From 9011e49d54dcc7653ebb8a1e05b5badb5ecfa9f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Christoph Hellwig Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2023 19:35:44 +0200 Subject: modules: only allow symbol_get of EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL modules It has recently come to my attention that nvidia is circumventing the protection added in 262e6ae7081d ("modules: inherit TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE") by importing exports from their proprietary modules into an allegedly GPL licensed module and then rexporting them. Given that symbol_get was only ever intended for tightly cooperating modules using very internal symbols it is logical to restrict it to being used on EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL and prevent nvidia from costly DMCA Circumvention of Access Controls law suites. All symbols except for four used through symbol_get were already exported as EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL, and the remaining four ones were switched over in the preparation patches. Fixes: 262e6ae7081d ("modules: inherit TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE") Signed-off-by: Christoph Hellwig Reviewed-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain --- kernel/module/main.c | 14 +++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'kernel/module') diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c index 59b1d067e528..c395af9eced1 100644 --- a/kernel/module/main.c +++ b/kernel/module/main.c @@ -1295,12 +1295,20 @@ void *__symbol_get(const char *symbol) }; preempt_disable(); - if (!find_symbol(&fsa) || strong_try_module_get(fsa.owner)) { - preempt_enable(); - return NULL; + if (!find_symbol(&fsa)) + goto fail; + if (fsa.license != GPL_ONLY) { + pr_warn("failing symbol_get of non-GPLONLY symbol %s.\n", + symbol); + goto fail; } + if (strong_try_module_get(fsa.owner)) + goto fail; preempt_enable(); return (void *)kernel_symbol_value(fsa.sym); +fail: + preempt_enable(); + return NULL; } EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__symbol_get); -- cgit