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-rw-r--r--include/linux/prctl.h1
-rw-r--r--kernel/sys.c56
2 files changed, 57 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/prctl.h b/include/linux/prctl.h
index 18d84c4b42d8..711e0a30aacc 100644
--- a/include/linux/prctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/prctl.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
# define PR_SET_MM_ENV_START 10
# define PR_SET_MM_ENV_END 11
# define PR_SET_MM_AUXV 12
+# define PR_SET_MM_EXE_FILE 13
/*
* Set specific pid that is allowed to ptrace the current task.
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 8b544972e46e..9ff89cb9657a 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
#include <linux/personality.h>
#include <linux/ptrace.h>
#include <linux/fs_struct.h>
+#include <linux/file.h>
+#include <linux/mount.h>
#include <linux/gfp.h>
#include <linux/syscore_ops.h>
#include <linux/version.h>
@@ -1792,6 +1794,57 @@ static bool vma_flags_mismatch(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
(vma->vm_flags & banned);
}
+static int prctl_set_mm_exe_file(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned int fd)
+{
+ struct file *exe_file;
+ struct dentry *dentry;
+ int err;
+
+ /*
+ * Setting new mm::exe_file is only allowed when no VM_EXECUTABLE vma's
+ * remain. So perform a quick test first.
+ */
+ if (mm->num_exe_file_vmas)
+ return -EBUSY;
+
+ exe_file = fget(fd);
+ if (!exe_file)
+ return -EBADF;
+
+ dentry = exe_file->f_path.dentry;
+
+ /*
+ * Because the original mm->exe_file points to executable file, make
+ * sure that this one is executable as well, to avoid breaking an
+ * overall picture.
+ */
+ err = -EACCES;
+ if (!S_ISREG(dentry->d_inode->i_mode) ||
+ exe_file->f_path.mnt->mnt_flags & MNT_NOEXEC)
+ goto exit;
+
+ err = inode_permission(dentry->d_inode, MAY_EXEC);
+ if (err)
+ goto exit;
+
+ /*
+ * The symlink can be changed only once, just to disallow arbitrary
+ * transitions malicious software might bring in. This means one
+ * could make a snapshot over all processes running and monitor
+ * /proc/pid/exe changes to notice unusual activity if needed.
+ */
+ down_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
+ if (likely(!mm->exe_file))
+ set_mm_exe_file(mm, exe_file);
+ else
+ err = -EBUSY;
+ up_write(&mm->mmap_sem);
+
+exit:
+ fput(exe_file);
+ return err;
+}
+
static int prctl_set_mm(int opt, unsigned long addr,
unsigned long arg4, unsigned long arg5)
{
@@ -1806,6 +1859,9 @@ static int prctl_set_mm(int opt, unsigned long addr,
if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RESOURCE))
return -EPERM;
+ if (opt == PR_SET_MM_EXE_FILE)
+ return prctl_set_mm_exe_file(mm, (unsigned int)addr);
+
if (addr >= TASK_SIZE)
return -EINVAL;