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From: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:23:55 +0000
Subject: security,perf: Allow further restriction of perf_event_open
Forwarded: https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/1/11/587
When kernel.perf_event_open is set to 3 (or greater), disallow all
access to performance events by users without CAP_SYS_ADMIN.
Add a Kconfig symbol CONFIG_SECURITY_PERF_EVENTS_RESTRICT that
makes this value the default.
This is based on a similar feature in grsecurity
(CONFIG_GRKERNSEC_PERF_HARDEN). This version doesn't include making
the variable read-only. It also allows enabling further restriction
at run-time regardless of whether the default is changed.
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
---
include/linux/perf_event.h | 5 +++++
kernel/events/core.c | 8 ++++++++
security/Kconfig | 9 +++++++++
3 files changed, 22 insertions(+)
--- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
+++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
@@ -1387,6 +1387,11 @@ int perf_cpu_time_max_percent_handler(st
int perf_event_max_stack_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos);
+static inline bool perf_paranoid_any(void)
+{
+ return sysctl_perf_event_paranoid > 2;
+}
+
/* Access to perf_event_open(2) syscall. */
#define PERF_SECURITY_OPEN 0
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -415,8 +415,13 @@ static struct kmem_cache *perf_event_cac
* 0 - disallow raw tracepoint access for unpriv
* 1 - disallow cpu events for unpriv
* 2 - disallow kernel profiling for unpriv
+ * 3 - disallow all unpriv perf event use
*/
+#ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY_PERF_EVENTS_RESTRICT
+int sysctl_perf_event_paranoid __read_mostly = 3;
+#else
int sysctl_perf_event_paranoid __read_mostly = 2;
+#endif
/* Minimum for 512 kiB + 1 user control page */
int sysctl_perf_event_mlock __read_mostly = 512 + (PAGE_SIZE / 1024); /* 'free' kiB per user */
@@ -12235,6 +12240,9 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(perf_event_open,
if (err)
return err;
+ if (perf_paranoid_any() && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+ return -EACCES;
+
/* Do we allow access to perf_event_open(2) ? */
err = security_perf_event_open(&attr, PERF_SECURITY_OPEN);
if (err)
--- a/security/Kconfig
+++ b/security/Kconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,15 @@ config SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT
If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
+config SECURITY_PERF_EVENTS_RESTRICT
+ bool "Restrict unprivileged use of performance events"
+ depends on PERF_EVENTS
+ help
+ If you say Y here, the kernel.perf_event_paranoid sysctl
+ will be set to 3 by default, and no unprivileged use of the
+ perf_event_open syscall will be permitted unless it is
+ changed.
+
config SECURITY
bool "Enable different security models"
depends on SYSFS
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