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* annobin: (annobin).                Annotating a compiled program
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Annotating Binaries: How Was Your Program Built ?
*************************************************

This manual describes the ANNOBIN plugin and the ‘annocheck’ program,
and how you can use them to determine what security features were used
when a program was built.

   This manual is for ‘annobin’ (Annobin) version 12.0.

   This document is distributed under the terms of the GNU Free
Documentation License version 1.3.  A copy of the license is included in
the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License".

* Menu:

* Introduction::           What is Binary Annotation ?
* Plugins::                How to add Binary Annotations to your application.
* Examining::              How to examine the information stored in the binary.
* Annocheck::              Analysing binary files.
* Libannocheck::           Allowing other programs to run security checks.
* Configure Options::      Configuring annobin and annocheck.
* Legacy Scripts::         Other ways to use the information stored in the binary.
* GNU FDL::                GNU Free Documentation License


File: annobin.info,  Node: Introduction,  Next: Plugins,  Prev: Top,  Up: Top

1 What is Binary Annotation ?
*****************************

Binary Annotation is a method for recording information about an
application inside the application itself.  It is an implementation of
the ‘Watermark’ specification defined here:
<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Toolchain/Watermark>

   Although mainly focused on recording security information, the system
can be used to record any kind of data, even data not related to the
application.  One of the main goals of the system however is the ability
to specify the address range over which a given piece of information is
valid.  So for example it is possible to specify that all of a program
was compiled with the ‘-O2’ option except for one special function which
was compiled with ‘-O0’ instead.

   The range information is useful because it allows third parties to
examine the binary and find out if its construction was consistent.  IE
that there are no gaps in the recorded information, and no special cases
where a required feature was not active.

   The system works by adding special sections to the application
containing individual pieces of information along with an address range
for which the information is valid.  (Some effort has gone into the
storing this information in a reasonably compact format).

   The information is generated by a plugin that is attached to the
compiler.  The plugin extracts information from the internals of
compiler and records them in the object file(s) being produced.

   Note - the plugin method is just one way of generating the
information.  Any interested party can create and add information to the
object file, providing that they follow the Watermark specification.

   The information can be extracted from files via the use of tools like
‘readelf’ and ‘objdump’.  The ‘annobin’ package itself includes a
program called ‘annocheck’ which can can also examine this information.
Details on this program can be found elsewhere in this documentation.

   Experience has shown however that storing the range information along
with the data does tend to significantly increase the size of programs.
So the system also provides an alternative implementation which uses a
more compact format, at the cose of dropping the range data.


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2 How to add Binary Annotations to your application.
****************************************************

Normally the option to enable the recording of binary annotation notes
is enabled automatically by the build system, so no user intervention is
required.  On Fedora and RHEL based systems this is handled by the
‘redhat-rpm-config’ package.

   Currently the binary annotations are generated by a plugin to the
compiler (‘GCC’, ‘clang’ or ‘llvm’).  This does mean that files that are
not compiled by any of these compilers will not gain any annotations,
although there is an optional assembler switch to add some basic notes
if none are present in the input files.

   If the build system being used does not automatically enable the
‘annobin’ plugin then it can be specifically added to the compiler
command line by adding the ‘-fplugin=annobin’ (for gcc) or
‘-fplugin=annobin-for-clang’ (for clang) or ‘-fplugin=annobin-for-llvm’
(for LLVM) option.  It may also be necessary to tell the compiler where
to find the plugin by adding the ‘-iplugindir=’ option, although this
should only be necessary if the plugin is installed in an unusual place.

   If it is desired to disable the recording of binary annotations then
the ‘-fplugin-arg-annobin-disable’ (for ‘gcc’) or ‘-Xclang
-plugin-arg-annobin-disable’ (for ‘clang’ or ‘llvm’) can be used.  Note
- these options must be placed _after_ the ‘-fplugin=annobin’ option.

   On Fedora and RHEL systems the plugin can be disabled entirely for
all compilations in a package by adding ‘%undefine _annotated_build’ to
the spec file.

   The plugin accepts a small selection of command line arguments, all
accessed by passing ‘-fplugin-arg-annobin-<option>’ (for ‘gcc’) or
‘-Xclang -plugin-arg-annobin-<option>’ (for ‘clang’ or ‘llvm’) on the
command line.  These options must be placed on the command line after
the plugin itself is mentioned.  Note - not all versions of the plugin
accept all of these options.

   In addition it is possible to pass options via the ‘ANNOBIN’
environment variable.  Multiple arguments must be separated by commas,
and arguments that need a value must use an equals sign rather than a
space or colon.

   Also - in order to support backwards compatibility - the LLVM plugin
detects the ‘ANNOBIN_VERBOSE’ enviroment variable and turns on verbose
mode if it is present.

   The supported options are:

‘disable’
‘enable’
     Either disable or enable the plugin.  The default is for the plugin
     to be enabled.

‘help’
     Display a list of supported options on the standard output.  This
     is in addition to whatever else the plugin has been instructed to
     do.

‘version’
     Display the version of the plugin on the standard output.  This is
     in addition to whatever else the plugin has been instructed to do.

‘verbose’
     Report the actions that the plugin is taking.  If invoked for a
     second time on the command line the plugin will be very verbose.

‘function-verbose’
     Report the generation of function specific notes.  This indicates
     that the named function was compiled with different options from
     those that were globally enabled.

‘stack-size-notes’
‘no-stack-size-notes’
     Do, or do not, record information about the stack requirements of
     functions in the executable.  This feature is disabled by default
     as these notes can take up a lot of extra room if the executable
     contains a lot of functions.

‘stack-threshold=N’
     If stack size requirements are being recorded then this option sets
     the minimum value to record.  Functions which require less than ‘N’
     bytes of static stack space will not have their requirements
     recorded.  If not set, then ‘N’ defaults to 1024.

‘global-file-syms’
‘no-global-file-syms’
     If enabled the ‘global-file-syms’ option will create globally
     visible, unique symbols to mark the start and end of the compiled
     code.  This can be desirable if a program consists of multiple
     source files with the same name, or if it links to a library that
     was built with source files of the same name as the program itself.
     The disadvantage of this feature however is that the unique names
     are based upon the time of the build, so repeated builds of the
     same source will have different symbol names inside it.  This
     breaks the functionality of the build-id system which is meant to
     identify similar builds created at different times.  This feature
     is disabled by default, and if enabled can be disabled again via
     the ‘no-global-file-syms’ option.

‘attach’
‘no-attach’
     When gcc compiles code with the ‘-ffunction-sections’ option active
     it will place each function into its own section.  When the
     ‘annobin’ ‘attach’ option is active the plugin will attempt to
     attach the function section to a group containing the notes and
     relocations for the function.  In that way, if the linker decides
     to discard the function, it will also know that it should discard
     the notes and relocations as well.

     The default is ‘attach’, but this can be disabled via the
     ‘no-attach’ option.  Note however that if both ‘attach’ and
     ‘link-order’ are disabled then note generation for function
     sections will not work properly.

‘link-order’
‘no-link-order’
     As an alternative to using section groups and a special assembler
     directive the plugin can use a feature of the ELF ‘SHF_LINK_ORDER’
     flag which tells the linker that it should discard a section if the
     section it is linked to is also being discarded.  This behaviour is
     enabled by the ‘link-order’ option.

‘rename[=STR]’
     Adds an extra prefix to the symbol names generated by the ‘annobin’
     plugin.  This allows the plugin to be run twice on the same
     executable, which can be useful for debugging and build testing.

     The default prefix is ".1" but this can be changed by providing a
     string argument to this option.

     Note: if the ‘rename’ option is not used then the plugin will
     attempt to detect and disable multiple copies of itself.  Prior to
     version 12.72 howver this detection is only reliable if the annobin
     plugin is the first plugin that is specified on the gcc command
     line.

‘active-checks’
‘no-active-checks’
     The ‘annobin’ plugin will normally generate warning messages if it
     detects that certain preprocessor command line options are missing
     or misspelt.  The ‘active-checks’ option changes the warnings into
     errors, just as if ‘-Werror’ had been specified.  The
     ‘no-active-checks’ option disables the messages entirely.

     Currently the plugin checks for these issues:

     ‘Missing FORTIFY_SOURCE’
          This warning is generated when neither ‘-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2’
          nor ‘-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3’ have been provided on the command
          line and the ‘-flto’ option has been enabled.

          Nomrally this problem would be detected by the ‘annocheck’
          tool, but LTO compilation hides preprocessor options, so
          information about them cannot be passed on by the plugin.
          This is why the plugin will generate a warning message when
          the ‘_FORTIFY_SOURCE’ option is missing and LTO is enabled.

     ‘-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE typo’
          The plugin will warn if the ‘-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE’ option is
          spelt as either ‘-DFORTIFY_SOURCE’ or ‘-D__FORTIFY_SOURCE’.

     ‘-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS typo’
          The plugin will warn if the ‘-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS’ option is
          spelt as either ‘-DGLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS’ or
          ‘-D__GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS’.

     Note - in the future the ‘annobin’ plugin might be extended to
     produce warning messages for other missing command line options.

