From a42aaad2e47b23d63037bfc0130e33fc0f74cd71 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ricardo Ribalda Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2023 15:38:48 +0100 Subject: kexec: introduce sysctl parameters kexec_load_limit_* kexec allows replacing the current kernel with a different one. This is usually a source of concerns for sysadmins that want to harden a system. Linux already provides a way to disable loading new kexec kernel via kexec_load_disabled, but that control is very coard, it is all or nothing and does not make distinction between a panic kexec and a normal kexec. This patch introduces new sysctl parameters, with finer tuning to specify how many times a kexec kernel can be loaded. The sysadmin can set different limits for kexec panic and kexec reboot kernels. The value can be modified at runtime via sysctl, but only with a stricter value. With these new parameters on place, a system with loadpin and verity enabled, using the following kernel parameters: sysctl.kexec_load_limit_reboot=0 sysct.kexec_load_limit_panic=1 can have a good warranty that if initrd tries to load a panic kernel, a malitious user will have small chances to replace that kernel with a different one, even if they can trigger timeouts on the disk where the panic kernel lives. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20221114-disable-kexec-reset-v6-3-6a8531a09b9a@chromium.org Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda Reviewed-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) Acked-by: Baoquan He Cc: Bagas Sanjaya Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" Cc: Guilherme G. Piccoli # Steam Deck Cc: Joel Fernandes (Google) Cc: Jonathan Corbet Cc: Philipp Rudo Cc: Ross Zwisler Cc: Sergey Senozhatsky Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- kernel/kexec_core.c | 87 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 85 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'kernel/kexec_core.c') diff --git a/kernel/kexec_core.c b/kernel/kexec_core.c index d51ebbaeb1b2..ab140098c3ad 100644 --- a/kernel/kexec_core.c +++ b/kernel/kexec_core.c @@ -920,10 +920,64 @@ int kimage_load_segment(struct kimage *image, return result; } +struct kexec_load_limit { + /* Mutex protects the limit count. */ + struct mutex mutex; + int limit; +}; + +static struct kexec_load_limit load_limit_reboot = { + .mutex = __MUTEX_INITIALIZER(load_limit_reboot.mutex), + .limit = -1, +}; + +static struct kexec_load_limit load_limit_panic = { + .mutex = __MUTEX_INITIALIZER(load_limit_panic.mutex), + .limit = -1, +}; + struct kimage *kexec_image; struct kimage *kexec_crash_image; static int kexec_load_disabled; + #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL +static int kexec_limit_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write, + void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos) +{ + struct kexec_load_limit *limit = table->data; + int val; + struct ctl_table tmp = { + .data = &val, + .maxlen = sizeof(val), + .mode = table->mode, + }; + int ret; + + if (write) { + ret = proc_dointvec(&tmp, write, buffer, lenp, ppos); + if (ret) + return ret; + + if (val < 0) + return -EINVAL; + + mutex_lock(&limit->mutex); + if (limit->limit != -1 && val >= limit->limit) + ret = -EINVAL; + else + limit->limit = val; + mutex_unlock(&limit->mutex); + + return ret; + } + + mutex_lock(&limit->mutex); + val = limit->limit; + mutex_unlock(&limit->mutex); + + return proc_dointvec(&tmp, write, buffer, lenp, ppos); +} + static struct ctl_table kexec_core_sysctls[] = { { .procname = "kexec_load_disabled", @@ -935,6 +989,18 @@ static struct ctl_table kexec_core_sysctls[] = { .extra1 = SYSCTL_ONE, .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE, }, + { + .procname = "kexec_load_limit_panic", + .data = &load_limit_panic, + .mode = 0644, + .proc_handler = kexec_limit_handler, + }, + { + .procname = "kexec_load_limit_reboot", + .data = &load_limit_reboot, + .mode = 0644, + .proc_handler = kexec_limit_handler, + }, { } }; @@ -946,13 +1012,30 @@ static int __init kexec_core_sysctl_init(void) late_initcall(kexec_core_sysctl_init); #endif -bool kexec_load_permitted(void) +bool kexec_load_permitted(int kexec_image_type) { + struct kexec_load_limit *limit; + /* * Only the superuser can use the kexec syscall and if it has not * been disabled. */ - return capable(CAP_SYS_BOOT) && !kexec_load_disabled; + if (!capable(CAP_SYS_BOOT) || kexec_load_disabled) + return false; + + /* Check limit counter and decrease it.*/ + limit = (kexec_image_type == KEXEC_TYPE_CRASH) ? + &load_limit_panic : &load_limit_reboot; + mutex_lock(&limit->mutex); + if (!limit->limit) { + mutex_unlock(&limit->mutex); + return false; + } + if (limit->limit != -1) + limit->limit--; + mutex_unlock(&limit->mutex); + + return true; } /* -- cgit