linux/kernel
Eric W. Biederman eea9673250 exec: Add exec_update_mutex to replace cred_guard_mutex
The cred_guard_mutex is problematic as it is held over possibly
indefinite waits for userspace.  The possible indefinite waits for
userspace that I have identified are: The cred_guard_mutex is held in
PTRACE_EVENT_EXIT waiting for the tracer.  The cred_guard_mutex is
held over "put_user(0, tsk->clear_child_tid)" in exit_mm().  The
cred_guard_mutex is held over "get_user(futex_offset, ...")  in
exit_robust_list.  The cred_guard_mutex held over copy_strings.

The functions get_user and put_user can trigger a page fault which can
potentially wait indefinitely in the case of userfaultfd or if
userspace implements part of the page fault path.

In any of those cases the userspace process that the kernel is waiting
for might make a different system call that winds up taking the
cred_guard_mutex and result in deadlock.

Holding a mutex over any of those possibly indefinite waits for
userspace does not appear necessary.  Add exec_update_mutex that will
just cover updating the process during exec where the permissions and
the objects pointed to by the task struct may be out of sync.

The plan is to switch the users of cred_guard_mutex to
exec_update_mutex one by one.  This lets us move forward while still
being careful and not introducing any regressions.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20160921152946.GA24210@dhcp22.suse.cz/
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/AM6PR03MB5170B06F3A2B75EFB98D071AE4E60@AM6PR03MB5170.eurprd03.prod.outlook.com/
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/20161102181806.GB1112@redhat.com/
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20160923095031.GA14923@redhat.com/
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20170213141452.GA30203@redhat.com/
Ref: 45c1a159b85b ("Add PTRACE_O_TRACEVFORKDONE and PTRACE_O_TRACEEXIT facilities.")
Ref: 456f17cd1a28 ("[PATCH] user-vm-unlock-2.5.31-A2")
Reviewed-by: Kirill Tkhai <ktkhai@virtuozzo.com>
Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
Signed-off-by: Bernd Edlinger <bernd.edlinger@hotmail.de>
Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com>
2020-03-25 10:03:36 -05:00
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bpf Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2020-02-08 17:15:08 -08:00
cgroup Merge branch 'for-5.6-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/cgroup 2020-02-10 17:07:05 -08:00
configs
debug Revert "kdb: Get rid of confusing diag msg from "rd" if current task has no regs" 2020-02-06 11:40:09 +00:00
dma lib/genalloc.c: rename addr_in_gen_pool to gen_pool_has_addr 2019-12-04 19:44:13 -08:00
events A set of fixes and improvements for the perf subsystem: 2020-02-09 12:04:09 -08:00
gcov Revert "um: Enable CONFIG_CONSTRUCTORS" 2020-01-19 22:42:06 +01:00
irq A set of fixes for X86: 2020-02-09 12:11:12 -08:00
livepatch New tracing features: 2019-11-27 11:42:01 -08:00
locking proc: convert everything to "struct proc_ops" 2020-02-04 03:05:26 +00:00
power ACPI: PM: s2idle: Avoid possible race related to the EC GPE 2020-02-11 10:11:02 +01:00
printk printk: fix exclusive_console replaying 2020-01-02 16:15:04 +01:00
rcu rcu: Forgive slow expedited grace periods at boot time 2020-01-25 12:00:40 -08:00
sched Merge branch 'sched-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2020-02-15 12:51:22 -08:00
time Two small fixes for the time(r) subsystem: 2020-02-09 12:00:12 -08:00
trace Various fixes: 2020-02-11 16:39:18 -08:00
