Re: [BUGFIX] kprobes: prevent re-registration of the same kprobe -take2

[Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli]

On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 12:25:41PM -0400, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli wrote:
>> On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 09:47:39PM -0400, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
>>> Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli wrote:
>>>> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 05:12:54AM +0200, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
>>>>> On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 07:53:30PM -0400, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:

...

>> +static inline int check_kprobe_rereg(struct kprobe *p)
>> +{
>> +	int ret = 0;
>> +	struct kprobe *old_p;
>> +
>> +	mutex_lock(&kprobe_mutex);
>> +	old_p = __get_valid_kprobe(p);
>> +	if (old_p == p)
>
> Here, since __get_valid_kprobe(p) will return aggr_kprobe of 'p',
> you just need to check old_p != NULL.

Right!

---
Prevent re-registration of the same kprobe. This situation, though
unlikely, needs to be flagged since it can lead to a system crash if its
not handled.

The core change itself is small, but the helper routine needed to be
moved around a bit; hence the diffstat.

Signed-off-by: Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli<ananth@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 kernel/kprobes.c |   58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

Index: linux-2.6.31/kernel/kprobes.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.31.orig/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ linux-2.6.31/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -681,6 +681,40 @@ static kprobe_opcode_t __kprobes *kprobe
 	return (kprobe_opcode_t *)(((char *)addr) + p->offset);
 }
 
+/* Check passed kprobe is valid and return kprobe in kprobe_table. */
+static struct kprobe * __kprobes __get_valid_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
+{
+	struct kprobe *old_p, *list_p;
+
+	old_p = get_kprobe(p->addr);
+	if (unlikely(!old_p))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (p != old_p) {
+		list_for_each_entry_rcu(list_p, &old_p->list, list)
+			if (list_p == p)
+			/* kprobe p is a valid probe */
+				goto valid;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+valid:
+	return old_p;
+}
+
+/* Return error if the kprobe is being re-registered */
+static inline int check_kprobe_rereg(struct kprobe *p)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct kprobe *old_p;
+
+	mutex_lock(&kprobe_mutex);
+	old_p = __get_valid_kprobe(p);
+	if (old_p)
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+	mutex_unlock(&kprobe_mutex);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int __kprobes register_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -693,6 +727,10 @@ int __kprobes register_kprobe(struct kpr
 		return -EINVAL;
 	p->addr = addr;
 
+	ret = check_kprobe_rereg(p);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	preempt_disable();
 	if (!kernel_text_address((unsigned long) p->addr) ||
 	    in_kprobes_functions((unsigned long) p->addr)) {
@@ -762,26 +800,6 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_kprobe);
 
-/* Check passed kprobe is valid and return kprobe in kprobe_table. */
-static struct kprobe * __kprobes __get_valid_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
-{
-	struct kprobe *old_p, *list_p;
-
-	old_p = get_kprobe(p->addr);
-	if (unlikely(!old_p))
-		return NULL;
-
-	if (p != old_p) {
-		list_for_each_entry_rcu(list_p, &old_p->list, list)
-			if (list_p == p)
-			/* kprobe p is a valid probe */
-				goto valid;
-		return NULL;
-	}
-valid:
-	return old_p;
-}
-
 /*
  * Unregister a kprobe without a scheduler synchronization.
  */
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