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tracing/kprobes: Add symbol counting check when module loads

PATCH Superseded Masami Hiramatsu (Google) 2 participants 3 messages Apr 15, 2024 – Apr 17, 2024 Tracing

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PATCH v2 1/1 tracing/kprobes: Add symbol counting check when module loads

From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <[email protected]>

Check the number of probe target symbols in the target module when the module is loaded. If the probe is not on the unique name symbols in the module, it will be rejected at that point.

Note that the symbol which has a unique name in the target module, it will be accepted even if there are same-name symbols in the kernel or other modules,

---
Updated from last October post, which was dropped by test failure:

    https://lore.kernel.org/linux-trace-kernel/169854904604.132316.12500381416261460174.stgit@devnote2/
 Changes in v2:
  - Fix to skip checking uniqueness if the target module is not loaded.
  - Fix register_module_trace_kprobe() to pass correct symbol name.
  - Fix to call __register_trace_kprobe() from module callback.
---
 kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c |  125 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 81 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c +81 -44
index c68d4e830fbe..0113afe2662d 100644
@@ -670,6 +670,21 @@ static int register_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int validate_module_probe_symbol(const char *modname, const char *symbol);
+
+static int register_module_trace_kprobe(struct module *mod, struct trace_kprobe *tk)
+{
+	const char *p;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	p = strchr(trace_kprobe_symbol(tk), ':');
+	if (p)
+		ret = validate_module_probe_symbol(module_name(mod), p + 1);
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = __register_trace_kprobe(tk);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /* Module notifier call back, checking event on the module */
 static int trace_kprobe_module_callback(struct notifier_block *nb,
 				       unsigned long val, void *data)
@@ -688,7 +703,7 @@ static int trace_kprobe_module_callback(struct notifier_block *nb,
 		if (trace_kprobe_within_module(tk, mod)) {
 			/* Don't need to check busy - this should have gone. */
 			__unregister_trace_kprobe(tk);
-			ret = __register_trace_kprobe(tk);
+			ret = register_module_trace_kprobe(mod, tk);
 			if (ret)
 				pr_warn("Failed to re-register probe %s on %s: %d\n",
 					trace_probe_name(&tk->tp),
@@ -729,17 +744,68 @@ static int count_mod_symbols(void *data, const char *name, unsigned long unused)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static unsigned int number_of_same_symbols(char *func_name)
+static unsigned int number_of_same_symbols(const char *mod, const char *func_name)
 {
 	struct sym_count_ctx ctx = { .count = 0, .name = func_name };
 
-	kallsyms_on_each_match_symbol(count_symbols, func_name, &ctx.count);
+	if (!mod)
+		kallsyms_on_each_match_symbol(count_symbols, func_name, &ctx.count);
 
-	module_kallsyms_on_each_symbol(NULL, count_mod_symbols, &ctx);
+	module_kallsyms_on_each_symbol(mod, count_mod_symbols, &ctx);
 
 	return ctx.count;
 }
 
+static int validate_module_probe_symbol(const char *modname, const char *symbol)
+{
+	unsigned int count = number_of_same_symbols(modname, symbol);
+
+	if (count > 1) {
+		/*
+		 * Users should use ADDR to remove the ambiguity of
+		 * using KSYM only.
+		 */
+		return -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+	} else if (count == 0) {
+		/*
+		 * We can return ENOENT earlier than when register the
+		 * kprobe.
+		 */
+		return -ENOENT;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int validate_probe_symbol(char *symbol)
+{
+	struct module *mod = NULL;
+	char *modname = NULL, *p;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	p = strchr(symbol, ':');
+	if (p) {
+		modname = symbol;
+		symbol = p + 1;
+		*p = '\0';
+		/* Return 0 (defer) if the module does not exist yet. */
+		rcu_read_lock_sched();
+		mod = find_module(modname);
+		if (mod && !try_module_get(mod))
+			mod = NULL;
+		rcu_read_unlock_sched();
+		if (!mod)
+			goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret = validate_module_probe_symbol(modname, symbol);
+out:
+	if (p)
+		*p = ':';
+	if (mod)
+		module_put(mod);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int trace_kprobe_entry_handler(struct kretprobe_instance *ri,
 				      struct pt_regs *regs);
 
