glibc/elf/dl-tunables.list
Adhemerval Zanella b861755a84 elf: Extend glibc.rtld.execstack tunable to force executable stack (BZ 32653)
From the bug report [1], multiple programs still require to dlopen
shared libraries with either missing PT_GNU_STACK or with the executable
bit set.  Although, in some cases, it seems to be a hard-craft assembly
source without the required .note.GNU-stack marking (so the static linker
is forced to set the stack executable if the ABI requires it), other
cases seem that the library uses trampolines [2].

Unfortunately, READ_IMPLIES_EXEC is not an option since on some ABIs
(x86_64), the kernel clears the bit, making it unsupported.  To avoid
reinstating the broken code that changes stack permission on dlopen
(0ca8785a28), this patch extends the glibc.rtld.execstack tunable to
allow an option to force an executable stack at the program startup.

The tunable is a security issue because it defeats the PT_GNU_STACK
hardening.  It has the slight advantage of making it explicit by the
caller, and, as for other tunables, this is disabled for setuid binaries.
A tunable also allows us to eventually remove it, but from previous
experiences, it would require some time.

Checked on aarch64-linux-gnu, x86_64-linux-gnu, and i686-linux-gnu.

[1] https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32653
[2] https://github.com/conda-forge/ctng-compiler-activation-feedstock/issues/143
Reviewed-by: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>

(cherry picked from commit 12a497c716f0a06be5946cabb8c3ec22a079771e)
2025-04-09 13:19:36 +00:00

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# Copyright (C) 2016-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
# License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
# <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
# Allowed attributes for tunables:
#
# type: Defaults to STRING
# minval: Optional minimum acceptable value
# maxval: Optional maximum acceptable value
# default: Optional default value (if not specified it will be 0 or "")
# env_alias: An alias environment variable
glibc {
malloc {
check {
type: INT_32
minval: 0
maxval: 3
env_alias: MALLOC_CHECK_
}
top_pad {
type: SIZE_T
env_alias: MALLOC_TOP_PAD_
default: 131072
}
perturb {
type: INT_32
minval: 0
maxval: 0xff
env_alias: MALLOC_PERTURB_
}
mmap_threshold {
type: SIZE_T
env_alias: MALLOC_MMAP_THRESHOLD_
}
trim_threshold {
type: SIZE_T
env_alias: MALLOC_TRIM_THRESHOLD_
}
mmap_max {
type: INT_32
env_alias: MALLOC_MMAP_MAX_
minval: 0
}
arena_max {
type: SIZE_T
env_alias: MALLOC_ARENA_MAX
minval: 1
}
arena_test {
type: SIZE_T
env_alias: MALLOC_ARENA_TEST
minval: 1
}
tcache_max {
type: SIZE_T
}
tcache_count {
type: SIZE_T
}
tcache_unsorted_limit {
type: SIZE_T
}
mxfast {
type: SIZE_T
minval: 0
}
hugetlb {
type: SIZE_T
minval: 0
}
}
elision {
enable {
type: INT_32
minval: 0
maxval: 1
}
skip_lock_busy {
type: INT_32
default: 3
minval: 0
}
skip_lock_internal_abort {
type: INT_32
default: 3
minval: 0
}
skip_lock_after_retries {
type: INT_32
default: 3
minval: 0
}
tries {
type: INT_32
default: 3
minval: 0
}
skip_trylock_internal_abort {
type: INT_32
default: 3
minval: 0
}
}
rtld {
nns {
type: SIZE_T
minval: 1
maxval: 16
default: 4
}
optional_static_tls {
type: SIZE_T
minval: 0
default: 512
}
enable_secure {
type: INT_32
minval: 0
maxval: 1
default: 0
}
execstack {
type: INT_32
minval: 0
maxval: 2
default: 1
}
}
mem {
tagging {
type: INT_32
minval: 0
maxval: 255
}
decorate_maps {
type: INT_32
minval: 0
maxval: 1
}
}
rtld {
dynamic_sort {
type: INT_32
minval: 1
maxval: 2
default: 2
}
}
gmon {
minarcs {
type: INT_32
minval: 50
default: 50
}
maxarcs {
type: INT_32
minval: 50
default: 1048576
}
}
}