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[PATCH] Ignore and remove LD_HWCAP_MASK for AT_SECURE programs (bug #21209)


The LD_HWCAP_MASK environment variable may alter the selection of
function variants for some architectures.  For AT_SECURE process it
means that if an outdated routine has a bug that would otherwise not
affect newer platforms by default, LD_HWCAP_MASK will allow that bug
to be exploited.

To be on the safe side, ignore and disable LD_HWCAP_MASK for setuid
binaries.

	[BZ #21209]
	* elf/rtld.c (process_envvars): Ignore LD_HWCAP_MASK for
	AT_SECURE processes.
	* sysdeps/generic/unsecvars.h: Add LD_HWCAP_MASK.
	* elf/tst-env-setuid.c (test_parent): Test LD_HWCAP_MASK.
	(test_child): Likewise.
	* elf/Makefile (tst-env-setuid-ENV): Add LD_HWCAP_MASK.
---
 elf/Makefile                |  3 ++-
 elf/rtld.c                  |  3 ++-
 elf/tst-env-setuid.c        | 12 ++++++++++++
 sysdeps/generic/unsecvars.h |  1 +
 4 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/elf/Makefile b/elf/Makefile
index 61abeb5..cc4aeb2 100644
--- a/elf/Makefile
+++ b/elf/Makefile
@@ -1398,6 +1398,7 @@ $(objpfx)tst-nodelete-dlclose: $(objpfx)tst-nodelete-dlclose-dso.so
 $(objpfx)tst-nodelete-dlclose.out: $(objpfx)tst-nodelete-dlclose-dso.so \
 				   $(objpfx)tst-nodelete-dlclose-plugin.so
 
-tst-env-setuid-ENV = MALLOC_CHECK_=2 MALLOC_MMAP_THRESHOLD_=4096
+tst-env-setuid-ENV = MALLOC_CHECK_=2 MALLOC_MMAP_THRESHOLD_=4096 \
+		     LD_HWCAP_MASK=0xffffffff
 tst-env-setuid-tunables-ENV = \
 	GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.malloc.check=2:glibc.malloc.mmap_threshold=4096
diff --git a/elf/rtld.c b/elf/rtld.c
index a036ece..5986eaf 100644
--- a/elf/rtld.c
+++ b/elf/rtld.c
@@ -2404,7 +2404,8 @@ process_envvars (enum mode *modep)
 
 	case 10:
 	  /* Mask for the important hardware capabilities.  */
-	  if (memcmp (envline, "HWCAP_MASK", 10) == 0)
+	  if (!__libc_enable_secure
+	      && memcmp (envline, "HWCAP_MASK", 10) == 0)
 	    GLRO(dl_hwcap_mask) = __strtoul_internal (&envline[11], NULL,
 						      0, 0);
 	  break;
diff --git a/elf/tst-env-setuid.c b/elf/tst-env-setuid.c
index 6ec3fa5..eec408e 100644
--- a/elf/tst-env-setuid.c
+++ b/elf/tst-env-setuid.c
@@ -213,6 +213,12 @@ test_child (void)
       return 1;
     }
 
+  if (getenv ("LD_HWCAP_MASK") != NULL)
+    {
+      printf ("LD_HWCAP_MASK still set\n");
+      return 1;
+    }
+
   return 0;
 }
 #endif
@@ -233,6 +239,12 @@ test_parent (void)
       return 1;
     }
 
+  if (getenv ("LD_HWCAP_MASK") == NULL)
+    {
+      printf ("LD_HWCAP_MASK lost\n");
+      return 1;
+    }
+
   return 0;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/sysdeps/generic/unsecvars.h b/sysdeps/generic/unsecvars.h
index a740837..5ea8a4a 100644
--- a/sysdeps/generic/unsecvars.h
+++ b/sysdeps/generic/unsecvars.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   "LD_DEBUG\0"								      \
   "LD_DEBUG_OUTPUT\0"							      \
   "LD_DYNAMIC_WEAK\0"							      \
+  "LD_HWCAP_MASK\0"							      \
   "LD_LIBRARY_PATH\0"							      \
   "LD_ORIGIN_PATH\0"							      \
   "LD_PRELOAD\0"							      \
-- 
2.7.4


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