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gdb: Update SECURITY.txt to mention extension scripts and internal errors

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Given the recent CVE filed for GDB (CVE-2024-36699), I decided to update
the gdb/SECURITY.txt to be more explicit about some details. Specifically,
we now explicitly say that internal errors aren't security
vulnerabilities, and mention that users should review plugins before
running them, and under which conditions a plugin can cause a security
bug.

Reviewed-By: Tom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>
Approved-By: Luis Machado <luis.machado@arm.com>
Approved-By: Andrew Burgess <aburgess@redhat.com>
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Guinevere Larsen 2024-06-13 15:34:26 -03:00 committed by Guinevere Larsen
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@ -62,19 +62,25 @@ What Is A Security Bug?
(either from the GDB command line, a GDB configuration file, or from
the GDB prompt) are considered security bugs.
GDB will check for and load multiple configuration files. When
initially started GDB can load user- and system-specific
configuration files, this is done unconditionally as it is assumed
these files are under control of the user and are always safe to
load.
GDB will check for and load multiple configuration files, sometimes
referred to as extension scripts or plugins. When initially started
GDB can load user-specific and/or system-specific configuration files,
this is done unconditionally as it is assumed these files are under
control of the user and are always safe to load. All of these files
are treated as trusted input, meaning GDB makes no attempt to sanitize
commands and has no sandboxing or other protections against effects of
commands run by any automatically loaded file. It is up to the user to
audit files against documentation provided by the relevant projects to
protect against malicious commands. If executing commands provided by
the GDB project generates undocumented side effects, this is a bug. For
that bug to be considered a security bug, it must meet other definitions
of security bugs outlined in this document.
GDB can also load per-project and per-program configuration files,
this is done when a program to debug is loaded into GDB. These
configuration files will only be loaded if the user has given GDB
permission to load these files. Any bug in GDB which allows
per-project or per-program configuration files to be loaded without
permission having been granted by the user is considered a security
bug.
GDB can also load per-project and/or per-program configuration files
when a program is loaded for debugging. Such files will only be loaded
if the user has given GDB permission to load them. Any bug in GDB which
allows per-project or per-program configuration files to be loaded without
permission having been granted by the user is considered a security bug.
When gdbserver is started, if it is passed a program on its command
line then that program will be started, but paused before executing
@ -101,6 +107,25 @@ What Is Not A Security Bug
In the context of local debugging, when GDB is used to execute a
program, the program runs with the same privileges as GDB itself.
GDB is not meant to be offered as a service (that is, offered
over an insecure connection to non-local users), and so denial of
service attacks targeting GDB itself, or other bugs that target
this use case, are not considered a security bug.
By the same token, simply triggering an internal error in GDB is not
considered a security bug, since GDB has detected an issue and
handled it in a non-exploitable manner. If it can be demonstrated
that some bug other than the internal error happens, this other bug
should be evaluated independently of the error, and may be a security
bug if it fits some of the definitions in this document.
GDB provides 3 different turing complete languages, Guile, Python
and direct access to the shell. Making use of these languages can
have unknown effects, including outside of the GDB process. Such
effects will only be considered security bugs if they fit some of the
definitions in this document and the effect can only be reproduced
when executed in the GDB environment.
Any issues that arise from running an untrusted program outside of a
secure environment are not security bugs in GDB. Any issues that
arise from running an untrusted program through GDB inside a secure