Re: [PATCH 1/3] signal(i386): alternative signal stack wraparound occurs

From: Mikael Pettersson
Date: Thu Oct 04 2007 - 09:09:18 EST


On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 21:47:30 +0900, KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote:
> On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:33:12 +0900
> Shi Weihua <shiwh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > KAMEZAWA Hiroyuki wrote::
> > > On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:56:14 +0900
> > > Shi Weihua <shiwh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > >> stack.ss_sp = addr + pagesize;
> > >> stack.ss_flags = 0;
> > >> stack.ss_size = pagesize;
> > > Here is bad.
> > > stack,ss_sp = addr;
> > > stack.ss_flags = 0;
> > > stack.ss_size = pagesize * 2;
> > [What the test code want to do]
> > addr+pagesize*2 - addr+pagesize -> sigaltstack
> > addr+pagesize - addr -> protected region
> > The code want to catch overflow when esp enter the protected region.
> >
> You have to protect the top of *registered* sigaltstack.
> The reason of wraparound is %esp will be set to the bottom of sigaltstack
> if it is not on sigaltstack area when signaled.
> What you have to do is protect the top of registerd sigaltstack.
> If %esp is in the range of registerd sigaltstack at SEGV, wraparound
> will stop.

Exactly right. You mprotect or munmap the end of the altstack,
not the area beyond it.

/Mikael
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