@@ -863,6 +929,14 @@ static int __trace_kprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 			trace_probe_log_err(0, BAD_PROBE_ADDR);
 			goto parse_error;
 		}
+		ret = validate_probe_symbol(symbol);
+		if (ret) {
+			if (ret == -EADDRNOTAVAIL)
+				trace_probe_log_err(0, NON_UNIQ_SYMBOL);
+			else
+				trace_probe_log_err(0, BAD_PROBE_ADDR);
+			goto parse_error;
+		}
 		if (is_return)
 			ctx.flags |= TPARG_FL_RETURN;
 		ret = kprobe_on_func_entry(NULL, symbol, offset);
@@ -875,31 +949,6 @@ static int __trace_kprobe_create(int argc, const char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (symbol && !strchr(symbol, ':')) {
-		unsigned int count;
-
-		count = number_of_same_symbols(symbol);
-		if (count > 1) {
-			/*
-			 * Users should use ADDR to remove the ambiguity of
-			 * using KSYM only.
-			 */
-			trace_probe_log_err(0, NON_UNIQ_SYMBOL);
-			ret = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-
-			goto error;
-		} else if (count == 0) {
-			/*
-			 * We can return ENOENT earlier than when register the
-			 * kprobe.
-			 */
-			trace_probe_log_err(0, BAD_PROBE_ADDR);
-			ret = -ENOENT;
-
-			goto error;
-		}
-	}
-
 	trace_probe_log_set_index(0);
 	if (event) {
 		ret = traceprobe_parse_event_name(&event, &group, gbuf,
@@ -1817,21 +1866,9 @@ create_local_trace_kprobe(char *func, void *addr, unsigned long offs,
 	char *event;
 
 	if (func) {
-		unsigned int count;
-
-		count = number_of_same_symbols(func);
-		if (count > 1)
-			/*
-			 * Users should use addr to remove the ambiguity of
-			 * using func only.
-			 */
-			return ERR_PTR(-EADDRNOTAVAIL);
-		else if (count == 0)
-			/*
-			 * We can return ENOENT earlier than when register the
-			 * kprobe.
-			 */
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+		ret = validate_probe_symbol(func);
+		if (ret)
+			return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
 
 	/*
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#1 lore raw
Quoted 7 lines · On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:40:23 +0900 "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)"…

Check the number of probe target symbols in the target module when the module is loaded. If the probe is not on the unique name symbols in the module, it will be rejected at that point.

Note that the symbol which has a unique name in the target module, it will be accepted even if there are same-name symbols in the kernel or other modules,

This says what it does, but doesn't explain why it is doing it. What's the purpose of this patch?

-- Steve

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Quoted 7 lines · On Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:47:26 -0400 Steven Rostedt <[email protected]> wrote:
Quoted 4 lines · On Mon, 15 Apr 2024 18:40:23 +0900 "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)"…

Check the number of probe target symbols in the target module when the module is loaded. If the probe is not on the unique name symbols in the module, it will be rejected at that point.

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Note that the symbol which has a unique name in the target module, it will be accepted even if there are same-name symbols in the kernel or other modules,

This says what it does, but doesn't explain why it is doing it. What's the purpose of this patch?

Thank you for pointing it out, I just reused the description which I sent last year. It needs to be updated.

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Currently, kprobe event checks whether the target symbol name is unique, so that it does not put a probe on unexpected place. But this skips the check if the target is on a module. This fixes the issue by checking the symbol is unique in the target module if the target is on a module.
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Thanks!

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-- Steve

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Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <[email protected]>