commit ce4f78f1b53d3327fbd32764aa333bf05fb68818 upstream.
In the current riscv implementation, blocking syscalls like read() may
not correctly restart after being interrupted by ptrace. This problem
arises when the syscall restart process in arch_do_signal_or_restart()
is bypassed due to changes to the regs->cause register, such as an
ebreak instruction.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Interrupt the tracee process with PTRACE_SEIZE & PTRACE_INTERRUPT.
2. Backup original registers and instruction at new_pc.
3. Change pc to new_pc, and inject an instruction (like ebreak) to this
address.
4. Resume with PTRACE_CONT and wait for the process to stop again after
executing ebreak.
5. Restore original registers and instructions, and detach from the
tracee process.
6. Now the read() syscall in tracee will return -1 with errno set to
ERESTARTSYS.
Specifically, during an interrupt, the regs->cause changes from
EXC_SYSCALL to EXC_BREAKPOINT due to the injected ebreak, which is
inaccessible via ptrace so we cannot restore it. This alteration breaks
the syscall restart condition and ends the read() syscall with an
ERESTARTSYS error. According to include/linux/errno.h, it should never
be seen by user programs. X86 can avoid this issue as it checks the
syscall condition using a register (orig_ax) exposed to user space.
Arm64 handles syscall restart before calling get_signal, where it could
be paused and inspected by ptrace/debugger.
This patch adjusts the riscv implementation to arm64 style, which also
checks syscall using a kernel register (syscallno). It ensures the
syscall restart process is not bypassed when changes to the cause
register occur, providing more consistent behavior across various
architectures.
For a simplified reproduction program, feel free to visit:
https://github.com/ancientmodern/riscv-ptrace-bug-demo.
Signed-off-by: Haorong Lu <ancientmodern4@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230803224458.4156006-1-ancientmodern4@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@rivosinc.com>
Cc: Conor Dooley <conor@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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