Re: [PATCH v3 3/8] securtiy/brute: Detect a brute force attack
From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Date: 2021-02-22 02:27:02
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Hi-- On 2/21/21 7:49 AM, John Wood wrote:
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Signed-off-by: John Wood <redacted> --- security/brute/brute.c | 488 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 474 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)diff --git a/security/brute/brute.c b/security/brute/brute.c index 70f812bb7763..645bd6e02638 100644 --- a/security/brute/brute.c +++ b/security/brute/brute.c
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+/** + * print_fork_attack_running() - Warn about a fork brute force attack. + */ +static inline void print_fork_attack_running(void) +{ + pr_warn("Fork brute force attack detected [%s]\n", current->comm); +}
Do these pr_warn() calls need to be rate-limited so that they don't flood the kernel log?
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+/** + * print_exec_attack_running() - Warn about an exec brute force attack. + * @stats: Statistical data shared by all the fork hierarchy processes. + * + * The statistical data shared by all the fork hierarchy processes cannot be + * NULL. + * + * Before showing the process name it is mandatory to find a process that holds + * a pointer to the exec statistics. + * + * Context: Must be called with tasklist_lock and brute_stats_ptr_lock held. + */ +static void print_exec_attack_running(const struct brute_stats *stats) +{ + struct task_struct *p; + struct brute_stats **p_stats; + bool found = false; + + for_each_process(p) { + p_stats = brute_stats_ptr(p); + if (*p_stats == stats) { + found = true; + break; + } } + + if (WARN(!found, "No exec process\n")) + return; + + pr_warn("Exec brute force attack detected [%s]\n", p->comm); +}
thanks. -- ~Randy