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-rw-r--r--kernel/hw_breakpoint.c26
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c b/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
index 9ed9ae3a48b3..89e8a050c43a 100644
--- a/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
+++ b/kernel/hw_breakpoint.c
@@ -308,6 +308,28 @@ int dbg_release_bp_slot(struct perf_event *bp)
return 0;
}
+static int validate_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(bp);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ if (arch_check_bp_in_kernelspace(bp)) {
+ if (bp->attr.exclude_kernel)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ /*
+ * Don't let unprivileged users set a breakpoint in the trap
+ * path to avoid trap recursion attacks.
+ */
+ if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
+ return -EPERM;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
int register_perf_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp)
{
int ret;
@@ -316,7 +338,7 @@ int register_perf_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp)
if (ret)
return ret;
- ret = arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(bp, bp->ctx->task);
+ ret = validate_hw_breakpoint(bp);
/* if arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings() fails then release bp slot */
if (ret)
@@ -363,7 +385,7 @@ int modify_user_hw_breakpoint(struct perf_event *bp, struct perf_event_attr *att
if (attr->disabled)
goto end;
- err = arch_validate_hwbkpt_settings(bp, bp->ctx->task);
+ err = validate_hw_breakpoint(bp);
if (!err)
perf_event_enable(bp);
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