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2025-06-02um: pass FD for memory operations when neededBenjamin Berg
Instead of always sharing the FDs with the userspace process, only hand over the FDs needed for mmap when required. The idea is that userspace might be able to force the stub into executing an mmap syscall, however, it will not be able to manipulate the control flow sufficiently to have access to an FD that would allow mapping arbitrary memory. Security wise, we need to be sure that only the expected syscalls are executed after the kernel sends FDs through the socket. This is currently not the case, as userspace can trivially jump to the rt_sigreturn syscall instruction to execute any syscall that the stub is permitted to do. With this, it can trick the kernel to send the FD, which in turn allows userspace to freely map any physical memory. As such, this is currently *not* secure. However, in principle the approach should be fine with a more strict SECCOMP filter and a careful review of the stub control flow (as userspace can prepare a stack). With some care, it is likely possible to extend the security model to SMP if desired. Signed-off-by: Benjamin Berg <benjamin.berg@intel.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250602130052.545733-8-benjamin@sipsolutions.net Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2025-06-02um: Implement kernel side of SECCOMP based process handlingBenjamin Berg
This adds the kernel side of the seccomp based process handling. Co-authored-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Berg <benjamin@sipsolutions.net> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Berg <benjamin.berg@intel.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250602130052.545733-6-benjamin@sipsolutions.net Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2025-06-02um: Track userspace children dying in SECCOMP modeBenjamin Berg
When in seccomp mode, we would hang forever on the futex if a child has died unexpectedly. In contrast, ptrace mode will notice it and kill the corresponding thread when it fails to run it. Fix this issue using a new IRQ that is fired after a SIGCHLD and keeping an (internal) list of all MMs. In the IRQ handler, find the affected MM and set its PID to -1 as well as the futex variable to FUTEX_IN_KERN. This, together with futex returning -EINTR after the signal is sufficient to implement a race-free detection of a child dying. Note that this also enables IRQ handling while starting a userspace process. This should be safe and SECCOMP requires the IRQ in case the process does not come up properly. Signed-off-by: Benjamin Berg <benjamin@sipsolutions.net> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Berg <benjamin.berg@intel.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250602130052.545733-5-benjamin@sipsolutions.net Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2025-06-02um: Add stub side of SECCOMP/futex based process handlingBenjamin Berg
This adds the stub side for the new seccomp process management code. In this case we do register save/restore through the signal handler mcontext. Add special code for handling TLS, which for x86_64 means setting the FS_BASE/GS_BASE registers while for i386 it means calling the set_thread_area syscall. Co-authored-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Berg <benjamin@sipsolutions.net> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Berg <benjamin.berg@intel.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250602130052.545733-3-benjamin@sipsolutions.net Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2024-10-23um: Abandon the _PAGE_NEWPROT bitTiwei Bie
When a PTE is updated in the page table, the _PAGE_NEWPAGE bit will always be set. And the corresponding page will always be mapped or unmapped depending on whether the PTE is present or not. The check on the _PAGE_NEWPROT bit is not really reachable. Abandoning it will allow us to simplify the code and remove the unreachable code. Reviewed-by: Benjamin Berg <benjamin.berg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Tiwei Bie <tiwei.btw@antgroup.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241011102354.1682626-2-tiwei.btw@antgroup.com Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2024-10-10um: use execveat to create userspace MMsBenjamin Berg
