[haiku-bugs] [Haiku] #14961: Audit all syscalls for permissions and access checks

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  • Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 19:27:30 -0000

#14961: Audit all syscalls for permissions and access checks
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 Reporter:  waddlesplash   |        Owner:  waddlesplash
     Type:  bug            |       Status:  assigned
 Priority:  blocker        |    Milestone:  R1/beta2
Component:  System/Kernel  |      Version:  R1/Development
 Keywords:  security       |   Blocked By:
 Blocking:                 |  Has a Patch:  0
 Platform:  All            |
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 Here's a full list of source files containing syscall implementations:

  * src/system/kernel/UserTimer.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/arch/arm/arch_atomic32.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/arch/arm/arch_atomic64.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/arch/m68k/arch_atomic.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/arch/x86/arch_system_info.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/arch/x86/syscalls_compat.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/cpu.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/debug/BreakpointManager.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/debug/debug.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/debug/frame_buffer_console.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/debug/safemode_settings.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/debug/system_profiler.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/debug/tracing.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/debug/user_debugger.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/disk_device_manager/ddm_userland_interface.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/elf.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/fs/fd.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/fs/node_monitor.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/fs/socket.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/fs/vfs.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/image.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/locks/user_mutex.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/messaging/MessagingService.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/port.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/posix/realtime_sem.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/posix/xsi_message_queue.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/posix/xsi_semaphore.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/real_time_clock.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/scheduler/scheduler.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/scheduler/scheduling_analysis.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/sem.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/shutdown.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/signal.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/syscalls.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/system_info.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/team.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/thread.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/usergroup.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp
  * src/system/kernel/wait_for_objects.cpp

 Each and every one of these needs to be audited, namely:
  * All passed pointers are checked against {{{IS_USER_ADDRESS}}} (thanks
 to SMAP, largely already done)
  * All objects (e.g. FDs, areas, semaphores) manipulated by syscalls are
 checked that the calling team has access to manipulate them
  * Whatever other things I think of adding here...

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Ticket URL: <https://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/14961>
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