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Adds test for stack initialization coverage. We have several build options
that control the level of stack variable initialization. This test lets us
visualize which options cover which cases, and provide tests for some of
the pathological padding conditions the compiler will sometimes fail to
initialize.

All options pass the explicit initialization cases and the partial
initializers (even with padding):

test_stackinit: u8_zero ok
test_stackinit: u16_zero ok
test_stackinit: u32_zero ok
test_stackinit: u64_zero ok
test_stackinit: char_array_zero ok
test_stackinit: small_hole_zero ok
test_stackinit: big_hole_zero ok
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_zero ok
test_stackinit: packed_zero ok
test_stackinit: small_hole_dynamic_partial ok
test_stackinit: big_hole_dynamic_partial ok
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_dynamic_partial ok
test_stackinit: packed_dynamic_partial ok
test_stackinit: small_hole_static_partial ok
test_stackinit: big_hole_static_partial ok
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_static_partial ok
test_stackinit: packed_static_partial ok
test_stackinit: packed_static_all ok
test_stackinit: packed_dynamic_all ok
test_stackinit: packed_runtime_all ok

The results of the other tests (which contain no explicit initialization),
change based on the build's configured compiler instrumentation.

No options:

test_stackinit: small_hole_static_all FAIL (uninit bytes: 3)
test_stackinit: big_hole_static_all FAIL (uninit bytes: 61)
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_static_all FAIL (uninit bytes: 7)
test_stackinit: small_hole_dynamic_all FAIL (uninit bytes: 3)
test_stackinit: big_hole_dynamic_all FAIL (uninit bytes: 61)
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_dynamic_all FAIL (uninit bytes: 7)
test_stackinit: small_hole_runtime_partial FAIL (uninit bytes: 23)
test_stackinit: big_hole_runtime_partial FAIL (uninit bytes: 127)
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_runtime_partial FAIL (uninit bytes: 24)
test_stackinit: packed_runtime_partial FAIL (uninit bytes: 24)
test_stackinit: small_hole_runtime_all FAIL (uninit bytes: 3)
test_stackinit: big_hole_runtime_all FAIL (uninit bytes: 61)
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_runtime_all FAIL (uninit bytes: 7)
test_stackinit: u8_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 1)
test_stackinit: u16_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 2)
test_stackinit: u32_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 4)
test_stackinit: u64_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 8)
test_stackinit: char_array_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 16)
test_stackinit: switch_1_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 8)
test_stackinit: switch_2_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 8)
test_stackinit: small_hole_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 24)
test_stackinit: big_hole_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 128)
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 32)
test_stackinit: packed_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 32)
test_stackinit: user FAIL (uninit bytes: 32)
test_stackinit: failures: 25

CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_USER=y
This only tries to initialize structs with __user markings, so
only the difference from above is now the "user" test passes:

test_stackinit: small_hole_static_all FAIL (uninit bytes: 3)
test_stackinit: big_hole_static_all FAIL (uninit bytes: 61)
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_static_all FAIL (uninit bytes: 7)
test_stackinit: small_hole_dynamic_all FAIL (uninit bytes: 3)
test_stackinit: big_hole_dynamic_all FAIL (uninit bytes: 61)
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_dynamic_all FAIL (uninit bytes: 7)
test_stackinit: small_hole_runtime_partial FAIL (uninit bytes: 23)
test_stackinit: big_hole_runtime_partial FAIL (uninit bytes: 127)
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_runtime_partial FAIL (uninit bytes: 24)
test_stackinit: packed_runtime_partial FAIL (uninit bytes: 24)
test_stackinit: small_hole_runtime_all FAIL (uninit bytes: 3)
test_stackinit: big_hole_runtime_all FAIL (uninit bytes: 61)
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_runtime_all FAIL (uninit bytes: 7)
test_stackinit: u8_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 1)
test_stackinit: u16_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 2)
test_stackinit: u32_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 4)
test_stackinit: u64_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 8)
test_stackinit: char_array_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 16)
test_stackinit: switch_1_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 8)
test_stackinit: switch_2_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 8)
test_stackinit: small_hole_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 24)
test_stackinit: big_hole_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 128)
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 32)
test_stackinit: packed_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 32)
test_stackinit: user ok
test_stackinit: failures: 24

CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF=y
This initializes all structures passed by reference (scalars and strings
remain uninitialized):

test_stackinit: small_hole_static_all ok
test_stackinit: big_hole_static_all ok
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_static_all ok
test_stackinit: small_hole_dynamic_all ok
test_stackinit: big_hole_dynamic_all ok
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_dynamic_all ok
test_stackinit: small_hole_runtime_partial ok
test_stackinit: big_hole_runtime_partial ok
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_runtime_partial ok
test_stackinit: packed_runtime_partial ok
test_stackinit: small_hole_runtime_all ok
test_stackinit: big_hole_runtime_all ok
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_runtime_all ok
test_stackinit: u8_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 1)
test_stackinit: u16_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 2)
test_stackinit: u32_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 4)
test_stackinit: u64_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 8)
test_stackinit: char_array_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 16)
test_stackinit: switch_1_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 8)
test_stackinit: switch_2_none FAIL (uninit bytes: 8)
test_stackinit: small_hole_none ok
test_stackinit: big_hole_none ok
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_none ok
test_stackinit: packed_none ok
test_stackinit: user ok
test_stackinit: failures: 7

CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF_ALL=y
This initializes all variables, so it matches above with the scalars
and arrays included:

test_stackinit: small_hole_static_all ok
test_stackinit: big_hole_static_all ok
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_static_all ok
test_stackinit: small_hole_dynamic_all ok
test_stackinit: big_hole_dynamic_all ok
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_dynamic_all ok
test_stackinit: small_hole_runtime_partial ok
test_stackinit: big_hole_runtime_partial ok
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_runtime_partial ok
test_stackinit: packed_runtime_partial ok
test_stackinit: small_hole_runtime_all ok
test_stackinit: big_hole_runtime_all ok
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_runtime_all ok
test_stackinit: u8_none ok
test_stackinit: u16_none ok
test_stackinit: u32_none ok
test_stackinit: u64_none ok
test_stackinit: char_array_none ok
test_stackinit: switch_1_none ok
test_stackinit: switch_2_none ok
test_stackinit: small_hole_none ok
test_stackinit: big_hole_none ok
test_stackinit: trailing_hole_none ok
test_stackinit: packed_none ok
test_stackinit: user ok
test_stackinit: all tests passed!

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Ard Biesheuvel <[email protected]>
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10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions lib/Kconfig.debug
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Expand Up @@ -2001,6 +2001,16 @@ config TEST_OBJAGG

If unsure, say N.

config TEST_STACKINIT
tristate "Test level of stack variable initialization"
help
Test if the kernel is zero-initializing stack variables and
padding. Coverage is controlled by compiler flags,
CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK, CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF,
or CONFIG_GCC_PLUGIN_STRUCTLEAK_BYREF_ALL.

If unsure, say N.

endif # RUNTIME_TESTING_MENU

config MEMTEST
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions lib/Makefile
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Expand Up @@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TEST_KMOD) += test_kmod.o
obj-$(CONFIG_TEST_DEBUG_VIRTUAL) += test_debug_virtual.o
obj-$(CONFIG_TEST_MEMCAT_P) += test_memcat_p.o
obj-$(CONFIG_TEST_OBJAGG) += test_objagg.o
obj-$(CONFIG_TEST_STACKINIT) += test_stackinit.o

ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_KOBJECT),y)
CFLAGS_kobject.o += -DDEBUG
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