     Note - as a workaround for certain tests generated by the
     ‘autoconf’ tool the warning message will not be produced if the
     input source filename starts with ‘conftest.’.  In these cases
     autoconf is usually checking to see if a warning will be produced
     for some other reason, and so the ‘annobin’ warning would get in
     the way.  If the ‘active-checks’ option has been enabled however,
     an error message will still be generated.

‘dynamic-notes’
‘no-dynamic-notes’
‘static-notes’
‘no-static-notes’
     These options are deprecated.

‘ppc64-nops’
‘no-ppc64-nops’
     This option either enables or disables the insertion of NOP
     instructions in the some of the code sections of PowerPC64
     binaries.  This is necessary to avoid problems with the ‘elflint’
     program which will complain about binaries built without this
     option enabled.  The option is enabled by default, but since it
     does increase the size of compiled programs by a small amount, the
     ‘no-ppc64-nops’ is provided in order to turn it off.

‘note-format=note|string’
     This option chooses the format used to store the information
     generated by the plugin.  The possibilities are:

     ‘note’
          Store the information as ELF format notes in the
          ‘.gnu.build.attributes’ section.

     ‘string’
          Store the information as mergeable strings in the
          ‘.annobin.notes’ section.

     The default is ‘note’.

   The plugins record information appropriate to the compiler that is
running them.  So the ‘gcc’ plugin records information about the
following options:

‘-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=[2|3]’
‘-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS’
‘-O’
‘-Wall’
‘-fPIC’
‘-fPIE’
‘-fcf-protection’
‘-finstrument_functions’
‘-flto’
‘-fomit-frame-pointer’
‘-fprofile’
‘-fprofile-arcs’
‘-fsanitize’
‘-fshort-enums’
‘-fstack-clash-protection’
‘-fstack-protector’
‘-g’
‘-mbranch-protection (AArch64)’
‘-mstack-realign (i386)’
‘-mtls-size (PowerPC)’

   The ‘Clang’ plugin records information on the following command line
options:

‘-O’
‘-Wall’
‘-fPIC’
‘-fPIE’
‘-fcf-protection-branch’
‘-fcf-protection-return’
‘-fsanitize=cfi-cast-strict’
‘-fsanitize=safe-stack’
‘-fspeculative-load-hardening’
‘-fstack-protector-strong’

   Note - if LTO compilation is enabled (-flto) then any data recorded
by the Clang plugin is ignored when the object file is recompiled by the
LLVM backend.  Hence when using LTO and Clang it is best to enable the
LLVM plugin.

   The ‘LLVM’ plugin records information on the following command line
options:

‘-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=[2|3]’
‘-O’
‘-Wall’
‘-flto’
‘-fPIC’
‘-fPIE’
‘-fcf-protection-branch’
‘-fcf-protection-return’
‘-fsanitize=safe-stack’
‘-fstack-protector-strong’
‘-g’


File: annobin.info,  Node: Examining,  Next: Annocheck,  Prev: Plugins,  Up: Top

3 How to examine the information stored in the binary.
******************************************************

The information is stored in a binary in either the ELF Note format
inside a special section called ‘.gnu.build.attributes’, or else as
ordinary strings inside a section called ‘.annobin.notes’.

   The ‘readelf’ program from the ‘binutils’ package can extract and
display these notes.  (Adding the ‘--wide’ option is also helpful).

   If the information is held in the ELF note format then readelf's
‘--notes’ option will display them.  Here is an example of the output:

     Displaying notes found in: .gnu.build.attributes
       Owner                        Data size	Description
       GA$<version>3p3              0x00000010	OPEN	    Applies to region from 0x8a0 to 0x8c6 (hello.c)
       GA$<tool>gcc 7.2.1 20170915  0x00000000	OPEN	    Applies to region from 0x8a0 to 0x8c6
       GA*GOW:0x452b                0x00000000	OPEN	    Applies to region from 0x8a0 to 0x8c6
       GA*<stack prot>strong        0x00000000	OPEN	    Applies to region from 0x8a0 to 0x8c6
       GA*GOW:0x412b                0x00000010	func	    Applies to region from 0x8c0 to 0x8c6 (baz)

   This shows various different pieces of information, including the
fact that the notes were produced using version 3 of the specification,
and version 3 of the plugin.  The binary was built by gcc version 7.2.1
and the -fstack-protector-strong option was enabled on the command line.
The program was compiled with -O2 enabled except the baz() function
which was compiled with -O0 instead.

   The most complicated part of the notes is the owner field.  This is
used to encode the type of note as well as its value and possibly extra
data as well.  The format of the field is explained in detail in the
Watermark specification, but it basically consists of the letters ‘G’
and ‘A’ followed by an encoding character (one of ‘*$!+’) and then a
type character and finally the value.

   The notes are always four byte aligned, even on 64-bit systems.  This
does mean that consumers of the notes may have to read 8-byte wide
values from 4-byte aligned addresses, and that producers of the notes
may have to generate unaligned relocs when creating them.

   If the information is held as strings then readelf's
‘-p.annobin.notes’ option will display them.  Here is an example of the
output:

     String dump of section '.annobin.notes':
       [     0]  AV:4.p.1200
       [     c]  RV:running gcc 12.2.1 20221121
       [    2b]  BV:annobin gcc 12.2.1 20221121
       [    4a]  PN:annobin
       [    55]  GW:0x290540
       [    61]  SP:3

   Most of the notes have a reasonably self explanatory name and value.
The exception are the ‘version’ and ‘GOW’ notes, which are included in
the table below.

* Menu:

* The Version Encoding::  Encoding Versions
* The STACK Encoding::    Encoding Stack Protection
* The PIC Encoding::      Encoding Position Independence
* The GOW Encoding::      Encoding Optimization and Debugging Levels
* The CF Encoding::       Encoding Control Flow Protection
* The ENUM Encoding::     Encoding the Size of Enumerations
* The INSTRUMENT Encoding:: Encoding Instrumentation Options
* String Format Notes::   String Format Notes


File: annobin.info,  Node: The Version Encoding,  Next: The STACK Encoding,  Up: Examining

3.1 Encoding Protocol and Producer Versions
===========================================

The ‘version’ note encodes the version of the Watermark specification
used and the version of the tool used to generate the notes.  Typically
the protocol version will be 3 or 4 and the plugin version will be 11 or
12.  It also encodes the tool used to generate the notes as a single
character.  The following characters are used:

‘L’
     The notes have been produced by the Clang plugin.

‘V’
     The notes have been produced by the LLVM plugin.

‘a’
     The notes have been produced by the assembler.

‘c’
     The notes have been produced by the gcc plugin for the .text.cold
     section.

‘e’
     The notes have been produced by the gcc plugin for the .text.exit
     section.

‘g’
     The notes have been produced by the gcc plugin when running in LTO
     mode.

‘h’
     The notes have been produced by the gcc plugin for the .text.hot
     section.

‘l’
     The notes have been produced by the linker.

‘p’
     The notes have been produced by the gcc plugin.

‘s’
     The notes have been produced by the gcc plugin for the
     .text.startup section.


File: annobin.info,  Node: The STACK Encoding,  Next: The PIC Encoding,  Prev: The Version Encoding,  Up: Examining

3.2 Encoding Stack Protections
==============================

The stack protection note (value 2) encodes the setting of the
‘-fstack-protector’ option.  Possible values are:

‘0’
     Not compiled with any setting of ‘-fstack-protector’ (or the
     setting is unknown).

‘1’
     Compiled with just ‘-fstack-protector’.

‘2’
     Compiled with ‘-fstack-protector-all’.

‘3’
     Compiled with ‘-fstack-protector-strong’.

‘4’
     Compiled with ‘-fstack-protector-explicit’.


File: annobin.info,  Node: The PIC Encoding,  Next: The GOW Encoding,  Prev: The STACK Encoding,  Up: Examining

3.3 Encoding Position Independence
==================================

The ‘Position Independence Status’ note encodes the setting of the
‘-fpic’/‘-fpie’ used when compiling the program.  The value of the note
can be

‘0’
     Static code, ie neither pic nor pie.

‘1’
     Compiled with ‘-fpic’.

‘2’
     Compiled with ‘-fPIC’.

‘3’
     Compiled with ‘-fpie’.

‘4’
     Compiled with ‘-fPIE’

   If both ‘pic’ and ‘pie’ have been specified on the command line then
‘pie’ takes the precedence in the encoding.


File: annobin.info,  Node: The GOW Encoding,  Next: The CF Encoding,  Prev: The PIC Encoding,  Up: Examining

3.4 Encoding Optimization and Debugging Levels
==============================================

The ‘GOW’ note encodes the optimization level (‘-O’) and debugging level
(‘-g’) used when compiling a binary.  In order to save space this is
stored as a bit field with the bits having the following meanings:

‘bits 0 - 2’
     The debug type, ie DBX, DWARF, VMS or XCOFF. As specified by the
     ‘-gstabs’, ‘-gdwarf’, ‘-gvms’ and ‘-gxcoff’ options.

‘bit 3’
     Set if GNU extensions to the debug type have been enabled.

‘bits 4 - 5’
     The debug info level ie TERSE, NORMAL or VERBOSE as set by the
     ‘-g<level>’ option.

