| Message ID | 20210204174951.25771-1-nramas@linux.microsoft.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | New, archived |
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| Series | [v2,1/2] ima: Free IMA measurement buffer on error | expand |
On Thu, Feb 04, 2021 at 09:49:50AM -0800, Lakshmi Ramasubramanian wrote: > IMA allocates kernel virtual memory to carry forward the measurement > list, from the current kernel to the next kernel on kexec system call, > in ima_add_kexec_buffer() function. In error code paths this memory > is not freed resulting in memory leak. > > Free the memory allocated for the IMA measurement list in > the error code paths in ima_add_kexec_buffer() function. > > Signed-off-by: Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@linux.microsoft.com> > Suggested-by: Tyler Hicks <tyhicks@linux.microsoft.com> > Fixes: 7b8589cc29e7 ("ima: on soft reboot, save the measurement list") > --- > security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c | 1 + > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) <formletter> This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the stable kernel tree. Please read: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html for how to do this properly. </formletter>
On 2/5/21 2:05 AM, Greg KH wrote: > On Thu, Feb 04, 2021 at 09:49:50AM -0800, Lakshmi Ramasubramanian wrote: >> IMA allocates kernel virtual memory to carry forward the measurement >> list, from the current kernel to the next kernel on kexec system call, >> in ima_add_kexec_buffer() function. In error code paths this memory >> is not freed resulting in memory leak. >> >> Free the memory allocated for the IMA measurement list in >> the error code paths in ima_add_kexec_buffer() function. >> >> Signed-off-by: Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@linux.microsoft.com> >> Suggested-by: Tyler Hicks <tyhicks@linux.microsoft.com> >> Fixes: 7b8589cc29e7 ("ima: on soft reboot, save the measurement list") >> --- >> security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c | 1 + >> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) > > <formletter> > > This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the > stable kernel tree. Please read: > https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html > for how to do this properly. > > </formletter> > Thanks for the info Greg. I will re-submit the two patches in the proper format. -lakshmi
On Fri, 2021-02-05 at 09:39 -0800, Lakshmi Ramasubramanian wrote: > On 2/5/21 2:05 AM, Greg KH wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 04, 2021 at 09:49:50AM -0800, Lakshmi Ramasubramanian wrote: > >> IMA allocates kernel virtual memory to carry forward the measurement > >> list, from the current kernel to the next kernel on kexec system call, > >> in ima_add_kexec_buffer() function. In error code paths this memory > >> is not freed resulting in memory leak. > >> > >> Free the memory allocated for the IMA measurement list in > >> the error code paths in ima_add_kexec_buffer() function. > >> > >> Signed-off-by: Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@linux.microsoft.com> > >> Suggested-by: Tyler Hicks <tyhicks@linux.microsoft.com> > >> Fixes: 7b8589cc29e7 ("ima: on soft reboot, save the measurement list") > >> --- > >> security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c | 1 + > >> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) > > > > <formletter> > > > > This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the > > stable kernel tree. Please read: > > https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html > > for how to do this properly. > > > > </formletter> > > > > Thanks for the info Greg. > > I will re-submit the two patches in the proper format. No need. I'm testing these patches now. I'm not exactly sure what the problem is. Stable wasn't Cc'ed. Is it that you sent the patch directly to Greg or added "Fixes"? thanks, Mimi
On 2/5/21 9:49 AM, Mimi Zohar wrote: Hi Mimi, > On Fri, 2021-02-05 at 09:39 -0800, Lakshmi Ramasubramanian wrote: >> On 2/5/21 2:05 AM, Greg KH wrote: >>> On Thu, Feb 04, 2021 at 09:49:50AM -0800, Lakshmi Ramasubramanian wrote: >>>> IMA allocates kernel virtual memory to carry forward the measurement >>>> list, from the current kernel to the next kernel on kexec system call, >>>> in ima_add_kexec_buffer() function. In error code paths this memory >>>> is not freed resulting in memory leak. >>>> >>>> Free the memory allocated for the IMA measurement list in >>>> the error code paths in ima_add_kexec_buffer() function. >>>> >>>> Signed-off-by: Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@linux.microsoft.com> >>>> Suggested-by: Tyler Hicks <tyhicks@linux.microsoft.com> >>>> Fixes: 7b8589cc29e7 ("ima: on soft reboot, save the measurement list") >>>> --- >>>> security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c | 1 + >>>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) >>> >>> <formletter> >>> >>> This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the >>> stable kernel tree. Please read: >>> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html >>> for how to do this properly. >>> >>> </formletter> >>> >> >> Thanks for the info Greg. >> >> I will re-submit the two patches in the proper format. > > No need. I'm testing these patches now. I'm not exactly sure what the > problem is. Stable wasn't Cc'ed. Is it that you sent the patch > directly to Greg or added "Fixes"? > I had not Cced stable, but had "Fixes" tag in the patch. Fixes: 7b8589cc29e7 ("ima: on soft reboot, save the measurement list") The problem is that the buffer allocated for forwarding the IMA measurement list is not freed - at the end of the kexec call and also in an error path. Please see the patch description for [PATCH v2 2/2] ima: Free IMA measurement buffer after kexec syscall IMA allocates kernel virtual memory to carry forward the measurement list, from the current kernel to the next kernel on kexec system call, in ima_add_kexec_buffer() function. This buffer is not freed before completing the kexec system call resulting in memory leak. thanks, -lakshmi
Hi all, <snip> > > > > <formletter> > > > > This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the > > > > stable kernel tree. Please read: > > > > https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html > > > > for how to do this properly. > > > > </formletter> > > > Thanks for the info Greg. > > > I will re-submit the two patches in the proper format. > > No need. I'm testing these patches now. I'm not exactly sure what the > > problem is. Stable wasn't Cc'ed. Is it that you sent the patch > > directly to Greg or added "Fixes"? > I had not Cced stable, but had "Fixes" tag in the patch. > Fixes: 7b8589cc29e7 ("ima: on soft reboot, save the measurement list") > The problem is that the buffer allocated for forwarding the IMA measurement > list is not freed - at the end of the kexec call and also in an error path. > Please see the patch description for > [PATCH v2 2/2] ima: Free IMA measurement buffer after kexec syscall > IMA allocates kernel virtual memory to carry forward the measurement > list, from the current kernel to the next kernel on kexec system call, > in ima_add_kexec_buffer() function. This buffer is not freed before > completing the kexec system call resulting in memory leak. > thanks, > -lakshmi Mimi, Lakshmi, it looks like these two fixes haven't been submitted to stable kernels. Could you please submit them? Thanks a lot! Kind regards, Petr
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c index 121de3e04af2..206ddcaa5c67 100644 --- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c +++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c @@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ void ima_add_kexec_buffer(struct kimage *image) ret = kexec_add_buffer(&kbuf); if (ret) { pr_err("Error passing over kexec measurement buffer.\n"); + vfree(kexec_buffer); return; }
IMA allocates kernel virtual memory to carry forward the measurement list, from the current kernel to the next kernel on kexec system call, in ima_add_kexec_buffer() function. In error code paths this memory is not freed resulting in memory leak. Free the memory allocated for the IMA measurement list in the error code paths in ima_add_kexec_buffer() function. Signed-off-by: Lakshmi Ramasubramanian <nramas@linux.microsoft.com> Suggested-by: Tyler Hicks <tyhicks@linux.microsoft.com> Fixes: 7b8589cc29e7 ("ima: on soft reboot, save the measurement list") --- security/integrity/ima/ima_kexec.c | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)