +2499,7 @@ static bool freelist_state_initialize(union freelist_init_state *state,
unsigned int rand;
/* Use best entropy available to define a random shift */
- get_random_bytes_arch(&rand, sizeof(rand));
+ rand = get_random_int();
/* Use a random state if the pre-computed list is not available */
if (!cachep->random_seq) {
@@ -2576,13 +2521,20 @@ static freelist_idx_t next_random_slot(union freelist_init_state *state)
return (state->list[state->pos++] + state->rand) % state->count;
}
+/* Swap two freelist entries */
+static void swap_free_obj(struct page *page, unsigned int a, unsigned int b)
+{
+ swap(((freelist_idx_t *)page->freelist)[a],
+ ((freelist_idx_t *)page->freelist)[b]);
+}
+
/*
* Shuffle the freelist initialization state based on pre-computed lists.
* return true if the list was successfully shuffled, false otherwise.
*/
static bool shuffle_freelist(struct kmem_cache *cachep, struct page *page)
{
- unsigned int objfreelist = 0, i, count = cachep->num;
+ unsigned int objfreelist = 0, i, rand, count = cachep->num;
union freelist_init_state state;
bool precomputed;
@@ -2607,7 +2559,15 @@ static bool shuffle_freelist(struct kmem_cache *cachep, struct page *page)
* Later use a pre-computed list for speed.
*/
if (!precomputed) {
- freelist_randomize(&state.rnd_state, page->freelist, count);
+ for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
+ set_free_obj(page, i, i);
+
+ /* Fisher-Yates shuffle */
+ for (i = count - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+ rand = prandom_u32_state(&state.rnd_state);
+ rand %= (i + 1);
+ swap_free_obj(page, i, rand);
+ }
} else {
for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
set_free_obj(page, i, next_random_slot(&state));
@@ -3979,7 +3939,7 @@ static int enable_cpucache(struct kmem_cache *cachep, gfp_t gfp)
int shared = 0;
int batchcount = 0;
- err = cache_random_seq_create(cachep, gfp);
+ err = cache_random_seq_create(cachep, cachep->num, gfp);
if (err)
goto end;