kselftest/arm64: Add seccomp ptrace x0 bypass test

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As Kees suggested, add a test that verifies that seccomp observes the
correct first argument after a ptracer modifies x0 at a syscall-enter-stop
on arm64.

The first syscall argument and the return value share register x0.
The original value is saved in orig_x0 on entry and used by
syscall_get_arguments(), but ptrace changes to x0 were not
automatically reflected there.  This test checks the kernel re-syncs
orig_x0 after a ptrace stop so that seccomp sees the modified
argument.

A seccomp filter allows write(2,...) and kills the task for any other
fd.  The tracer changes fd from 2 to 1 at entry.  If orig_x0 remains
stale, the child exits normally (bypass, test fails).  If orig_x0 is
correctly updated, the child is killed by SIGSYS (test passes).

Before the fix:
	 ./seccomp_ptrace_x0_bypass
	TAP version 13
	1..1
	not ok 1 seccomp_ptrace_x0_bypass
	# Totals: pass:0 fail:1 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:0 error:0

After the fix:
	# ./seccomp_ptrace_x0_bypass
	TAP version 13
	1..1
	[   19.475951] audit: type=1326 audit(1784254846.284:2): auid=4294967295 uid=0 gid=0 ses=4294967295 pid=227 comm="seccomp_ptrace_" exe="/mnt/seccomp0
	[   19.477852] audit: type=1701 audit(1784254846.284:3): auid=4294967295 uid=0 gid=0 ses=4294967295 pid=227 comm="seccomp_ptrace_" exe="/mnt/seccomp1
	ok 1 seccomp_ptrace_x0_bypass
	# Totals: pass:1 fail:0 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:0 error:0

Cc: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260716120640.6590-1-will@kernel.org/
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/202607152004.DEA95D63@keescook/
Suggested-by: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Jinjie Ruan <ruanjinjie@huawei.com>
Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>

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Jinjie Ruan 2026-07-28 10:11:21 +08:00 • committed by Will Deacon

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tools/testing/selftests/arm64/abi/seccomp_ptrace_x0_bypass.c

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