.gitignore
acct.c acct: stop using get_seconds() 2019-12-18 18:07:31 +01:00
async.c treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 441 2019-06-05 17:37:17 +02:00
audit_fsnotify.c
audit_tree.c
audit_watch.c audit_get_nd(): don't unlock parent too early 2019-11-10 11:56:55 -05:00
audit.c audit: Add __rcu annotation to RCU pointer 2019-12-09 15:19:03 -05:00
audit.h audit/stable-5.3 PR 20190702 2019-07-08 18:55:42 -07:00
auditfilter.c audit/stable-5.3 PR 20190702 2019-07-08 18:55:42 -07:00
auditsc.c Revert "bpf: Emit audit messages upon successful prog load and unload" 2019-11-23 09:56:02 -08:00
backtracetest.c treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 441 2019-06-05 17:37:17 +02:00
bounds.c
capability.c
compat.c y2038: itimer: compat handling to itimer.c 2019-11-15 14:38:30 +01:00
configs.c proc: convert everything to "struct proc_ops" 2020-02-04 03:05:26 +00:00
context_tracking.c context_tracking: Rename context_tracking_is_enabled() => context_tracking_enabled() 2019-10-29 10:01:12 +01:00
cpu_pm.c treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 282 2019-06-05 17:36:37 +02:00
cpu.c Merge branch 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2020-01-28 10:07:09 -08:00
crash_core.c treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 230 2019-06-19 17:09:06 +02:00
crash_dump.c
cred.c Merge branch 'dhowells' (patches from DavidH) 2020-01-14 09:56:31 -08:00
delayacct.c
dma.c
elfcore.c kernel/elfcore.c: include proper prototypes 2019-09-25 17:51:39 -07:00
exec_domain.c
exit.c proc: Use a list of inodes to flush from proc 2020-02-24 10:14:44 -06:00
extable.c bpf: Allow to resolve bpf trampoline and dispatcher in unwind 2020-01-25 07:12:40 -08:00
fail_function.c fail_function: no need to check return value of debugfs_create functions 2019-06-03 15:49:06 +02:00
fork.c exec: Add exec_update_mutex to replace cred_guard_mutex 2020-03-25 10:03:36 -05:00
freezer.c Revert "libata, freezer: avoid block device removal while system is frozen" 2019-10-06 09:11:37 -06:00
futex.c futex: Fix kernel-doc notation warning 2020-01-09 13:23:40 +01:00
gen_kheaders.sh kheaders: explain why include/config/autoconf.h is excluded from md5sum 2019-11-11 20:10:01 +09:00
groups.c
hung_task.c
iomem.c mm/nvdimm: add is_ioremap_addr and use that to check ioremap address 2019-07-12 11:05:40 -07:00
irq_work.c irq_work: Fix IRQ_WORK_BUSY bit clearing 2019-11-15 10:48:37 +01:00
jump_label.c jump_label: Don't warn on __exit jump entries 2019-08-29 15:10:10 +01:00
kallsyms.c Kbuild updates for v5.6 (2nd) 2020-02-09 16:05:50 -08:00
kcmp.c
Kconfig.freezer
Kconfig.hz
Kconfig.locks sched/rt, locking: Use CONFIG_PREEMPTION 2019-12-08 14:37:36 +01:00
Kconfig.preempt sched/Kconfig: Fix spelling mistake in user-visible help text 2019-11-12 11:35:32 +01:00
kcov.c kcov: remote coverage support 2019-12-04 19:44:14 -08:00
kexec_core.c kexec: add machine_kexec_post_load() 2020-01-08 16:32:55 +00:00
kexec_elf.c kexec_elf: support 32 bit ELF files 2019-09-06 23:58:44 +02:00
kexec_file.c kexec: add machine_kexec_post_load() 2020-01-08 16:32:55 +00:00
kexec_internal.h kexec: add machine_kexec_post_load() 2020-01-08 16:32:55 +00:00
kexec.c kexec: add machine_kexec_post_load() 2020-01-08 16:32:55 +00:00
kheaders.c
kmod.c
kprobes.c kprobes: Fix optimize_kprobe()/unoptimize_kprobe() cancellation logic 2020-01-09 12:40:13 +01:00
ksysfs.c
kthread.c kthread: make __kthread_queue_delayed_work static 2019-10-16 09:20:58 -07:00
latencytop.c proc: convert everything to "struct proc_ops" 2020-02-04 03:05:26 +00:00