‘bits 6 - 8’
     The DWARF version, if DWARF is being generated.  Set by the
     ‘-gdwarf-<version>’ option.

‘bits 9 - 10’
     The optimization level as set by the ‘-O<number>’ option.  Levels
     above 3 are treated as if they were 3.

‘bit 11’
     Set if the optimize-for-size option (‘-Os’) is enabled.

‘bit 12’
     Set if the inaccurate-but-fast optimization option (‘-Ofast’) has
     been enabled.

‘bit 13’
     Set if the optimize-with-debugging option (‘-Og’) has been enabled.

‘bit 14’
     Set if the enable most warnings option (‘-Wall’) has been enabled.

‘bit 15’
     Set if the format security warning option (‘-Wformat-security’) has
     been enabled.

‘bit 16’
     Set if LTO compilation has been enabled.

‘bit 17’
     Set if LTO compilation has not been enabled.

     This bit is here so that tools can detect notes created by earlier
     versions of annobin which did not set any bits higher than 15.

‘bits 18 - 19’
     These bits are used to record the setting of gcc's
     ‘-ftrivial-auto-var-init’ command line option.  If both bits are
     clear then the option is not supported by the compiler.  If bit 18
     is set but bit 19 is clear, then the compiler supports the option,
     but either it was not used, or it was used but the option's value
     was ‘skip’.  Otherwise if bit 19 is clear then the option was used
     but its value was set to ‘pattern’ (which is inappropriate for
     production binaries) or if bit 19 is set then the option was used
     and its value was set to ‘zero’.

‘bits 20 - 21’
     These bits are used to record the setting of gcc's
     ‘-fzero-call-used-regs’ command line option.  If both bits are
     clear the option is not supported by the compiler.  Otherwise if
     bit 20 is set (and bit 21 is clear) then the option is supported
     but it was not used, or it was used, but its value was set to
     ‘skip’.  Otherwise both bits 20 and 21 should be set, indicating
     that the option was used and a value other than ‘skip’ was used.

‘bits 22 - 23’
     These bits are used to record the setting of gcc's ‘-Wimplicit-int’
     warning.  Enabling this warning is important as variables with an
     implicit type of int can cause problems when they are used in
     situations where they are expected to be compatible with pointers.
     The meanings of the two bits are as follows:

     ‘bit22 = 0, bit23 = 0’
          The annobin plugin did not record any information about this
          warning, probably because the plugin is an old version.
     ‘bit22 = 1, bit23 = 0’
          The warning has been disabled.
     ‘bit22 = 0, bit23 = 1’
          The warning has its default value.  It has not been altered
          via a command line option.
     ‘bit22 = 1, bit23 = 1’
          The warning has been enabled via a command line option.

     Note - whilst this warning is normally enabled it can be manually
     disabled.  Hence the need for this extra test.

     Note - this test is only really relevent to C source code.  Other
     languages are not affected.

‘bits 24 - 25’
     These bits are used to record the setting of gcc's
     ‘-Wimplicit-function-declaration’ warning.  Enabling this warning
     is important as functions that are assumed to accept int parameters
     or return int values can cause problems when pointers are involved.
     The meanings of the two bits are as follows:

     ‘bit22 = 0, bit23 = 0’
          The annobin plugin did not record any information about this
          warning, probably because the plugin is an old version.
     ‘bit22 = 1, bit23 = 0’
          The warning has been disabled.
     ‘bit22 = 0, bit23 = 1’
          The warning has its default value.  It has not been altered
          via a command line option.
     ‘bit22 = 1, bit23 = 1’
          The warning has been enabled via a command line option.

     Note - whilst this warning is normally enabled it can be manually
     disabled.  Hence the need for this extra test.

     Note - this test is only really relevent to C source code.  Other
     languages are not affected.

‘bits 26 - 28’
     These bits record the settings of gcc's flexible array
     strengthening.  Bit 26 is set only if the feature is supported by
     the compiler.  If bit 26 is not set then bits 27 to 28 should be
     ignored.  Bit 27 is set if the ‘-Wstrict-flex-arrays’ warnings is
     enabled.  Bit 28 is set if the ‘-fstrict-flex-arrays’ option has
     been set to a value greater than zero.

   The other bits are not currently used and should be set to zero so
they can be used in future extensions to the specification.


File: annobin.info,  Node: The CF Encoding,  Next: The ENUM Encoding,  Prev: The GOW Encoding,  Up: Examining

3.5 Encoding Control Flow Protection
====================================

Records the setting of the ‘-cf-protection’ option.  This is a bit mask
using the following bits, based upon the definition of the ‘enum
cf_protection_level’ from gcc's ‘flag-types.h’ header file:

‘bit 0’
     Branches are protected.  (ie ‘-fcf-protection=branch’).

‘bit 1’
     Returns are protected.  (ie ‘-fcf-protection=return’).

‘bit 2’
     If set, this indicates that the other bits were explicitly set by
     an option on the gcc command line.  Otherwise those bits were
     implicitly set by either other options or the backend concerned.

   If both bits 0 and 1 are set then this implies the
‘-fcf-protection=full’ option, and if neither are set then this implies
the ‘-fcf-protection=none’ option.

   Note - in order to avoid storing a value of 0 in the note (which can
be confused with a NUL-byte to indicate the end of a string), the value
stored is biased by 1.


File: annobin.info,  Node: The ENUM Encoding,  Next: The INSTRUMENT Encoding,  Prev: The CF Encoding,  Up: Examining

3.6 Encoding the Size of Enumerations
=====================================

Record the value of the ‘-fshort-enums’ option.  Possible values are:

‘true’
     The ‘-fshort-enums’ option has been enabled.

‘false’
     The ‘-fshort-enums’ option has not been enabled.


File: annobin.info,  Node: The INSTRUMENT Encoding,  Next: String Format Notes,  Prev: The ENUM Encoding,  Up: Examining

3.7 Encoding Instrumentation Options
====================================

Records the enablement of various code instrumentation options.  Note -
this note is only produced if one or more of these options are enabled.

   The note encodes four values, separate by the forward slash (/)
character.  These values are:

‘sanitization’
     Enabled via a plethora of ‘-fsanitize=...’ options these tell gcc
     to add extra code to help with various different types of error
     checking features.

‘function instrumentation’
     Enabled via gcc's ‘-finstrument-functions’ option, this adds
     special function calls at the entry and exit point of every normal
     function.

‘profiling’
     Enabled via gcc's ‘-p’ or ‘-pg’ options, this adds instrumentation
     to the compiled code that generates output suitable for analysis
     via the ‘prof’ or ‘gprof’ programs.

‘arc profiling’
     Enabled via gcc's ‘-fprofile-arc’ option, or one of the meta-
     profiling options, this option adds code to record how many times
     every branch and function call is executed.


File: annobin.info,  Node: String Format Notes,  Prev: The INSTRUMENT Encoding,  Up: Examining

3.8 Encoding Notes in a string format
=====================================

If the notes are being recorded in a string format, via the
‘note-formt=string’ command line options, then the strings take the form
of a two letter prefix, followed by a colon and then the value
associated with the note.  If the note is likely to trigger a failure
result in annocheck then the filename of the source file will follow,
separated by a space.  If the note is specific to a single function then
the function name will follow on afterwards, again separated by a space.

   The currently accepted two letter prefixes are:

‘AV’
     Records the version of the plugin.

‘BV’
     Records the version of the compiler that built the plugin.

‘CF’
     Records the setting of any control flow security options.

‘FL’
     Records the level of the ‘-D_FORTIFY_LEVEL’ option.

‘FP’
     Records the use of the frame pointer.

‘GA’
     Records the setting of the ‘-D_GLIBCCXX_ASSERTIONS’ command line
     option.

‘GW’
     Records the GOW values.

‘PF’
     Records any profiling options.

‘PI’
     Records any PIC settings.

‘PN’
     Records the name of the plugin.

‘RV’
     Records the version of the compiler that is running the plugin.

‘SC’
     Records the setting of any stack clash protection.

‘SE’
     Records the use of short enums.

‘SP’
     Records the use of an stack protector options.

‘aA’
     Records the ABI selected.  (AArch64 only).

‘aB’
     Records the use of Branch Target Identification.  (Aarch64 only).

‘iS’
     Records the use of the stack realign option.  (x86 only).

‘pA’
     Records the ABI selected.  (PowerPC only).

‘xA’
     Records the ABI selected.  (x86_64 only).

   Each value represents a setting of an internal gcc flag variable.
The exact meaning of the values is specific to gcc, but any non-zero
number means that the feature has been enabled in some way.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Annocheck,  Next: Libannocheck,  Prev: Examining,  Up: Top

4 Analysing binary files.
*************************

     annocheck
       [-h | --help]
       [--help-TOOL]
       [--version]
       [-v | --verbose]
       [-q | --quiet]
       [-i | --ignore-unknown]
       [-r | --report-unknown]
       [-f | --follow-links]
       [-I | --ignore-links]
       [--debug-rpm=FILE]
       [--debug-file=FILE]
       [--debug-dir=DIR]
       [-p TEXT | --prefix=TEXT]
       [-t DIR | --tmpdir=DIR]
       [-u | --use-debuginfod]
       [-n | --no-use-debuginfod]
       [--enable-TOOL]
       [--disable-TOOL]
       [--TOOL]
       [--TOOL-OPTION]
       FILE...

