From: Konstantin Khorenko <khorenko@virtuozzo.com>
To: Pavel Tikhomirov <ptikhomirov@virtuozzo.com>,
Andrey Drobyshev <andrey.drobyshev@virtuozzo.com>,
Vasileios Almpanis <vasileios.almpanis@virtuozzo.com>
Cc: devel@openvz.org
Subject: [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 5/7] selftests/mm: check VM_MAYEXEC of MADV_DOEXEC ranges in smaps
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:15:03 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261014-b4-prep-khorenko-vstor-149847-5-doexec-selftests-v1-5-b23b454691db@virtuozzo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261014-b4-prep-khorenko-vstor-149847-5-doexec-selftests-v1-0-b23b454691db@virtuozzo.com>
An EACCES from mprotect(PROT_EXEC) does not prove that VM_MAYEXEC is
clear: an LSM or MDWE refuses it the same way. Read the flag from
VmFlags as well. Also check that a fork child and the new image get
VM_MAYEXEC back, as the mark is dropped from their copies.
https://virtuozzo.atlassian.net/browse/VSTOR-150234
Feature: oracle/mm: MADV_DOEXEC madvise() flag
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Konstantin Khorenko <khorenko@virtuozzo.com>
---
tools/testing/selftests/mm/doexec.c | 94 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 64 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/doexec.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/doexec.c
index 01e786a4cb75c..89862e0b6a4dc 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/doexec.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/doexec.c
@@ -583,9 +583,43 @@ static int devzero_exec(void)
return KSFT_FAIL;
}
+/* Copy the line of the smaps entry of the VMA at @addr that starts with @prefix. */
+static bool smaps_line(char *addr, const char *prefix, char *line, size_t len)
+{
+ FILE *file = fopen("/proc/self/smaps", "r");
+ bool in_vma = false, found = false;
+ char want[32];
+
+ if (!file)
+ return false;
+ snprintf(want, sizeof(want), "%lx-", (unsigned long)addr);
+ while (!found && fgets(line, len, file)) {
+ char *space = strchr(line, ' ');
+
+ if (space && memchr(line, '-', space - line) && !memchr(line, ':', space - line))
+ in_vma = !strncmp(line, want, strlen(want));
+ else if (in_vma)
+ found = !strncmp(line, prefix, strlen(prefix));
+ }
+ fclose(file);
+ return found;
+}
+
+static bool smaps_has_flag(char *addr, const char *flag)
+{
+ char line[512];
+
+ return smaps_line(addr, "VmFlags:", line, sizeof(line)) && strstr(line, flag);
+}
+
+/* VM_MAYEXEC ("me") is clear, so mprotect(PROT_EXEC) fails. */
static bool exec_refused(char *ram, size_t size)
{
- return mprotect(ram, size, PROT_READ | PROT_EXEC) && errno == EACCES;
+ char line[512];
+
+ return smaps_line(ram, "VmFlags:", line, sizeof(line)) &&
+ !strstr(line, " me ") &&
+ mprotect(ram, size, PROT_READ | PROT_EXEC) && errno == EACCES;
}
/* MADV_DONTEXEC must not grant more than mmap() did on a noexec mount. */
@@ -645,35 +679,6 @@ static int doexec_noexec(void)
return ret;
}
-/* Copy the line of the smaps entry of the VMA at @addr that starts with @prefix. */
-static bool smaps_line(char *addr, const char *prefix, char *line, size_t len)
-{
- FILE *file = fopen("/proc/self/smaps", "r");
- bool in_vma = false, found = false;
- char want[32];
-
- if (!file)
- return false;
- snprintf(want, sizeof(want), "%lx-", (unsigned long)addr);
- while (!found && fgets(line, len, file)) {
- char *space = strchr(line, ' ');
-
- if (space && memchr(line, '-', space - line) && !memchr(line, ':', space - line))
- in_vma = !strncmp(line, want, strlen(want));
- else if (in_vma)
- found = !strncmp(line, prefix, strlen(prefix));
- }
- fclose(file);
- return found;
-}
-
-static bool smaps_has_flag(char *addr, const char *flag)
-{
- char line[512];
-
- return smaps_line(addr, "VmFlags:", line, sizeof(line)) && strstr(line, flag);
-}
-
static int after_pfnmap_exec(char *bar, size_t size)
{
size_t page = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE), i;
@@ -1274,6 +1279,33 @@ static int locked_exec(void)
return exec_with_flag(ram, size, "--unlocked", " lo ");
}
+/* Dropping the mark in a copy gives VM_MAYEXEC back. */
+static int mayexec_exec(void)
+{
+ size_t size = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
+ char *ram = preserved_ram(size);
+ pid_t pid;
+
+ if (!ram)
+ return unsupported();
+ if (!exec_refused(ram, size))
+ return fail("VM_MAYEXEC kept by MADV_DOEXEC");
+ pid = fork();
+ if (!pid)
+ _exit(smaps_has_flag(ram, " me ") ? KSFT_PASS : KSFT_FAIL);
+ if (pid < 0 || wait_child(pid) != KSFT_PASS)
+ return fail("VM_MAYEXEC not back in a fork child");
+ exec_mode("/proc/self/exe", "--mayexec", ram, size);
+ return KSFT_FAIL;
+}
+
+static int after_mayexec(char *ram, size_t size)
+{
+ if (!smaps_has_flag(ram, " me "))
+ return fail("VM_MAYEXEC not back after exec");
+ return check_contents(ram, size, 0x31);
+}
+
static int after_unlocked(char *ram, size_t size)
{
if (smaps_has_flag(ram, " lo "))
@@ -1832,6 +1864,7 @@ static const struct after_mode after_modes[] = {
{ "--no-uffd", after_no_uffd },
{ "--mempolicy", after_mempolicy },
{ "--thp-half", after_thp_half },
+ { "--mayexec", after_mayexec },
};
struct more_case {
@@ -1886,6 +1919,7 @@ static const struct more_case more_cases[] = {
{ "swapped out pages: preserved", swapped_exec },
{ "half of a THP: preserved", thp_half_exec },
{ "vfork() child: preserving exec refused", vfork_exec },
+ { "exec permission back in a fork child and the new image", mayexec_exec },
};
int main(int argc, char **argv)
--
2.43.0
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-14 17:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-14 17:14 [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 0/7] selftests/mm: broader MADV_DOEXEC coverage Konstantin Khorenko
2026-10-14 17:14 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 1/7] selftests/mm: cover the MADV_DOEXEC interface and VMA attributes Konstantin Khorenko
2026-10-14 17:15 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 2/7] selftests/mm: cover the MADV_DOEXEC opt-in note and the new stack Konstantin Khorenko
2026-10-14 17:15 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 3/7] selftests/mm: cover large, swapped and partly marked THP ranges Konstantin Khorenko
2026-10-14 17:15 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 4/7] selftests/mm: check that MADV_DOEXEC refuses an exec from a vfork() child Konstantin Khorenko
2026-10-14 17:15 ` Konstantin Khorenko [this message]
2026-10-14 17:15 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 6/7] selftests/mm: check who can still reach the old mm of a preserving exec Konstantin Khorenko
2026-10-14 17:15 ` [Devel] [PATCH hci-8.1 7/7] selftests/mm: say why a doexec case fails Konstantin Khorenko
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