Makefile kcov: ignore fault-inject and stacktrace 2020-01-31 10:30:41 -08:00
module_signature.c MODSIGN: Export module signature definitions 2019-08-05 18:39:56 -04:00
module_signing.c MODSIGN: Export module signature definitions 2019-08-05 18:39:56 -04:00
module-internal.h
module.c proc: convert everything to "struct proc_ops" 2020-02-04 03:05:26 +00:00
notifier.c kernel/notifier.c: remove blocking_notifier_chain_cond_register() 2019-12-04 19:44:12 -08:00
nsproxy.c ns: Introduce Time Namespace 2020-01-14 12:20:48 +01:00
padata.c padata: update documentation 2019-12-11 16:37:02 +08:00
panic.c locking/refcount: Remove unused 'refcount_error_report()' function 2019-11-25 09:15:42 +01:00
params.c lockdown: Lock down module params that specify hardware parameters (eg. ioport) 2019-08-19 21:54:16 -07:00
pid_namespace.c pid: Improve the comment about waiting in zap_pid_ns_processes 2020-02-28 16:29:12 -06:00
pid.c proc: Remove the now unnecessary internal mount of proc 2020-02-28 12:06:14 -06:00
profile.c proc: convert everything to "struct proc_ops" 2020-02-04 03:05:26 +00:00
ptrace.c ptrace: reintroduce usage of subjective credentials in ptrace_has_cap() 2020-01-18 13:51:39 +01:00
range.c
reboot.c
relay.c
resource.c mm/memory_hotplug.c: use PFN_UP / PFN_DOWN in walk_system_ram_range() 2019-09-24 15:54:09 -07:00
rseq.c rseq: Reject unknown flags on rseq unregister 2019-12-25 10:41:20 +01:00
seccomp.c seccomp: Check that seccomp_notif is zeroed out by the user 2020-01-02 13:03:45 -08:00
signal.c sched.h: Annotate sighand_struct with __rcu 2020-01-26 10:54:47 +01:00
smp.c smp: Remove superfluous cond_func check in smp_call_function_many_cond() 2020-01-28 15:43:00 +01:00
smpboot.c
smpboot.h
softirq.c Merge branch 'irq-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2019-07-08 11:01:13 -07:00
stackleak.c
stacktrace.c stacktrace: Get rid of unneeded '!!' pattern 2019-11-11 10:30:59 +01:00
stop_machine.c stop_machine: Make stop_cpus() static 2020-01-17 10:19:21 +01:00
sys_ni.c y2038: allow disabling time32 system calls 2019-11-15 14:38:30 +01:00
sys.c prctl: PR_{G,S}ET_IO_FLUSHER to support controlling memory reclaim 2020-01-28 10:09:51 +01:00
sysctl_binary.c sysctl: Remove the sysctl system call 2019-11-26 13:03:56 -06:00
sysctl-test.c kunit: allow kunit tests to be loaded as a module 2020-01-09 16:42:29 -07:00
sysctl.c rcu: Make PREEMPT_RCU be a modifier to TREE_RCU 2019-12-09 12:37:51 -08:00
task_work.c
taskstats.c taskstats: fix data-race 2019-12-04 15:18:39 +01:00
test_kprobes.c
torture.c torture: Remove exporting of internal functions 2019-08-01 14:30:22 -07:00
tracepoint.c The main changes in this release include: 2019-07-18 11:51:00 -07:00
tsacct.c tsacct: add 64-bit btime field 2019-12-18 18:07:31 +01:00
ucount.c proc/sysctl: add shared variables for range check 2019-07-18 17:08:07 -07:00
uid16.c
uid16.h
umh.c
up.c smp/up: Make smp_call_function_single() match SMP semantics 2020-02-07 15:34:12 +01:00
user_namespace.c Keyrings namespacing 2019-07-08 19:36:47 -07:00
user-return-notifier.c
user.c Keyrings namespacing 2019-07-08 19:36:47 -07:00
utsname_sysctl.c treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 441 2019-06-05 17:37:17 +02:00
utsname.c treewide: Replace GPLv2 boilerplate/reference with SPDX - rule 441 2019-06-05 17:37:17 +02:00
watchdog_hld.c
watchdog.c watchdog/softlockup: Enforce that timestamp is valid on boot 2020-01-17 11:19:22 +01:00
workqueue_internal.h
workqueue.c Merge branch 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2020-01-28 10:07:09 -08:00