   The ‘annocheck’ program can analyse binary files and report
information about them.  It is designed to be modular, with a set of
self-contained tools providing the checking functionality.  Currently
the following tools are implemented:

* Menu:

* Built By::  Which tool(s) were used to build the file(s) ?
* Hardened::  Were the file(s) built with the correct security options ?
* Notes::     What annobin notes are inside the file(s) ?
* Size::      What is the cumulative size of specific sections in the file(s) ?
* Timing::    How long did the checks take ?

   The ‘annocheck’ program is able to scan inside rpm files and
libraries.  It will automatically recurse into any directories that are
specified on the command line.  In addition ‘annocheck’ knows how to
find debug information held in separate debug files, and it will search
for these whenever it needs the resources that they contain.

   New tools can be added to the annocheck framework by creating a new
source file and including it in the ‘Makefile’ used to build
‘annocheck’.  The modular nature of ‘annocheck’ means that nothing else
needs to be updated.

   New tools must fill out a ‘struct checker’ structure (defined in
‘annocheck.h’) and they must define a constructor function that calls
‘annocheck_add_checker’ to register their presence at program start-up.

   The ‘annocheck’ program supports some generic command line options
that are used regardless of which tools are enabled.

‘--debug-rpm=FILE’
     Look inside FILE for separate dwarf debug information.  Multiple
     instances of the ‘--debug-rpm’ option accumulate.

     Note - if none of the ‘--debug-rpm’, ‘--debug-file’ and
     ‘--debug-dir’ options are used and a single source file is
     specified to be scanned, and this file's name ends in _.rpm_ then
     annocheck will automatically look to see if it can find an
     associated debug info rpm based upon the filename.

‘--debug-file=FILE’
     Look in FILE for dwarf debug information.  Multiple instances of
     this option accumulate.

‘--debug-dir=DIR’
     Look in directory DIR for separate dwarf debug information files.
     Note: multiple instances of this option do _not_ accumulate.

‘--help’
‘-h’
     Displays the generic annobin usage information and then exits.

‘--help-TOOL’
     Display the usage information for TOOL and then exits.

‘--report-unknown’
‘--ignore-unknown’
‘-r’
‘-i’
     If enabled, unknown file types are reported when they are
     encountered.  This includes non-ELF format files, block devices and
     so on.  Directories are not considered to be unknown and are
     automatically descended.

     The default setting depends upon the file being processed.  For rpm
     files the default is to ignore unknowns, since these often contain
     non-executable files.  For other file types, including directories,
     the default is to report unknown files.

‘--ignore-links’
‘--follow-links’
‘-I’
‘-f’
     Specifies whether symbolic links should be followed or ignored.

     The default setting depends upon the file being processed.  For rpm
     files the default is to ignore symbolic links, since these often
     unresolveable.  For other file types, including directories, the
     default is to follow the links.

‘--prefix=TEXT’
‘-p TEXT’
     Include TEXT in the output description.

‘--quiet’
‘-q’
     Do not print anything, just return an exit status.

‘--tmpdir=DIR’
‘-t DIR’
     Use DIR as a directory for holding temporary files.

‘--verbose’
‘-v’
     Produce informational messages whilst working.  Repeat for more
     information.

‘--version’
     Report the version of the tool and then exit.

‘--use-debuginfod’
‘-u’
     Enable the use of the debuginfod service to download debuginfo
     rpms.  This feature is enabled by default, but it is only active if
     support for the debuginfod server has been compiled in to
     annocheck.

‘--no-use-debuginfod’
‘-n’
     Do not use the debuginfod service, even if it is available.

‘--enable-TOOL’
     Enable TOOL.  Most tools are disabled by default and so need to be
     enabled via this option before they will act.

‘--disable-TOOL’
     Disable TOOL.  Normally used to disable the hardening checker,
     which is enabled by default.

‘--TOOL’
     Enable TOOL and disable all other tools.

‘--TOOL-OPTION’
     Pass OPTION on to TOOL.

   Any other command line options will be passed to the tools in turn in
order to give them a chance to claim and process them.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Built By,  Next: Hardened,  Up: Annocheck

4.1 The builder checker.
========================


     annocheck
       --builtby
       --enable-builtby
       [--all]
       [--tool=NAME]
       [--nottool=NAME]
       [--no-version-info]
       [--no-lang-info]
       [--options-info]
       FILE...

   The BUILTBY tool is disabled by default, but it can be enabled by the
command line option ‘--enable-builtby’ or just ‘--builtby’.  The tool
checks the specified files to see if any information is stored about how
the file was built and the source languages involved.

   Since the hardening checker is enabled by default it may also be
useful to add the ‘--disable-hardened’ option to the command line,
although this is not needed if the ‘--builtby’ option is used.

   The tool supports a few command line options to customise its
behaviour:

‘--all’
     Report all builder identification strings.  The tool has several
     different heuristics for determining the builder.  By default it
     will report the information return by the first successful
     heuristic.  If the ‘--all’ option is enabled then all successful
     results will be returned.  This will probably result in the display
     of multiple instances of the same information.

‘--tool=NAME’
     This option can be used to restrict the output to only those files
     which were built by a specific tool.  This can be useful when
     scanning a directory full of files searching for those built by a
     particular compiler.  This option can be used multiple times in
     order to allow a selection of builders to be reported.

‘--nottool=NAME’
     This option can be used to restrict the output to only those files
     which were not built by a specific tool.  This can be useful when
     scanning a directory full of files searching for those that were
     not built by a particular compiler.  This option can be used
     multiple times in order to allow multiple builders to be hidden.

‘--lang=NAME’
     This option can be used to restrict the output to only those files
     which were written in a specific high level language.  Note - not
     all binaries include information about the source code language(s),
     so this option may not be completely effective.  This option can be
     used multiple times in order to allow a broader selection of
     languages to be reported.

‘--notlang=NAME’
     This option can be used to restrict the output to only those files
     which were not written in a specific high level language.  Note -
     not all binaries include information about the source code
     language(s), so this option may not be completely effective.  This
     option can be used multiple times in order to allow a broader
     selection of languages to be hidden.

‘--no-version-info’
‘--lang-info’
     By default ‘builtby’ will report the version information for the
     builders that it detects.  Enabling the ‘--no-version-info’ option
     will prevent this information from being displayed.

     If necessary the feature can be re-enabled by the ‘--version-info’
     option.

‘--no-lang-info’
‘--lang-info’
     By default ‘builtby’ will report the high level language(s) of the
     sources used to build the program - if they have been recorded.
     Enabling the ‘--no-lang-info’ option will prevent this information
     from being displayed.

     If necessary the feature can be re-enabled by the ‘--lang-info’
     option.

‘--no-tool-info’
‘--no-builder-info’
‘--tool-info’
     By default ‘builtby’ will report the tool(s) used to build the
     program.  Enabling the ‘--no-build-info’ option will prevent this
     information from being displayed, meaning that only the high level
     language information will shown.  Enabling this option and the
     ‘--no-lang-info’ option effectively renders ‘built-by’ redundant.

     Note ‘--no-builder-info’ is treated as a synonym for
     ‘--no-tool-info’.

     If necessary the feature can be re-enabled by the ‘--tool-info’
     option.

‘--options-info’
‘--no-options-info’
     By default ‘builtby’ will not report the command line options
     provided to the tool(s) used to built the target binary.  Adding
     the ‘--options-info’ option will enable the display of this
     information, if it is stored in the binary (or its debug info).

     If necessary the feature can be disabled by the ‘--no-options-info’
     option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Hardened,  Next: Notes,  Prev: Built By,  Up: Annocheck

4.2 The Hardened security checker.
==================================


     annocheck
       [--skip-NAME[=FUNCNAME]]
       [--test-NAME]
       [--skip-all]
       [--test-all]
       [--test-future]
       [--enable-future]
       [--test-unicode-all]
       [--test-unicode-suspicious]
       [--skip-passes]
       [--profile=RELEASE]
       [--disable-hardened]
       [--ignore-gaps]
       [--fixed-format-messages]
       [--disable-colour]
       [--no-show-totals]
       [--no-allow-exceptions]
       [--full-filenames]
       [--base-filenames]
       [--suppress-version-warnings]
       [--no-urls]
       FILE...

   The HARDENED tool checks that the specified files were built with
specific security hardening features enabled.  The features that are
tested can be controlled via command line options, but the default is to
test for all of them.

   The tool was originally built to assist in the implementation of
security features for Fedora, although it does now check for more things
than are described in that document:
<https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security_Features>

   New tests can be added to the HARDENED checker by adding an entry in
the TESTS array defined in ‘hardened.c’ and then creating the necessary
code to support the test.  There is more information on this process in
this blog:
<https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2021/07/15/build-your-own-tool-search-code-sequences-binary-files>

   Currently the HARDENED tool can run the following tests.  Each test
listed here starts with a short section describing the reason for the
test, a probable solution to fix the test, criteria for when the test
can be ignored and some examples of the error messages that are produced
by annocheck when the test goes wrong.

