| Message ID | 871q3jksw6.fsf@oldenburg.str.redhat.com |
|---|---|
| State | New |
| Headers | show |
| Series | manual: Do not mention STATIC_TLS in dynamic linker hardening recommendations | expand |
The 07/24/2024 12:04, Florian Weimer wrote: > The current toolchain does not consistently generate it, and > glibc does not use it. > looks ok. Reviewed-by: Szabolcs Nagy <szabolcs.nagy@arm.com> > --- > v2: Call non-GNU2 TLS traditional TLS. > manual/dynlink.texi | 24 ++++++++++++------------ > 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/manual/dynlink.texi b/manual/dynlink.texi > index 03565d4fb0..1500a53de6 100644 > --- a/manual/dynlink.texi > +++ b/manual/dynlink.texi > @@ -993,21 +993,21 @@ The dynamic segment should also mention @code{BIND_NOW} on the > enough). > > @item > -For shared objects (not main programs), if the program header has a > -@code{PT_TLS} segment, the dynamic segment (as shown by @samp{readelf > --dW}) should contain the @code{STATIC_TLS} flag on the @code{FLAGS} > -line. > - > -If @code{STATIC_TLS} is missing in shared objects, ensure that the > -appropriate relocations for GNU2 TLS descriptors are used (for example, > +Ensure that only static TLS relocations (thread-pointer relative offset > +locations) are used, for example @code{R_AARCH64_TLS_TPREL} and > +@code{X86_64_TPOFF64}. As the second-best option, and only if > +compatibility with non-hardened applications using @code{dlopen} is > +needed, GNU2 TLS descriptor relocations can be used (for example, > @code{R_AARCH64_TLSDESC} or @code{R_X86_64_TLSDESC}). > > @item > -There should not be a reference to the symbols @code{__tls_get_addr}, > -@code{__tls_get_offset}, @code{__tls_get_addr_opt} in the dynamic symbol > -table (in the @samp{readelf -sDW} output). Thread-local storage must be > -accessed using the initial-exec (static) model, or using GNU2 TLS > -descriptors. > +There should not be references to the traditional TLS function symbols > +@code{__tls_get_addr}, @code{__tls_get_offset}, > +@code{__tls_get_addr_opt} in the dynamic symbol table (in the > +@samp{readelf -sDW} output). Supporting global dynamic TLS relocations > +(such as @code{R_AARCH64_TLS_DTPMOD}, @code{R_AARCH64_TLS_DTPREL}, > +@code{R_X86_64_DTPMOD64}, @code{R_X86_64_DTPOFF64}) should not be used, > +either. > > @item > Likewise, the functions @code{dlopen}, @code{dlmopen}, @code{dlclose} > > base-commit: b0fbcb7d0051a68baf26b2aed51a8a31c34d68e5 >
diff --git a/manual/dynlink.texi b/manual/dynlink.texi index 03565d4fb0..1500a53de6 100644 --- a/manual/dynlink.texi +++ b/manual/dynlink.texi @@ -993,21 +993,21 @@ The dynamic segment should also mention @code{BIND_NOW} on the enough). @item -For shared objects (not main programs), if the program header has a -@code{PT_TLS} segment, the dynamic segment (as shown by @samp{readelf --dW}) should contain the @code{STATIC_TLS} flag on the @code{FLAGS} -line. - -If @code{STATIC_TLS} is missing in shared objects, ensure that the -appropriate relocations for GNU2 TLS descriptors are used (for example, +Ensure that only static TLS relocations (thread-pointer relative offset +locations) are used, for example @code{R_AARCH64_TLS_TPREL} and +@code{X86_64_TPOFF64}. As the second-best option, and only if +compatibility with non-hardened applications using @code{dlopen} is +needed, GNU2 TLS descriptor relocations can be used (for example, @code{R_AARCH64_TLSDESC} or @code{R_X86_64_TLSDESC}). @item -There should not be a reference to the symbols @code{__tls_get_addr}, -@code{__tls_get_offset}, @code{__tls_get_addr_opt} in the dynamic symbol -table (in the @samp{readelf -sDW} output). Thread-local storage must be -accessed using the initial-exec (static) model, or using GNU2 TLS -descriptors. +There should not be references to the traditional TLS function symbols +@code{__tls_get_addr}, @code{__tls_get_offset}, +@code{__tls_get_addr_opt} in the dynamic symbol table (in the +@samp{readelf -sDW} output). Supporting global dynamic TLS relocations +(such as @code{R_AARCH64_TLS_DTPMOD}, @code{R_AARCH64_TLS_DTPREL}, +@code{R_X86_64_DTPMOD64}, @code{R_X86_64_DTPOFF64}) should not be used, +either. @item Likewise, the functions @code{dlopen}, @code{dlmopen}, @code{dlclose}