ntpd doesn't like ASLR on stable/12 post-r350672

Cy Schubert Cy.Schubert at cschubert.com
Fri Sep 6 23:55:04 UTC 2019


In message <9b0c95de-2d0e-89b4-32e6-63ec5af729b4 at nwtime.org>, Harlan Stenn 
writ
es:
> Hi folks,
>
> It's easy for us to customize the default value for DFLT_RLIMIT_STACK on
> a per-version and per-OS basis.  We do this in the "configure" machinery.
>
> The defaults are expected to be "generally sane", and were likely chosen
> a relatively long time ago.
>
> What would you like the value(s) to be for what versions of FreeBSD?
>
> H
>
> On 9/5/2019 11:39 PM, Cy Schubert wrote:
> > In message <alpine.BSF.2.21.99999.352.1908242135380.6386 at enterprise.ximalas
> .
> > inf
> > o>, =?UTF-8?Q?Trond_Endrest=C3=B8l?= writes:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I'm running stable/12 with ASLR enabled in /etc/sysctl.conf:
> >>
> >> kern.elf64.aslr.enable=1
> >> kern.elf64.aslr.pie_enable=1
> >> kern.elf32.aslr.enable=1
> >> kern.elf32.aslr.pie_enable=1
> >>
> >> After upgrading to anything after r350672, now at r351450, ntpd 
> >> refuses to start at boot.
> >>
> >> Aug 24 21:25:42 <ntp.notice> HOSTNAME ntpd[5618]: ntpd 4.2.8p12-a (1): Sta
> rti
> >> ng
> >> Aug 24 21:25:43 <kern.info> HOSTNAME kernel: [406] pid 5619 (ntpd), jid 0,
>  ui
> >> d 123: exited on signal 11
> >>
> >> Disabling ASLR, kern.elf64.aslr.enable=0, before starting ntpd 
> >> manually is a workaround, but this is not viable in the long run.
> >>
> >> I tried changing command="/usr/sbin/${name}" to 
> >> command="/usr/bin/proccontrol -m aslr -s disable /usr/sbin/${name}" in 
> >> /etc/rc.d/ntpd, but that didn't go well.
> > 
> > For now, until this can be solved, add this to your rc.conf:
> > 
> > ntpd_prepend="/usr/bin/proccontrol -m aslr -s disable"
> > 
> >>
> >> Running ntpd through gdb while ASLR was enabled, I narrowed it down to
> >> /usr/src/contrib/ntp/ntpd/ntpd.c:1001
> >>
> >>   ntp_rlimit(RLIMIT_STACK, DFLT_RLIMIT_STACK * 4096, 4096, "4k");
> >>
> >> which calls /usr/src/contrib/ntp/ntpd/ntp_config.c:5211 and proceeds 
> >> to /usr/src/contrib/ntp/ntpd/ntp_config.c:5254
> >>
> >>   if (-1 == getrlimit(RLIMIT_STACK, &rl)) {
> >>
> >> Single stepping from this point gave me:
> >>
> >> ====
> >>
> >> (gdb) s
> >> _thr_rtld_set_flag (mask=1) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/thr_rtld.c:171
> >> 171     {
> >> (gdb)
> >> 176             return (0);
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rtld_rlock_acquire (lock=0x80180d200) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/t
> hr_
> >> rtld.c:115
> >> 115     {
> >> (gdb)
> >> 120             curthread = _get_curthread();
> >> (gdb)
> >> _get_curthread () at /usr/src/lib/libthr/arch/amd64/include/pthread_md.h:9
> 7
> >> 97              return (TCB_GET64(tcb_thread));
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rtld_rlock_acquire (lock=0x80180d200) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/t
> hr_
> >> rtld.c:121
> >> 121             SAVE_ERRNO();
> >> (gdb)
> >> 124             THR_CRITICAL_ENTER(curthread);
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rwlock_tryrdlock (rwlock=<optimized out>, flags=0) at /usr/src/lib/li
> bth
> >> r/thread/thr_umtx.h:192
> >> 192                 (rwlock->rw_flags & URWLOCK_PREFER_READER) != 0)
> >> (gdb)
> >> 191             if ((flags & URWLOCK_PREFER_READER) != 0 ||
> >> (gdb)
> >> 197             while (!(state & wrflags)) {
> >> (gdb)
> >> 201                     if (atomic_cmpset_acq_32(&rwlock->rw_state, state,
>  st
> >> ate + 1))
> >> (gdb)
> >> atomic_cmpset_int (dst=<optimized out>, expect=<optimized out>, src=1) at 
> /us
> >> r/obj/usr/src/amd64.amd64/tmp/usr/include/machine/atomic.h:220
> >> 220     ATOMIC_CMPSET(int);
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rwlock_tryrdlock (rwlock=<optimized out>, flags=0) at /usr/src/lib/li
> bth
> >> r/thread/thr_umtx.h:201
> >> 201                     if (atomic_cmpset_acq_32(&rwlock->rw_state, state,
>  st
> >> ate + 1))
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rtld_rlock_acquire (lock=0x80180d200) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/t