* Menu:

* The tests::                     The tests run by the hardening checker
* Hardened Command Line Options:: Command line options specific to the hardened tool
* Waiving Hardened Results::      How to ignore specific hardening tests.
* Absence of compiled code::      What to do if annocheck reports that it could not find compiled code.


File: annobin.info,  Node: The tests,  Next: Hardened Command Line Options,  Up: Hardened

4.2.1 The Tests Run By Annocheck
--------------------------------

* Menu:

* Test auto var init::            The auto-var-init test
* Test bind now::                 The bind-now test
* Test branch protection::        The branch-protection test
* Test cf protection::            The cf-protection test
* Test dynamic segment::          The dynamic-segment test
* Test dynamic tags::             The dynamic-tags test
* Test entry::                    The entry test
* Test fast::                     The -Ofast test
* Test fips::                     The FIPS test
* Test flex arrays::              The flex arrays test
* Test fortify::                  The fortify test
* Test gaps::                     The gaps test
* Test glibcxx assertions::       The glibcxx-assertions test
* Test gnu relro::                The gnu relro test
* Test gnu stack::                The gnu-stack test
* Test go revision::              The go revision test
* Test implicit values::          The implicit values tests
* Test instrumentation::          The instrumentation test
* Test load segments::            The loadable segments test
* Test lto::                      The lto test
* Test not branch protection::    The not-branch-protection test
* Test not dynamic tags::         The not-dynamic-tags test
* Test notes::                    The notes test
* Test only go::                  The only go test
* Test OpenSSL Engine::           The openssl-engine test
* Test optimization::             The optimization test
* Test pic::                      The pic test
* Test pie::                      The pie test
* Test production::               The production test
* Test property note::            The property note test
* Test rhivos::                   The RHIVOS tests
* Test run path::                 The run-path test
* Test rwx seg::                  The rwx segment test
* Test short enums::              The short-enums test
* Test stack clash::              The stack-clash test
* Test stack prot::               The stack-prot test
* Test stack realign::            The stack-realign test
* Test textrel::                  The textrel test
* Test threads::                  The threads test
* Test unicode::                  The unicode test
* Test warnings::                 The warnings test
* Test writable got::             The writable-got test
* Test zero call used regs::      The zero-call-used-regs test


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test auto var init,  Next: Test bind now,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.1 The auto-var-init test
..............................

       Problem:  An attacker could extract information from uninitialised locations on the stack
       Fix By:   Add -fauto-var-init=zero to the compiler command line
       Waive If: The overhead of initializing auto variables is too high

       Example:  FAIL: auto-var-init test because -ftrivial-auto-var-init not used or set to 'uninitialized'

   This is a future test.  It is not enabled by default.  It checks a
security feature that may not be widely available or enforced.

   This test checks to make sure that programs have been compiled with
the ‘-ftrivial-auto-var-init=zero’ command line option.  This option
ensures that all local variables are initialised, even if they are not
used.  This includes any padding between structure fields or unused
array entries.  If this is not done then a potential attacker might be
able to access the unitialized memory and extract information.

   The test can be enabled via the ‘--test-auto-var-init’ option and
disabled by the ‘--skip-auto-var-init’ option.  It is also enabled if
the ‘--test-future’ option is specified and disabled if the
‘skip-future’ option is specified.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test bind now,  Next: Test branch protection,  Prev: Test auto var init,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.2 The bind-now test
.........................

       Problem:  An attacker could intercept calls to shared library functions
       Fix By:   Add -Wl,-z,now to final link command line
       Waive If: No shared libraries used

       Example:  FAIL: bind-now test because not linked with -Wl,-z,now

   This test checks that lazy binding is not enabled in the binary.
Lazy binding can be used to delay resolving the links between an
application and any shared libraries that it uses:

   <https://www.airs.com/blog/archives/41>

   Using lazy binding provides a faster start-up for an application
since this resolving process is not performed until a function call is
made to a specific library.  But it is also a security vulnerability
since an attacker could replace the binding with a link to their own
code.  Hence for security purposes immediate binding rather than lazy
binding should be used.

   The type of binding is selected via a linker command line option, and
on a compiler command line the secure version usually looks like
‘-Wl,-z,now’.  The lazy binding option is ‘-Wl,-z,lazy’ although some
linkers are configured to use lazy binding by default, in which case
just the absence of the ‘-Wl,-z,now’ option is enough to trigger this
test.

   Whilst important, this test can be ignored if the binary does not use
any shared libraries.

   Note - this test is automatically disabled if the ‘--profile=el7’
option is used.

   The test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-bind-now’ option and
re-enabled by the ‘--test-bind-now’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test branch protection,  Next: Test cf protection,  Prev: Test bind now,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.3 The branch-protection test
..................................

       Problem:  Unprotected AArch64 binaries are vulnerable to ROP/JOP style attacks
       Fix By:   Compile with -mbranch-protection=standard
       Waive If: Not running on AArch64
       Waive If: The application will not run on Fedora 35 or later.
       Waive If: The application will not run on newer AArch64 cores.

       Example:  FAIL: branch protection test because not enabled
       Example:  FAIL: branch protection test because only partially enabled
       Example:  FAIL: branch protection test because .note.gnu.property section not found (it is needed for branch protection support)
       Example:  FAIL: branch protection test because the -mbranch-protection option was not used

   AArch64 processors are vulnerable to a class of attack known as ROP
and JOP style attacks.  Preventing this kind of exploit requires
assistance from the hardware itself, in the form of new instructions
that need to be inserted by the compiler, and new bits in the core's
status that need to be set.

   This test checks to see if the compile time option to enable the
security feature was used.  There are four levels of security available,
ranging from none through partial (some functions are protected others
are not) to full.  The test checks that full security has been enabled.

   The security feature is enabled by compiling with the
‘-mbranch-protection=standard’ gcc command line option.

   Note - these security features are only found on newer versions of
the AArch64 architecture, and they need a compiler and a loader that
will support them.  Currently this means Fedora 35 or later, but not
RHEL-8 or RHEL-9.

   If an assembler source file is used as part of an application then it
too needs to be updated.  Any location in the source code where an
indirect branch or function call can land must now have BTI as the first
instruction executed.  This instruction is safe to use even in code that
will not be executed in a BTI-enabled environment as it translates into
a no-op instruction if not needed.

   In addition the assembler needs a note to indicate that it now
supports BTI. This note can be added via including this code snippet in
the sources:

     	.pushsection	.note.gnu.property, "a"
     	.align	3
     	.word	2f - 1f
     	.word	4f - 3f
     	.word	5            /* NT_GNU_PROPERTY_TYPE_0 */
     1:	.asciz	"GNU"

     2:	.align	3
     3:	.word	0xc0000000   /* type: GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_AND */
     	.word	6f - 5f	     /* size */
     5:	.word	1            /* value: GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_BTI */

     6:	.align	3
     4:	.popsection

   Note - this test is the inverse of the *note Test not branch
protection:: test and directly related to the *note Test dynamic tags::
test.

   Note - this test is automatically enabled if one of the following
profile options is used:

‘--profile=rawhide’
‘--profile=f43’
‘--profile=f42’
‘--profile=f41’
‘--profile=f40’
‘--profile=f39’
‘--profile=f38’
‘--profile=f37’
‘--profile=f36’
‘--profile=el10’

   The test is automatically disabled if one of the other profile
options is used, ie:

‘--profile=el7’
‘--profile=el8’
‘--profile=el9’
‘--profile=f35’

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the
‘--skip-branch-protection’ option and re-enabled via the
‘--test-branch-protection’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test cf protection,  Next: Test dynamic segment,  Prev: Test branch protection,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.4 The cf-protection test
..............................

       Problem:  An attacker could compromise an unprotected binary
       Fix By:   Compiling with -fcf-protection=full
       Waive If: The application will not run on the latest Intel hardware
       Waive If: The application is built by a compiler that does not support CET

       Example:  FAIL: cf-protection test because only branch protection enabled
       Example:  FAIL: cf-protection test because only return protection enabled
       Example:  FAIL: cf-protection test because no protection enabled
       Example:  FAIL: cf-protection test because insufficient Control Flow sanitization
       Example:  FAIL: cf-protection test because no .note.gnu.property section = no control flow information
       Example:  FAIL: cf-protection test because CET enabling note missing
       Example:  FAIL: cf-protection test because control flow protection is not enabled

   Intel have introduced a new security feature called CET to their
Tiger Lake and newer cores:

   <https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/opinion/intel-cet-answers-call-protect-common-malware-threats.html>

   This test checks to see that this feature is enabled.  Normally this
is done by compiling the code with the ‘-fcf-protection’ or
‘-fcf-protection=full’ command line option enabled.  (The first form of
the option is an alias for the second, but the second form is preferred
as it explicitly shows that all of the control flow protection features
are being enabled).

   But if an application contains assembler code, or it is linked
against a library that has not been built with the protection enabled,
or it is built by a compiler that does not support CET then this test
can fail.

