From 2a5eb9995528441447d33838727f6ec1caf08139 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kees Cook Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2024 22:25:44 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] binfmt_elf: Leave a gap between .bss and brk Currently the brk starts its randomization immediately after .bss, which means there is a chance that when the random offset is 0, linear overflows from .bss can reach into the brk area. Leave at least a single page gap between .bss and brk (when it has not already been explicitly relocated into the mmap range). Reported-by: Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/CA+2EKTVLvc8hDZc+2Yhwmus=dzOUG5E4gV7ayCbu0MPJTZzWkw@mail.gmail.com/ Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240217062545.1631668-2-keescook@chromium.org Signed-off-by: Kees Cook --- fs/binfmt_elf.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c index 5397b552fbeb..7862962f7a85 100644 --- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c +++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c @@ -1262,6 +1262,9 @@ static int load_elf_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm) if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_ELF_RANDOMIZE) && elf_ex->e_type == ET_DYN && !interpreter) { mm->brk = mm->start_brk = ELF_ET_DYN_BASE; + } else { + /* Otherwise leave a gap between .bss and brk. */ + mm->brk = mm->start_brk = mm->brk + PAGE_SIZE; } mm->brk = mm->start_brk = arch_randomize_brk(mm);