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[AUTOSEL,for,4.15,118/124] signal/parisc: Document a conflict with SI_USER with SIGFPE

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Sasha Levin March 19, 2018, 3:49 p.m. UTC
From: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>

[ Upstream commit b5daf2b9d1c9a2b4f03ca93f75913ba2da3b3eaa ]

Setting si_code to 0 results in a userspace seeing an si_code of 0.
This is the same si_code as SI_USER.  Posix and common sense requires
that SI_USER not be a signal specific si_code.  As such this use of 0
for the si_code is a pretty horribly broken ABI.

Further use of si_code == 0 guaranteed that copy_siginfo_to_user saw a
value of __SI_KILL and now sees a value of SIL_KILL with the result
that uid and pid fields are copied and which might copying the si_addr
field by accident but certainly not by design.  Making this a very
flakey implementation.

Utilizing FPE_FIXME siginfo_layout will now return SIL_FAULT and the
appropriate fields will reliably be copied.

This bug is 13 years old and parsic machines are no longer being built
so I don't know if it possible or worth fixing it.  But it is at least
worth documenting this so other architectures don't make the same
mistake.

Possible ABI fixes includee:
  - Send the signal without siginfo
  - Don't generate a signal
  - Possibly assign and use an appropriate si_code
  - Don't handle cases which can't happen

Cc: "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@parisc-linux.org>
Cc: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
Cc: linux-parisc@vger.kernel.org
Ref: 313c01d3e3fd ("[PATCH] PA-RISC update for 2.6.0")
Histroy Tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tglx/history.git
Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@microsoft.com>
---
 arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h | 7 +++++++
 arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c             | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Eric W. Biederman March 20, 2018, 3:20 p.m. UTC | #1
Sasha Levin <Alexander.Levin@microsoft.com> writes:

What is the justification for backporting this and the other similar
Documentation commits?

These commits just introduce a define _FIXME with value of 0, to
document that the userspace ABI was handled incorrectly long ago.

These commits do not fix anything.  Thes commits do not change anything
except a little how they are handled in siginfo_layout.  And I don't see
the changes that introduce siginfo_layout in kernel/signal.c being
backported.

Further these commits don't even have a fixes tag so I am curious
what is triggering them for backport.

Eric

> From: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
>
> [ Upstream commit b5daf2b9d1c9a2b4f03ca93f75913ba2da3b3eaa ]
>
> Setting si_code to 0 results in a userspace seeing an si_code of 0.
> This is the same si_code as SI_USER.  Posix and common sense requires
> that SI_USER not be a signal specific si_code.  As such this use of 0
> for the si_code is a pretty horribly broken ABI.
>
> Further use of si_code == 0 guaranteed that copy_siginfo_to_user saw a
> value of __SI_KILL and now sees a value of SIL_KILL with the result
> that uid and pid fields are copied and which might copying the si_addr
> field by accident but certainly not by design.  Making this a very
> flakey implementation.
>
> Utilizing FPE_FIXME siginfo_layout will now return SIL_FAULT and the
> appropriate fields will reliably be copied.
>
> This bug is 13 years old and parsic machines are no longer being built
> so I don't know if it possible or worth fixing it.  But it is at least
> worth documenting this so other architectures don't make the same
> mistake.
>
> Possible ABI fixes includee:
>   - Send the signal without siginfo
>   - Don't generate a signal
>   - Possibly assign and use an appropriate si_code
>   - Don't handle cases which can't happen
>
> Cc: "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@parisc-linux.org>
> Cc: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
> Cc: linux-parisc@vger.kernel.org
> Ref: 313c01d3e3fd ("[PATCH] PA-RISC update for 2.6.0")
> Histroy Tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tglx/history.git
> Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@microsoft.com>
> ---
>  arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h | 7 +++++++
>  arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c             | 2 +-
>  2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h b/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h
> index 4a1062e05aaf..be40331f757d 100644
> --- a/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h
> +++ b/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h
> @@ -8,4 +8,11 @@
>  
>  #include <asm-generic/siginfo.h>
>  
> +/*
> + * SIGFPE si_codes
> + */
> +#ifdef __KERNEL__
> +#define FPE_FIXME	0	/* Broken dup of SI_USER */
> +#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
> +
>  #endif
> diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
> index 8453724b8009..c919e6c0a687 100644
> --- a/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
> +++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
> @@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ void notrace handle_interruption(int code, struct pt_regs *regs)
>  			si.si_signo = SIGFPE;
>  			/* Set to zero, and let the userspace app figure it out from
>  			   the insn pointed to by si_addr */
> -			si.si_code = 0;
> +			si.si_code = FPE_FIXME;
>  			si.si_addr = (void __user *) regs->iaoq[0];
>  			force_sig_info(SIGFPE, &si, current);
>  			return;
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Sasha Levin March 21, 2018, 6:18 p.m. UTC | #2
Hey Eric,