   The feature has to be enabled in the compiler as it involves
inserting new instructions into the compiled code.  The feature is also
an all-or-nothing type proposition for any process.  Either all of the
code in the process must have been built to support CET - in which case
the feature can be enabled - or if even a single component does not
support CET then it must be disabled for the entire process.

   In order to enforce this the compiler inserts a special note into
compiled object files (the .note.gnu.property section referred to
above).  The note indicates that CET is supported, as well as details of
the minimum x86 architecture revision needed and so on.

   Then when the object files are linked together to create the
executable the linker checks all of these notes, and if any object file
or library is missing one then it does not put a note in the output
executable.  Alternatively if all of the object files (and libraries of
course) do have notes, but one or more of them do not have the
CET-is-enabled flag, then the linker copies the notes into the
executable, but always clears the CET-is-enabled flag.

   Finally when a program is executed the run-time loader checks this
note and if the CET-is-enabled flag is present then it enables the CET
feature in the hardware.

   Fixing this check either means enabling the ‘-fcf-protection=full’
(for gcc) or the ‘-fcf-protection-branch’ and ‘-fcf-protection-return’
options (for Clang).

   If an assembler source file is used as part of an application then it
too needs to be updated.  Any location in the source code where an
indirect branch or function call can land must now have either ENDBR64
(for 64-bit assembler) or ENDBR32 (for 32-bit assembler) as the first
instruction executed.

   In addition the assembler needs a note to indicate that it now
supports CET. This note can be added via including this code snippet in
the sources:

     	.section	.note.gnu.property,"a"
     	.align 8
     	.long	 1f - 0f
     	.long	 4f - 1f
     	.long	 5
     0:
     	.string	 "GNU"
     1:
     	.align 8
     	.long	 0xc0000002
     	.long	 3f - 2f
     2:
     	.long	 0x3
     3:
     	.align 8
     4:

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-cf-protection’
option and re-enabled via the ‘--test-cf-protection’ option.

   For more information on CET see:
<https://www.intel.com/content/dam/develop/external/us/en/documents/catc17-introduction-intel-cet-844137.pdf>


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test dynamic segment,  Next: Test dynamic tags,  Prev: Test cf protection,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.5 The dynamic-segment test
................................

       Problem:  Programs with more than one dynamic section will not be loaded properly
       Fix By:   Fix assembler source code and/or linker script
       Waive If: Don't.

       Example:  FAIL: dynamic segment test because multiple dynamic sections detected

   Dynamic executables must have a dynamic section which contains
information that is used by the loader at program startup.  The loader
however only expects there to be one dynamic section in a program, and
it does not cope it there are more than one.  Normally this is not an
issue however as the linker will ensure that there is only one dynamic
section.  It is possible however to use a custom linker script to create
more than one dynamic section, or to write some assembler code
specifically designed to create multiple dynamic sections.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the
‘--skip-dynamic-segment’ option and re-enabled via the
‘--test-dynamic-segment’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test dynamic tags,  Next: Test entry,  Prev: Test dynamic segment,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.6 The dynamic-tags test
.............................

       Problem:  Unprotected AArch64 binaries are vulnerable to ROP/JOP style attacks
       Fix By:   Compile with -mbranch-protection=standard
       Waive If: Not running on AArch64
       Waive If: The application will not run on Fedora 35 or later.
       Waive If: The application will not run on newer AArch64 cores.

       Example:  FAIL: dynamic tags test because BTI_PLT and PAC_PLT flags missing from the dynamic tags
       Example:  FAIL: dynamic tags test because BTI_PLT flag is missing from the dynamic tags
       Example:  FAIL: dynamic tags test because PAC_PLT flag is missing from the dynamic tags
       Example:  FAIL: dynamic tags test because no dynamic tags found

   AArch64 processors are vulnerable to a class of attack known as ROP
and JOP style attacks.  Preventing this kind of exploit requires
assistance from the hardware itself, in the form of new instructions
that need to be inserted by the compiler, and new bits in the core's
status that need to be set.

   This test checks to see if executable binaries have been marked as
supporting the necessary security features to prevent this kind of
attack.  (The BTI_PLT and PAC_PLT flags mentioned in the failure
messages).  If they are marked then the runtime loader can enable the
features in the processor core.  This marking is done by setting flags
in the tags found in the dynamic section of the executable.  If the
flags are missing then the executable is considered to be unprotected.

   The security features are enabled by compiling with the
‘-mbranch-protection=standard’ gcc command line option.

   Note - these security features are only found on newer versions of
the AArch64 architecture, and they need a compiler and a loader that
will support them.  Currently this means Fedora 35 or later, but not
RHEL-8 or RHEL-9.

   If an assembler source file is used as part of an application then it
too needs to be updated.  Any location in the source code where an
indirect branch or function call can land must now have BTI as the first
instruction executed.  This instruction is safe to use even in code that
will not be executed in a BTI-enabled environment as it translates into
a no-op instruction if not needed.

   In addition the assembler needs a note to indicate that it now
supports BTI. This note can be added via including this code snippet in
the sources:

     	.pushsection	.note.gnu.property, "a"
     	.align	3
     	.word	2f - 1f
     	.word	4f - 3f
     	.word	5            /* NT_GNU_PROPERTY_TYPE_0 */
     1:	.asciz	"GNU"

     2:	.align	3
     3:	.word	0xc0000000   /* type: GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_AND */
     	.word	6f - 5f	     /* size */
     5:	.word	1            /* value: GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_BTI */

     6:	.align	3
     4:	.popsection

   Note - this test is the inverse of the *note Test not dynamic tags::
test and directly related to the *note Test branch protection:: test.

   Note - this test is automatically enabled if one of the following
profile options is used:

‘--profile=rawhide’
‘--profile=f43’
‘--profile=f42’
‘--profile=f41’
‘--profile=f40’
‘--profile=f39’
‘--profile=f38’
‘--profile=f37’
‘--profile=f36’
‘--profile=el10’

   The test is automatically disabled if one of the other profile
options is used, ie:

‘--profile=el7’
‘--profile=el8’
‘--profile=el9’
‘--profile=f35’

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-dynamic-tags’
option and re-enabled via the ‘--test-dynamic-tags’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test entry,  Next: Test fast,  Prev: Test dynamic tags,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.7 The entry test
......................

       Problem:  Intel's CET security feature requires that the first instruction in a program be ENDBR
       Fix By:   Compile statup code with -fcf-protection
       Waive If: The application will not run on the latest Intel hardware

       Example:  FAIL: entry test because instruction at entry is not ENDBR32
       Example:  FAIL: entry test because instruction at entry is not ENDBR64

   This test checks to make sure that the first instruction in a program
for the x86_64 architectures is ENDBR.  This is needed as part of
Intel's CET security feature.  (See *note Test cf protection:: for more
details on CET).

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-entry’ option
and re-enabled via the ‘--test-entry’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test fast,  Next: Test fips,  Prev: Test entry,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.8 The -Ofast test
.......................

       Problem:  Combining code that is compiled with -Ofast with code that
                  is not results in inconsistent behaviour
       Fix By:   Compiling everything with -Ofast
       Waive If: The application does not use maths functions

       Example:  FAIL: fast test because some parts of the program were compiled with -Ofast and some were not.

   This test checks that if part of the application was compiled with
the ‘-Ofast’ option, then all of it was compiled with this option.  If
only some parts are compiled with -Ofast then the parts that are not may
not behave correctly as they will be expecting to receive accurate
results from mathematical functions.  For more details on this problem
see: <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248744>

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-fast’ option
and re-enabled via the ‘--test-fast’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test fips,  Next: Test flex arrays,  Prev: Test fast,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.9 The FIPS test
.....................

       Problem:  GO binaries need to be compiled with FIPS crypto support
       Fix By:   Compiling CGO_ENABLED=1
       Waive If: The application does not use crypto

       Example:  FAIL: fips test because the binary loaded a non-FIPS compliant crypto library

   By default when using Fedora, applications written in GO use
cryptographic functions from the GO standard library, which is not
FIPS-validated.  RHEL however is based on upstream GO's dev.boringcrypto
branch, which is modified to use BoringSSL for crypto primitives.  These
are FIPS-validated.

   For the best security GO applications should use a FIPS-validated
cryptographic library, and this test checks for this behaviour.

   This is automatically disabled if a Fedora ‘profile’ is used.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-fips’ option or
re-enabled via the ‘--test-fips’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test flex arrays,  Next: Test fortify,  Prev: Test fips,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.10 The flex arrays test
.............................

       Problem:  Flexible arrays are a C coding convention that are often
          subject to buffer overrun attacks
       Fix By:   Compiling with -fstrict-flex-arrays=[123]
       Waive If: The application does not use flexible arrays

       Example:  FAIL: flexible test because -fstrict-flex-arrays was not enabled

   This is a future test.  It is not enabled by default.  It checks a
security feature that may not be widely available or enforced.

   This test checks that the application was compiled with the
‘-fstrict-flex-arrays=[123]’ command line option enabled.  This option
enforces a stricter use of flexible arrays that is easier for the
compiler to check for ppotential buffer overrun attacks.