> hr_
> >> rtld.c:127
> >> 127             curthread->rdlock_count++;
> >> (gdb)
> >> 128             RESTORE_ERRNO();
> >> (gdb)
> >> 129     }
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rtld_clr_flag (mask=1) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/thr_rtld.c:181
> >> 181     {
> >> (gdb)
> >> 182             return (0);
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rtld_lock_release (lock=0x80180d200) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/th
> r_r
> >> tld.c:150
> >> 150     {
> >> (gdb)
> >> _get_curthread () at /usr/src/lib/libthr/arch/amd64/include/pthread_md.h:9
> 7
> >> 97              return (TCB_GET64(tcb_thread));
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rtld_lock_release (lock=0x80180d200) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/th
> r_r
> >> tld.c:157
> >> 157             SAVE_ERRNO();
> >> (gdb)
> >> 160             state = l->lock.rw_state;
> >> (gdb)
> >> 161             if (_thr_rwlock_unlock(&l->lock) == 0) {
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rwlock_unlock (rwlock=0x80180d200) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/thr_
> umt
> >> x.h:249
> >> 249             state = rwlock->rw_state;
> >> (gdb)
> >> 250             if ((state & URWLOCK_WRITE_OWNER) != 0) {
> >> (gdb)
> >> 256                             if (__predict_false(URWLOCK_READER_COUNT(s
> tat
> >> e) == 0))
> >> (gdb)
> >> 260                                 URWLOCK_READER_COUNT(state) == 1)) 
> >> {
> >> (gdb)
> >> 259                                 URWLOCK_READ_WAITERS)) != 0 &&
> >> (gdb)
> >> 262                                         state, state - 1))
> >> (gdb)
> >> 261                                     if (atomic_cmpset_rel_32(&rwlock->
> rw_
> >> state,
> >> (gdb)
> >> atomic_cmpset_int (dst=<optimized out>, expect=<optimized out>, src=0) at 
> /us
> >> r/obj/usr/src/amd64.amd64/tmp/usr/include/machine/atomic.h:220
> >> 220     ATOMIC_CMPSET(int);
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rwlock_unlock (rwlock=0x80180d200) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/thr_
> umt
> >> x.h:261
> >> 261                                     if (atomic_cmpset_rel_32(&rwlock->
> rw_
> >> state,
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rtld_lock_release (lock=<optimized out>) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/threa
> d/t
> >> hr_rtld.c:162
> >> 162                     if ((state & URWLOCK_WRITE_OWNER) == 0)
> >> (gdb)
> >> 163                             curthread->rdlock_count--;
> >> (gdb)
> >> 164                     THR_CRITICAL_LEAVE(curthread);
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_ast (curthread=0x80864b000) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/thr_sig.c:2
> 71
> >> 271             if (!THR_IN_CRITICAL(curthread)) {
> >> (gdb)
> >> 272                     check_deferred_signal(curthread);
> >> (gdb)
> >> check_deferred_signal (curthread=0x80864b000) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/threa
> d/t
> >> hr_sig.c:332
> >> 332             if (__predict_true(curthread->deferred_siginfo.si_signo ==
>  0 
> >> ||
> >> (gdb)
> >> 351     }
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_ast (curthread=0x80864b000) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/thr_sig.c:2
> 73
> >> 273                     check_suspend(curthread);
> >> (gdb)
> >> check_suspend (curthread=0x80864b000) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/thr_si
> g.c
> >> :358
> >> 358             if (__predict_true((curthread->flags &
> >> (gdb)
> >> 401     }
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_ast (curthread=0x80864b000) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/thr_sig.c:2
> 74
> >> 274                     check_cancel(curthread, NULL);
> >> (gdb)
> >> check_cancel (curthread=0x80864b000, ucp=0x0) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/threa
> d/t
> >> hr_sig.c:283
> >> 283             if (__predict_true(!curthread->cancel_pending ||