Using clone will not undo features that have been enabled by libc. An example of this already happening is rseq, which could cause the kernel to read/write memory of the userspace process. In the future the standard library might also use mseal by default to protect itself, which would also thwart our attempts at unmapping everything. Solve all this by taking a step back and doing an execve into a tiny static binary that sets up the minimal environment required for the stub without using any standard library. That way we have a clean execution environment that is fully under the control of UML. Note that this changes things a bit as the FDs are not anymore shared with the kernel. Instead, we explicitly share the FDs for the physical memory and all existing iomem regions. Doing this is fine, as iomem regions cannot be added at runtime. Signed-off-by: Benjamin Berg <benjamin.berg@intel.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20240919124511.282088-3-benjamin@sipsolutions.net [use pipe() instead of pipe2(), remove unneeded close() calls] Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2024-09-12um: Remove the declaration of user_thread functionTiwei Bie
This function has never been defined since its declaration was introduced by commit 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2"). Signed-off-by: Tiwei Bie <tiwei.btw@antgroup.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
2024-09-12um: Remove unused mm_fd field from mm_idTiwei Bie
It's no longer used since the removal of the SKAS3/4 support. Signed-off-by: Tiwei Bie <tiwei.btw@antgroup.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
2024-09-12um: Remove obsoleted declaration for execute_syscall_skasGaosheng Cui
The execute_syscall_skas() have been removed since commit e32dacb9f481 ("[PATCH] uml: system call path cleanup"), and now it is useless, so remove it. Signed-off-by: Gaosheng Cui <cuigaosheng1@huawei.com> Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
2024-07-03um: refactor TLB update handlingBenjamin Berg
Conceptually, we want the memory mappings to always be up to date and represent whatever is in the TLB. To ensure that, we need to sync them over in the userspace case and for the kernel we need to process the mappings. The kernel will call flush_tlb_* if page table entries that were valid before become invalid. Unfortunately, this is not the case if entries are added. As such, change both flush_tlb_* and set_ptes to track the memory range that has to be synchronized. For the kernel, we need to execute a flush_tlb_kern_* immediately but we can wait for the first page fault in case of set_ptes. For userspace in contrast we only store that a range of memory needs to be synced and do so whenever we switch to that process. Signed-off-by: Benjamin Berg <benjamin.berg@intel.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20240703134536.1161108-13-benjamin@sipsolutions.net Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2024-07-03um: Delay flushing syscalls until the thread is restartedBenjamin Berg
As running the syscalls is expensive due to context switches, we should do so as late as possible in case more syscalls need to be queued later on. This will also benefit a later move to a SECCOMP enabled userspace as in that case the need for extra context switches is removed entirely. Signed-off-by: Benjamin Berg <benjamin@sipsolutions.net> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20240703134536.1161108-9-benjamin@sipsolutions.net Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2024-07-03um: remove copy_context_skas0Benjamin Berg
The kernel flushes the memory ranges anyway for CoW and does not assume that the userspace process has anything set up already. So, start with a fresh process for the new mm context. Signed-off-by: Benjamin Berg <benjamin.berg@intel.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20240703134536.1161108-8-benjamin@sipsolutions.net Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2024-07-03um: remove LDT supportBenjamin Berg
The current LDT code has a few issues that mean it should be redone in a different way once we always start with a fresh MM even when cloning. In a new and better world, the kernel would just ensure its own LDT is clear at startup. At that point, all that is needed is a simple function to populate the LDT from another MM in arch_dup_mmap combined with some tracking of the installed LDT entries for each MM. Note that the old implementation was even incorrect with regard to reading, as it copied out the LDT entries in the internal format rather than converting them to the userspace structure. Removal should be fine as the LDT is not used for thread-local storage anymore. Signed-off-by: Benjamin Berg <benjamin.berg@intel.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20240703134536.1161108-7-benjamin@sipsolutions.net Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2024-07-03um: Rework syscall handlingBenjamin Berg
Rework syscall handling to be platform independent. Also create a clean split between queueing of syscalls and flushing them out, removing the need to keep state in the code that triggers the syscalls. The code adds syscall_data_len to the global mm_id structure. This will be used later to allow surrounding code to track whether syscalls still need to run and if errors occurred. Signed-off-by: Benjamin Berg <benjamin@sipsolutions.net> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20240703134536.1161108-5-benjamin@sipsolutions.net Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2024-07-03um: Create signal stack memory assignment in stub_dataBenjamin Berg