   The test also checks that the ‘-Wstrict-flex-arrays’ warning is
enabled.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-flex-arrays’
option and re-enabled via the ‘--test-flex-arrays’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test fortify,  Next: Test gaps,  Prev: Test flex arrays,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.11 The fortify test
.........................

       Problem:  Buffer overruns in string/memory library functions can be exploited by an attacker
       Fix By:   Compiling with -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 or -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3
       Waive If: The application does not use C library string/memory functions

       Example:  FAIL: fortify test because -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=[2|3] was not present on the command line
       Example:  FAIL: fortify test because -O level is too low
       Example:  FAIL: fortify test because no indication that the necessary option was used (and a C compiler was detected)

   This test checks that the application was compiled with either
‘-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2’ or ‘-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3’ specified on the compiler
command line.  Since these options need good optimization in order to
work properly the test also checks that ‘-O2’ or higher was used.  Note
- for certain profiles only ‘-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3’ will be accepted.

   The ‘_FORTIFY_SOURCE’ define enables the use of secure version of
certain string and memory C library functions.  For full details of what
it does, see this blog:
<https://access.redhat.com/blogs/766093/posts/1976213>

   Any program that uses the string or memory functions in the GLIBC
library should have this define present on the compiler command line.
Programs that do not use these functions do not need the define, but it
will not hurt to have it present anyway.

   Note - this test is automatically disabled if the ‘--profile=el7’
option is used.

   Note - if either of the ‘el10’ or ‘rawhide’ profiles are enabled then
only ‘-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3’ will be accepted.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-fortify’ option
and re-enabled via the ‘--test-fortify’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test gaps,  Next: Test glibcxx assertions,  Prev: Test fortify,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.12 The gaps test
......................

       Problem:  Without complete coverage of the compiled code, other tests can miss problems
       Fix By:   Compile with -fplugin=annobin
       Waive If: Not compiling C or C++ code

       Example:  FAIL: gaps were detected in the annobin coverage

   This test checks to make sure that there are no gaps in the annobin
data for the binary being checked.  If gaps are present then this means
that some parts of the program might have problems which cannot be
detected by annocheck.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-gaps’ option
and re-enabled via the ‘--test-gaps’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test glibcxx assertions,  Next: Test gnu relro,  Prev: Test gaps,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.13 The glibcxx-assertions test
....................................

       Problem:  Compiled C++ code might contain bugs that could have been detected and fixed
       Fix By:   Compile with -D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS
       Waive If: Not compiling C++
       Waive If: Not using functions from libstdc++

       Example:  FAIL: glibcxx-assertions test because compiled without -D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS

   This test checks to make sure that the ‘-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS’ g+=
compiler command line option was used when building binaries.  This
option is one of several supported by the LIBSTDC++ library and it is
used to enable various NULL pointer and bounds checking security
features.  For more information see:

   <https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/libstdc++/manual/using_macros.html>

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the
‘--skip-glibcxx-assertions’ option and re-enabled via the
‘--test-glibcxx-assertions’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test gnu relro,  Next: Test gnu stack,  Prev: Test glibcxx assertions,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.14 The gnu-relro test
...........................

       Problem:  An attacker could alter how an applications interacts with shared libraries
       Fix By:   Link with -Wl,-z,relro,-z,now
       Waive If: The application runs in an space/time constrained environment

       Example:  FAIL: gnu relro test because not linked with -Wl,-z,relro

   Some parts of an executable need to be modified when it starts, so
that it can access any shared libraries that it uses.  This process is
called relocation, and once it is finished the altered code/data should
not be modified again.  The GNU RELRO test checks that write permission
can be removed once the relocations have finished.

   Enabling GNU RELRO increases the executable size on disk and in
memory, and depending upon the application it can also cause a slow
start time.  It does not cause any significant execution time penalty,
and using pre-linking can eliminate the startup penalty.

   For programs that do not need to be reloaded often, such as daemons
and servers, and on systems where disk and memory are relatively
abundant such as desktops and servers, the overhead of GNU RELRO is very
insignificant and highly recommended.  For programs that need to be
reloaded often, the execution penalty of GNU RELRO can be eliminated by
using prelinking.  For embedded systems where space is scarce, GNU RELRO
is not recommended due to its space overhead.

   To turn on GNU RELRO compile with the gcc ‘-Wl,-z,relro,-z,now’
option.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-gnu-relro’
option and re-enabled via the ‘--test-gnu-relro’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test gnu stack,  Next: Test go revision,  Prev: Test gnu relro,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.15 The gnu-stack test
...........................

       Problem:  An attacker could place code on the stack and then run it
       Fix By:   Updating compiler, assembler sources and/or linker scripts
       Waive If: The application *really* needs to be able to dynamically create and execute code

       Example:  FAIL: gnu-stack test because the .stack section has incorrect permissions
       Example:  FAIL: gnu-stack test because the .note.GNU-stack section has execute permission
       Example:  FAIL: gnu-stack test because the GNU stack segment has execute permission
       Example:  FAIL: gnu-stack test because the GNU stack segment does not have both read & write permissions
       Example:  FAIL: gnu-stack test because no .note.GNU-stack section found
       Example:  MAYB: gnu-stack test because multiple stack sections detected

   This test checks that it is not possible to place code onto the stack
and then execute it.  Normally the stack just holds data and addresses,
but never instructions.  A favourite tactic of attackers however is to
discover a buffer overrun bug that addresses the stack and then place
instructions there before forcing the processor to execute them.

   The test actually checks several different parts of a binary file in
order to determine that its stack is safe, which is why there are
several different potential failure messages.

   Most applications will have a section inserted into them by the
compiler called .NOTE.GNU-STACK.  The section has no contents, but the
read, write, and execute attributes of the section reflect the needs of
the application's stack.

   Ordinary compiled code should never see this problem, but the test
failure can be triggered by programs built with an old compiler which
does not support the .NOTE-GNU-STACK section, or if the program contains
some assembler source files or linked with a custom made linker map.

   To fix the problem either the compiler needs to be upgraded or the
linker map needs to be updated or the assembler sources need to be
extended to add the .NOTE-GNU-STACK section by adding code like this:

       .section .note.GNU-stack,"",%progbits

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-gnu-stack’
option and re-enabled via the ‘--test-gnu-stack’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test go revision,  Next: Test implicit values,  Prev: Test gnu stack,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.16 The go-revision test
.............................

       Problem:  Using old versions of the GO compiler looses out on security enhacements
       Fix By:   Using a newer GO compiler
       Waive If: No new GO compiler is available

       Example:  FAIL: go-revision test because GO revision must be >= 14
       Example:  FAIL: go-revision test because multiple, different GO version strings found
       Example:  FAIL: go-revision test because no Go compiler revision information found

   This test checks to see that GO code has been compiled by at least a
revision 14 compiler.  Earlier versions of the compiler do not have all
the bug fixes and security enhancements of later versions.

   Note - it is likely that the minimum revision of the GO compiler will
be increased in the future.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-go-revision’
option and re-enabled via the ‘--test-go-revision’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test implicit values,  Next: Test instrumentation,  Prev: Test go revision,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.17 The implicit values test
.................................

       Problem:  Binaries built with implicit types for functions and
                 variables might not work in environments where pointers
                 and integers are different sizes
       Fix By:   Compiling with the warnings enabled and then fixing the
                 warnings
       Waive If: Enabling the warnings would generate false positives

       Example:  FAIL: -Wimplicit-int not enabled
                 FAIL: -Wimplicit-function-declaration not enabled

   This test checks to see that gcc's ‘-Wimplicit-int’ and
‘-Wimplicit-function-declaration’ options have been enabled when the
binary built.  These options are normally enabled when the ‘-Wall’
option is used (see *note Test warnings::), but they can also be enabled
and disabled individually.

   It is important to enable these warnings and then fix any code that
triggers them.  Otherwise any code that runs in an environment where a
pointer is not the same size as an integer is likely to run into
problems where the two are used interchangeably.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the
‘--skip-implicit-values’ option and re-enabled via the
‘--test-implicit-values’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test instrumentation,  Next: Test load segments,  Prev: Test implicit values,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.18 The instrumentation test
.................................

       Problem:  Instrumented binaries are bigger and slower than regular binaries
       Fix By:   Removing instrumentation options from compiler command line
       Waive If: Instrumentation is needed

       Example:  WARN: Instrumentation enabled - this is probably a mistake for production binaries

   This test checks to see if any of gcc's instrumentation command line
options have been used when the binary built.  These options are:
‘-fsanitize’, ‘-finstrument-functions’, ‘-p’, ‘-pg’, and
‘-fprofile-arcs’.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the
‘--skip-instrumentation’ option and re-enabled via the
‘--test-instrumentation’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test load segments,  Next: Test lto,  Prev: Test instrumentation,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.19 The loadable segments test
...................................

       Problem:  Loadable segments need to be properly organized.
       Fix By:   Changing the linker script and/or options used to create the binary.
       Waive If: There is a special need for unusual load segments.