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_ast (curthread=<optimized out>) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/thr_sig
> .c:
> >> 276
> >> 276     }
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rtld_lock_release (lock=<optimized out>) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/threa
> d/t
> >> hr_rtld.c:166
> >> 166             RESTORE_ERRNO();
> >> (gdb)
> >> 167     }
> >> (gdb)
> >> getrlimit () at getrlimit.S:3
> >> 3       RSYSCALL(getrlimit)
> >> (gdb)
> >> ntp_rlimit (rl_what=<optimized out>, rl_value=204800, rl_scale=<optimized 
> out
> >>> , rl_sstr=<optimized out>) at /usr/src/contrib/ntp/ntpd/ntp_config.c:5257
> >> 5257                            if (rl_value > rl.rlim_max) {
> >> (gdb)
> >> 5264                            rl.rlim_cur = rl_value;
> >> (gdb)
> >> 5265                            if (-1 == setrlimit(RLIMIT_STACK, &rl)) {
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rtld_set_flag (mask=1) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/thr_rtld.c:171
> >> 171     {
> >> (gdb)
> >> 176             return (0);
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rtld_rlock_acquire (lock=0x80180d200) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/t
> hr_
> >> rtld.c:115
> >> 115     {
> >> (gdb)
> >> 120             curthread = _get_curthread();
> >> (gdb)
> >> _get_curthread () at /usr/src/lib/libthr/arch/amd64/include/pthread_md.h:9
> 7
> >> 97              return (TCB_GET64(tcb_thread));
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rtld_rlock_acquire (lock=0x80180d200) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/t
> hr_
> >> rtld.c:121
> >> 121             SAVE_ERRNO();
> >> (gdb)
> >> 124             THR_CRITICAL_ENTER(curthread);
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rwlock_tryrdlock (rwlock=<optimized out>, flags=0) at /usr/src/lib/li
> bth
> >> r/thread/thr_umtx.h:192
> >> 192                 (rwlock->rw_flags & URWLOCK_PREFER_READER) != 0)
> >> (gdb)
> >> 191             if ((flags & URWLOCK_PREFER_READER) != 0 ||
> >> (gdb)
> >> 197             while (!(state & wrflags)) {
> >> (gdb)
> >> 201                     if (atomic_cmpset_acq_32(&rwlock->rw_state, state,
>  st
> >> ate + 1))
> >> (gdb)
> >> atomic_cmpset_int (dst=<optimized out>, expect=<optimized out>, src=1) at 
> /us
> >> r/obj/usr/src/amd64.amd64/tmp/usr/include/machine/atomic.h:220
> >> 220     ATOMIC_CMPSET(int);
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rwlock_tryrdlock (rwlock=<optimized out>, flags=0) at /usr/src/lib/li
> bth
> >> r/thread/thr_umtx.h:201
> >> 201                     if (atomic_cmpset_acq_32(&rwlock->rw_state, state,
>  st
> >> ate + 1))
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rtld_rlock_acquire (lock=0x80180d200) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/t
> hr_
> >> rtld.c:127
> >> 127             curthread->rdlock_count++;
> >> (gdb)
> >> 128             RESTORE_ERRNO();
> >> (gdb)
> >> 129     }
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rtld_clr_flag (mask=1) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/thr_rtld.c:181
> >> 181     {
> >> (gdb)
> >> 182             return (0);
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rtld_lock_release (lock=0x80180d200) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/th
> r_r
> >> tld.c:150
> >> 150     {
> >> (gdb)
> >> _get_curthread () at /usr/src/lib/libthr/arch/amd64/include/pthread_md.h:9
> 7
> >> 97              return (TCB_GET64(tcb_thread));
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rtld_lock_release (lock=0x80180d200) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/th
> r_r
> >> tld.c:157
> >> 157             SAVE_ERRNO();
> >> (gdb)
> >> 160             state = l->lock.rw_state;
> >> (gdb)
> >> 161             if (_thr_rwlock_unlock(&l->lock) == 0) {
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rwlock_unlock (rwlock=0x80180d200) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/thr_
> umt
> >> x.h:249
> >> 249             state = rwlock->rw_state;
> >> (gdb)
> >> 250             if ((state & URWLOCK_WRITE_OWNER) != 0) {
> >> (gdb)