When we switch to use seccomp, we need both the signal stack and other data (i.e. syscall information) to co-exist in the stub data. To facilitate this, start by defining separate memory areas for the stack and syscall data. This moves the signal stack onto a new page as the memory area is not sufficient to hold both signal stack and syscall information. Only change the signal stack setup for now, as the syscall code will be reworked later. Signed-off-by: Benjamin Berg <benjamin@sipsolutions.net> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20240703134536.1161108-3-benjamin@sipsolutions.net Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
2024-04-30um: Fix the -Wmissing-prototypes warning for __switch_mmTiwei Bie
The __switch_mm function is defined in the user code, and is called by the kernel code. It should be declared in a shared header. Fixes: 4dc706c2f292 ("um: take um_mmu.h to asm/mmu.h, clean asm/mmu_context.h a bit") Signed-off-by: Tiwei Bie <tiwei.btw@antgroup.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
2021-02-12um: separate child and parent errors in clone stubJohannes Berg
If the two are mixed up, then it looks as though the parent returned an error if the child failed (before) the mmap(), and then the resulting process never gets killed. Fix this by splitting the child and parent errors, reporting and using them appropriately. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
2021-02-12um: defer killing userspace on page table update failuresJohannes Berg
In some cases we can get to fix_range_common() with mmap_sem held, and in others we get there without it being held. For example, we get there with it held from sys_mprotect(), and without it held from fork_handler(). Avoid any issues in this and simply defer killing the task until it runs the next time. Do it on the mm so that another task that shares the same mm can't continue running afterwards. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Fixes: 468f65976a8d ("um: Fix hung task in fix_range_common()") Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
2019-09-15um: Add SPDX headers for files in arch/um/includeAlex Dewar
Convert files to use SPDX header. All files are licensed under the GPLv2. Signed-off-by: Alex Dewar <alex.dewar@gmx.co.uk> Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
2017-07-07um: stub-data.h: remove superfluous includeThomas Meyer
Signed-off-by: Thomas Meyer <thomas@m3y3r.de> Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
2015-11-06um: Switch clocksource to hrtimersAnton Ivanov
UML is using an obsolete itimer call for all timers and "polls" for kernel space timer firing in its userspace portion resulting in a long list of bugs and incorrect behaviour(s). It also uses ITIMER_VIRTUAL for its timer which results in the timer being dependent on it running and the cpu load. This patch fixes this by moving to posix high resolution timers firing off CLOCK_MONOTONIC and relaying the timer correctly to the UML userspace. Fixes: - crashes when hosts suspends/resumes - broken userspace timers - effecive ~40Hz instead of what they should be. Note - this modifies skas behavior by no longer setting an itimer per clone(). Timer events are relayed instead. - kernel network packet scheduling disciplines - tcp behaviour especially under load - various timer related corner cases Finally, overall responsiveness of userspace is better. Signed-off-by: Thomas Meyer <thomas@m3y3r.de> Signed-off-by: Anton Ivanov <aivanov@brocade.com> [rw: massaged commit message] Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
2015-04-13um: Remove SKAS3/4 supportRichard Weinberger
Before we had SKAS0 UML had two modes of operation TT (tracing thread) and SKAS3/4 (separated kernel address space). TT was known to be insecure and got removed a long time ago. SKAS3/4 required a few (3 or 4) patches on the host side which never went mainline. The last host patch is 10 years old. With SKAS0 mode (separated kernel address space using 0 host patches), default since 2005, SKAS3/4 is obsolete and can be removed. Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
2012-10-09um: get rid of pointless include "..." where include <...> will doAl Viro
Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
2008-10-22x86, um: take arch/um/include/* out of the wayAl Viro
We can't just plop asm/* into it - userland helpers are built with it in search path and seeing asm/* show up there suddenly would be a bad idea. Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk> Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>