On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 10:20:21AM -0500, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>Sasha Levin <Alexander.Levin@microsoft.com> writes:
>
>What is the justification for backporting this and the other similar
>Documentation commits?

It was flagged as a bug fixing patch by a new process we're testing, and
when I looked at it I thought that the commit message suggests it fixes
an ABI issue.

>These commits just introduce a define _FIXME with value of 0, to
>document that the userspace ABI was handled incorrectly long ago.
>
>These commits do not fix anything.  Thes commits do not change anything
>except a little how they are handled in siginfo_layout.  And I don't see
>the changes that introduce siginfo_layout in kernel/signal.c being
>backported.
>
>Further these commits don't even have a fixes tag so I am curious
>what is triggering them for backport.

We're testing out a new mechanism where we train a neural network to
detect bug fixing patches and flag them for manual review. We're working
on a FAQ + more detailed information right now.

>Eric
>
>> From: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
>>
>> [ Upstream commit b5daf2b9d1c9a2b4f03ca93f75913ba2da3b3eaa ]
>>
>> Setting si_code to 0 results in a userspace seeing an si_code of 0.
>> This is the same si_code as SI_USER.  Posix and common sense requires
>> that SI_USER not be a signal specific si_code.  As such this use of 0
>> for the si_code is a pretty horribly broken ABI.
>>
>> Further use of si_code == 0 guaranteed that copy_siginfo_to_user saw a
>> value of __SI_KILL and now sees a value of SIL_KILL with the result
>> that uid and pid fields are copied and which might copying the si_addr
>> field by accident but certainly not by design.  Making this a very
>> flakey implementation.
>>
>> Utilizing FPE_FIXME siginfo_layout will now return SIL_FAULT and the
>> appropriate fields will reliably be copied.
>>
>> This bug is 13 years old and parsic machines are no longer being built
>> so I don't know if it possible or worth fixing it.  But it is at least
>> worth documenting this so other architectures don't make the same
>> mistake.
>>
>> Possible ABI fixes includee:
>>   - Send the signal without siginfo
>>   - Don't generate a signal
>>   - Possibly assign and use an appropriate si_code
>>   - Don't handle cases which can't happen
>>
>> Cc: "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@parisc-linux.org>
>> Cc: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de>
>> Cc: linux-parisc@vger.kernel.org
>> Ref: 313c01d3e3fd ("[PATCH] PA-RISC update for 2.6.0")
>> Histroy Tree: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgit.kernel.org%2Fpub%2Fscm%2Flinux%2Fkernel%2Fgit%2Ftglx%2Fhistory.git&data=04%7C01%7CAlexander.Levin%40microsoft.com%7C3dfe7dd42625456fdb0f08d58e7639e6%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C1%7C636571560789750533%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwifQ%3D%3D%7C-1&sdata=lXlraRxI0IHdS736PA%2BLO8A4JQJveGitz1pPfpo7QKM%3D&reserved=0
>> Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@microsoft.com>
>> ---
>>  arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h | 7 +++++++
>>  arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c             | 2 +-
>>  2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h b/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h
>> index 4a1062e05aaf..be40331f757d 100644
>> --- a/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h
>> +++ b/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h
>> @@ -8,4 +8,11 @@
>>
>>  #include <asm-generic/siginfo.h>
>>
>> +/*
>> + * SIGFPE si_codes
>> + */
>> +#ifdef __KERNEL__
>> +#define FPE_FIXME	0	/* Broken dup of SI_USER */
>> +#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
>> +
>>  #endif
>> diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
>> index 8453724b8009..c919e6c0a687 100644
>> --- a/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
>> +++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
>> @@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ void notrace handle_interruption(int code, struct pt_regs *regs)
>>  			si.si_signo = SIGFPE;
>>  			/* Set to zero, and let the userspace app figure it out from
>>  			   the insn pointed to by si_addr */
>> -			si.si_code = 0;
>> +			si.si_code = FPE_FIXME;
>>  			si.si_addr = (void __user *) regs->iaoq[0];
>>  			force_sig_info(SIGFPE, &si, current);
>>  			return;
Eric W. Biederman March 21, 2018, 7:49 p.m. UTC | #3
Sasha Levin <Alexander.Levin@microsoft.com> writes:

> Hey Eric,
>
> On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 10:20:21AM -0500, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>>Sasha Levin <Alexander.Levin@microsoft.com> writes:
>>
>>What is the justification for backporting this and the other similar
>>Documentation commits?
>
> It was flagged as a bug fixing patch by a new process we're testing, and
> when I looked at it I thought that the commit message suggests it fixes
> an ABI issue.

Unfortunately they just reveal an ABI issue.  I believe there are some
fixes coming but given that the issues are a decade old in many cases
actually fixing these things must be approach with care so as not to
create regressions.

>>These commits just introduce a define _FIXME with value of 0, to
>>document that the userspace ABI was handled incorrectly long ago.
>>
>>These commits do not fix anything.  Thes commits do not change anything
>>except a little how they are handled in siginfo_layout.  And I don't see
>>the changes that introduce siginfo_layout in kernel/signal.c being
>>backported.
>>
>>Further these commits don't even have a fixes tag so I am curious
>>what is triggering them for backport.
>
> We're testing out a new mechanism where we train a neural network to
> detect bug fixing patches and flag them for manual review. We're working
> on a FAQ + more detailed information right now.

The neural network did seem to pick up on something that is worth
looking at.

Eric
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Sasha Levin March 21, 2018, 7:58 p.m. UTC | #4
On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 02:49:25PM -0500, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>Sasha Levin <Alexander.Levin@microsoft.com> writes:
>
>> Hey Eric,
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 10:20:21AM -0500, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>>>Sasha Levin <Alexander.Levin@microsoft.com> writes:
>>>
>>>What is the justification for backporting this and the other similar
>>>Documentation commits?
>>
>> It was flagged as a bug fixing patch by a new process we're testing, and
>> when I looked at it I thought that the commit message suggests it fixes
>> an ABI issue.
>
>Unfortunately they just reveal an ABI issue.  I believe there are some
>fixes coming but given that the issues are a decade old in many cases
>actually fixing these things must be approach with care so as not to
>create regressions.

I've removed these commits.

>>>These commits just introduce a define _FIXME with value of 0, to
>>>document that the userspace ABI was handled incorrectly long ago.
>>>
>>>These commits do not fix anything.  Thes commits do not change anything
>>>except a little how they are handled in siginfo_layout.  And I don't see
>>>the changes that introduce siginfo_layout in kernel/signal.c being
>>>backported.
>>>
>>>Further these commits don't even have a fixes tag so I am curious
>>>what is triggering them for backport.
>>
>> We're testing out a new mechanism where we train a neural network to
>> detect bug fixing patches and flag them for manual review. We're working
>> on a FAQ + more detailed information right now.
>
>The neural network did seem to pick up on something that is worth
>looking at.

Indeed, and we use review input to retrain the NN on these commits.
Thank you!
diff mbox

Patch

diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h b/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h
index 4a1062e05aaf..be40331f757d 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/siginfo.h
@@ -8,4 +8,11 @@ 
 
 #include <asm-generic/siginfo.h>
 
+/*
+ * SIGFPE si_codes
+ */
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+#define FPE_FIXME	0	/* Broken dup of SI_USER */
+#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
+
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
index 8453724b8009..c919e6c0a687 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@  void notrace handle_interruption(int code, struct pt_regs *regs)
 			si.si_signo = SIGFPE;
 			/* Set to zero, and let the userspace app figure it out from
 			   the insn pointed to by si_addr */
-			si.si_code = 0;
+			si.si_code = FPE_FIXME;
 			si.si_addr = (void __user *) regs->iaoq[0];
 			force_sig_info(SIGFPE, &si, current);
 			return;