> >> 256                             if (__predict_false(URWLOCK_READER_COUNT(s
> tat
> >> e) == 0))
> >> (gdb)
> >> 260                                 URWLOCK_READER_COUNT(state) == 1)) {
> >> (gdb)
> >> 259                                 URWLOCK_READ_WAITERS)) != 0 &&
> >> (gdb)
> >> 262                                         state, state - 1))
> >> (gdb)
> >> 261                                     if (atomic_cmpset_rel_32(&rwlock->
> rw_
> >> state,
> >> (gdb)
> >> atomic_cmpset_int (dst=<optimized out>, expect=<optimized out>, src=0) at 
> /us
> >> r/obj/usr/src/amd64.amd64/tmp/usr/include/machine/atomic.h:220
> >> 220     ATOMIC_CMPSET(int);
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rwlock_unlock (rwlock=0x80180d200) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/thr_
> umt
> >> x.h:261
> >> 261                                     if (atomic_cmpset_rel_32(&rwlock->
> rw_
> >> state,
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rtld_lock_release (lock=<optimized out>) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/threa
> d/t
> >> hr_rtld.c:162
> >> 162                     if ((state & URWLOCK_WRITE_OWNER) == 0)
> >> (gdb)
> >> 163                             curthread->rdlock_count--;
> >> (gdb)
> >> 164                     THR_CRITICAL_LEAVE(curthread);
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_ast (curthread=0x80864b000) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/thr_sig.c:2
> 71
> >> 271             if (!THR_IN_CRITICAL(curthread)) {
> >> (gdb)
> >> 272                     check_deferred_signal(curthread);
> >> (gdb)
> >> check_deferred_signal (curthread=0x80864b000) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/threa
> d/t
> >> hr_sig.c:332
> >> 332             if 
> >> (__predict_true(curthread->deferred_siginfo.si_signo == 0 ||
> >> (gdb)
> >> 351     }
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_ast (curthread=0x80864b000) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/thr_sig.c:2
> 73
> >> 273                     check_suspend(curthread);
> >> (gdb)
> >> check_suspend (curthread=0x80864b000) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/thr_si
> g.c
> >> :358
> >> 358             if (__predict_true((curthread->flags &
> >> (gdb)
> >> 401     }
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_ast (curthread=0x80864b000) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/thr_sig.c:2
> 74
> >> 274                     check_cancel(curthread, NULL);
> >> (gdb)
> >> check_cancel (curthread=0x80864b000, ucp=0x0) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/threa
> d/t
> >> hr_sig.c:283
> >> 283             if (__predict_true(!curthread->cancel_pending ||
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_ast (curthread=<optimized out>) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/thread/thr_sig
> .c:
> >> 276
> >> 276     }
> >> (gdb)
> >> _thr_rtld_lock_release (lock=<optimized out>) at /usr/src/lib/libthr/threa
> d/t
> >> hr_rtld.c:166
> >> 166             RESTORE_ERRNO();
> >> (gdb)
> >> 167     }
> >> (gdb)
> >> setrlimit () at setrlimit.S:3
> >> 3       RSYSCALL(setrlimit)
> >> (gdb)
> >>
> >> Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
> >> setrlimit () at setrlimit.S:3
> >> 3       RSYSCALL(setrlimit)
> >> (gdb)
> >>
> >> Program terminated with signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
> >> The program no longer exists.
> >> (gdb) q
> >>
> >> ====
> >>
> >> I'm sorry for the long post. Is there anything (else) I can do to 
> >> further narrow it down?
> > 
> > I've been able to confirm that kib@'s hunch regarding the gap is correct.
> > 
> > Use the workaround until this can be solved.
> > 
> > 

A better workaround is, for people who wish to use ASLR, is to add this to 
/etc/ntp.conf:

rlimit memlock 64

Currently the default is 32 MB. This sets the limit to 64.


-- 
Cheers,
Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert at cschubert.com>
FreeBSD UNIX:  <cy at FreeBSD.org>   Web:  http://www.FreeBSD.org

	The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few.




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