[LTP] [PATCH v3 0/3] Separate ptrace tests for CONFIG_PROC_MEM_FORCE_PTRACE
Jan Polensky <[email protected]> Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:24:48 +0200
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thp04 is a CVE-2017-1000405 regression test. If direct /proc/self/mem writes are blocked by CONFIG_PROC_MEM_FORCE_PTRACE=y, the CVE cannot be triggered and thp04 should report TCONF. Add separate ptrace tests for the CONFIG_PROC_MEM_FORCE_PTRACE behavior instead: - ptrace12 checks that writing to /proc/self/mem is rejected with EIO. - ptrace13 checks that a parent can write to a traced child's memory via /proc/pid/mem. Both ptrace tests use read-only mappings, so the writes require FOLL_FORCE and exercise the CONFIG_PROC_MEM_FORCE_PTRACE enforcement. Validated on s390x with CONFIG_PROC_MEM_FORCE_PTRACE=y: - ptrace12: TPASS - ptrace13: TPASS, 100 iterations Follow-up to the previous thp04 ptrace mode discussion: https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/ Changes in v3: - All patches: Fixed RST doc formatting (added blank lines before lists) - All patches: Removed redundant comments per LTP coding style - thp04: Removed comments restating pointer arithmetic - ptrace12: Kept only intent-focused FOLL_FORCE comment - ptrace13: Removed unused shared_state.result field - ptrace13: Removed misleading "previous iteration" comment - ptrace13: Clarified iteration counter in TFAIL message to show which write is being verified - ptrace13: Kept only intent-focused FOLL_FORCE comment and synchronization pattern comment Changes in v2: - thp04: Removed .forks_child flag (not needed without actual fork) - thp04: Changed MAP_SHARED to MAP_PRIVATE for child state mapping - thp04: Added missing #include <string.h> for memset() - thp04: Renamed struct child_state → struct thp_state (no longer uses fork) - thp04: Renamed child → state, child_setup() → thp_setup(), child_cleanup() → thp_cleanup() - ptrace12: Removed deprecated [Description] line from doc block - ptrace12: Replaced bare write() with TEST() macro, using TST_RET/TST_ERR - ptrace12: Adjusted setup comment to clarify page initialization sequence - ptrace13: Removed deprecated [Description] line from doc block - ptrace13: Added missing #include <string.h> for memset() - Both ptrace tests: Added to runtest/syscalls v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/ v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/ Jan Polensky (3): thp04: Simplify to focus on CVE-2017-1000405 race test only ptrace: add test for /proc/self/mem write rejection ptrace: add test for /proc/pid/mem writes under ptrace runtest/syscalls | 2 + testcases/kernel/mem/thp/thp04.c | 163 +++++++++++----- testcases/kernel/syscalls/ptrace/.gitignore | 2 + testcases/kernel/syscalls/ptrace/ptrace12.c | 92 +++++++++ testcases/kernel/syscalls/ptrace/ptrace13.c | 204 ++++++++++++++++++++ 5 files changed, 411 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-) create mode 100644 testcases/kernel/syscalls/ptrace/ptrace12.c create mode 100644 testcases/kernel/syscalls/ptrace/ptrace13.c base-commit: d139524b04d360c4dabaee61a6066a9a52b0e454 prerequisite-patch-id: bded72bcb9b40d815798ce62381eec472c28aace prerequisite-patch-id: 16fc00d302aefbf6fb17e972a4390341bfbb0e50 prerequisite-patch-id: 6e77ef09b2259daae915f4a4895bf0879b7b7211 prerequisite-patch-id: 1d13f676c1c1b9b37e97b1e18ae75611a3516f96 prerequisite-patch-id: 11b8f2b102029b41838899f2a78132b50cac12a0 prerequisite-patch-id: 811e85d9a4158f72559de5f551ad93f109362c96 -- 2.55.0 -- Mailing list info: https://lists.linux.it/listinfo/ltp