       Example:  FAIL: LOAD segments not in ascending order of virtual address
       Example:  FAIL: contains an empty LOAD segment
       Example:  FAIL: LOAD segments overlap
       Example:  FAIL: gap between LOAD segments of more than one page
       Example:  FAIL: LOAD segment with Write and Execute permissions seen

   This test performs various checks on the loadable program segments in
the file(s) being examined.  It checks to make sure that the segments
are in order, do not overlap, and do not have unacceptable permissions.
The test examines both normal load segments (those with the ELF segment
type PT_LOAD) and thread-local load segments (with the ELF segment type
PT_TLS).

   If ‘future’ tests are enabled the test also looks for large gaps
between loadable segments.  These gaps are an issue for systems with
small amounts of memory, and for containers.  In addition leaving gaps
between segments means that other shared objects could be placed between
loaded parts of a binary which seriously confuses many tools.  It also
causes problems for the loader which is optimized for contigous programs
which do not contain gaps.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-load-segments’
option and re-enabled via the ‘--test-load-segments’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test lto,  Next: Test not branch protection,  Prev: Test load segments,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.20 The lto test
.....................

       Problem:  When LTO is supported by the compiler, it should be used
       Fix By:   Using -flto consistently
       Waive If: LTO building is not wanted

       Example:  FAIL: no indication of LTO, possibly -fno-lto was used

   This test checks to see if the ‘-flto’ compiler command line option
was used.  Using link time optimization produces better code and allows
for more compile-time security checks to be run.  Hence if it is
supported by the compiler it should be used.

   Annocheck is currently unable to distinguish between code that has
been compiled with the ‘-fno-lto’ option and code that has not been
compiled with any ‘-flto’ option, which is why the failure message is so
vague.

   Note - this test is automatically disabled if the ‘--profile=el7’ or
‘--profile=el8’ option is used.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-lto’ option and
re-enabled via the ‘--test-lto’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test not branch protection,  Next: Test not dynamic tags,  Prev: Test lto,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.21 The not-branch-protection test
.......................................

       Problem:  Protecting AArch64 binaries needs newer versions of AArch64 cores
       Fix By:   Compile with -mbranch-protection=none
       Waive If: Not running on AArch64
       Waive If: The application will run on Fedora 35 or later.
       Waive If: The application will not run on newer AArch64 cores.

       Example:  FAIL: not branch protection test because protection enabled
       Example:  FAIL: not branch protection test because only partially disabled

   Note - this test is the inverse of the *note Test branch protection::
test and directly related to the *note Test not dynamic tags:: test.

   This test checks to see if the compile time option to enable the
AArch64 branch protection security feature was used.  This feature is
only supported on newer versions of AArch64 core, and will not work on
older cores.  Hence this test checks to make sure that the option was
not used, or was used but was set to disable the feature.

   The security features can be disabled by compiling with the
‘-mbranch-protection=none’ gcc command line option.

   Note - this test is automatically disabled if one of the following
profile options is used:

‘--profile=rawhide’
‘--profile=f43’
‘--profile=f42’
‘--profile=f41’
‘--profile=f40’
‘--profile=f39’
‘--profile=f38’
‘--profile=f37’
‘--profile=f36’
‘--profile=el10’

   The test is automatically enabled if one of the other profile options
is used, ie:

‘--profile=el7’
‘--profile=el8’
‘--profile=el9’
‘--profile=f35’

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the
‘--skip-not-branch-protection’ option and re-enabled via the
‘--test-not-branch-protection’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test not dynamic tags,  Next: Test notes,  Prev: Test not branch protection,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.22 The not-dynamic-tags test
..................................

       Problem:  Protecting AArch64 binaries needs newer versions of AArch64 cores
       Fix By:   Compile with -mbranch-protection=off
       Waive If: Not running on AArch64
       Waive If: The application will run on Fedora 35 or later.
       Waive If: The application will not run on newer AArch64 cores.

       Example:  FAIL: not dynamic tags test because BTI_PLT and PAC_PLT flags are present in the dynamic tags
       Example:  FAIL: not dynamic tags test because BTI_PLT flag is present in the dynamic tags
       Example:  FAIL: not dynamic tags test because PAC_PLT flag is present in the dynamic tags

   Note - this test is the inverse of the *note Test dynamic tags:: test
and directly related to the *note Test not branch protection:: test.

   This test checks to see if executable AArch64 binaries have been
marked as supporting the BTI and PAC security features.  Such features
require the support of the run-time loader in order to work, and this
test is intended for environments where this support is missing.  (Such
as RHEL or pre version-35 Fedora).

   The security features can be disabled by compiling with the
‘-mbranch-protection=none’ gcc command line option.

   Note - this test is automatically disabled if one of the following
profile options is used:

‘--profile=rawhide’
‘--profile=f43’
‘--profile=f42’
‘--profile=f41’
‘--profile=f40’
‘--profile=f39’
‘--profile=f38’
‘--profile=f37’
‘--profile=f36’
‘--profile=el10’

   The test is automatically enabled if one of the other profile options
is used, ie:

‘--profile=el7’
‘--profile=el8’
‘--profile=el9’
‘--profile=f35’

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the
‘--skip-not-dynamic-tags’ option and re-enabled via the
‘--test-not-dynamic-tags’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test notes,  Next: Test only go,  Prev: Test not dynamic tags,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.23 The notes test
.......................

       Problem:  Lack of annobin notes in a binary means that other tests will not work properly
       Fix By:   Compiling with -fplugin=annobin
       Waive If: The annobin plugin is not available

       Example:  FAIL: notes test because gaps were detected in the annobin coverage
       Example:  MAYB: notes test because not all of the .text section is covered by notes
       Example:  FAIL: notes test because annobin notes were not found

       Example:  MAYB: lto test because no indication that LTO was used
       Example:  MAYB: stack-clash test because no notes found regarding this test
       Example:  FAIL: fortify test because no indication that the necessary option was used (and a C compiler was detected)
       Example:  FAIL: warnings test because no indication that the necessary option was used (and a C compiler was detected)
       Example:  FAIL: stack-realign test because stack realign support is mandatory
       Example:  FAIL: branch-protection test because the -mbranch-protection option was not used

   This test checks that there are annobin notes covering all of the
file.  Annobin notes are generated by the compiler and describe the
security features that have been enabled.  The notes contain range
information, so that it is possible to determine if all of an
application has been covered by the notes, or if there are parts that
are missing notes.

   If annobin notes are missing from a file then some of the other
checks run by the HARDENED checker will not work, which can trigger FAIL
or MAYB results for those tests.

   Annobin notes are normally produced by a compiler plugin which can be
enabled via the ‘-fplugin=annobin’ option for gcc or Clang, and the
‘-fpass-plugin=annobin’ option for LLVM. (Note for pre version-13 of
LLVM the ‘-Xclang -load -Xclang annobin’ option should be used instead).

   Annobin notes can be generated for assembler sources by using the
‘-Wa,--generate-missing-build-notes=yes’ option.  Even better would be
to add extra code to the assembler sources to create annobin notes that
describe the security features supported by the assembler.

   Compiling a simple C program with the ‘-S -fverbose-asm
-fplugin=annobin <security option>’ options should provide an example of
how to encode an annobin note about _<security option>_.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-notes’ and
‘--skip-gaps’ options and re-enabled via the ‘--test-notes’ and
‘--test-gaps’ options.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test only go,  Next: Test OpenSSL Engine,  Prev: Test notes,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.24 The only-go test
.........................

       Problem:  Mixing GO and C is unsafe on x86 platforms
       Fix By:   Using a new GO compiler
       Waive If: Always

       Example:  FAIL: only-go test because combining GO and non-GO object files on x86 systems is not safe - it disables CET

   Note - this test is currently disabled.  The GO compiler's lack of
support for CET is a known issue that cannot be addressed by package
maintainers.  Hence there is no point in issuing an error message.

   This test checks to see if GO and C are being used together in the
same program.  This is a problem for code that is going to run on x86
architectures as the GO compiler does not support Intel's CET
technology.  (See *note Test cf protection:: for more details on CET).
The GO language is inheritantly safer than C, but if the two are mixed,
then the C parts will be missing out on the protection offered by CET.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-only-go’ option
and re-enabled via the ‘--test-only-go’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test OpenSSL Engine,  Next: Test optimization,  Prev: Test only go,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.25 The openssl-engine test
................................

       Problem:  The OpenSSL ENGINE API is deprecated in RHEL-10 and later
       Fix By:   Update the OpenSSL libraries installed and then rebuild the binary
       Waive If: The application is not intended for RHEL-10

       Example:  FAIL: OpenSSL binary using the deprecated ENGINE API detected

   This test checks that the if the application uses the OpenSSL
library, it does not make use of the decpreated ENGINE API.

   OpenSSL Engines are not FIPS compatible and corresponding API is
deprecated since OpenSSL 3.0.  The engine functionality we are aware of
(PKCS#11, TPM) is covered by providers maintained by Crypto Team now.
Feel free to reach crypto team (#crypto) in case of questions.

   This test is normally only enabled if the profile is unknown or
RHEL-10.  If necessary the test can be disabled via the
‘--skip-openssl-engine’ option and enabled via the
‘--test-openssl-engine’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test optimization,  Next: Test pic,  Prev: Test OpenSSL Engine,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.26 The optimization test
..............................

       Problem:  Insufficient optimization prevents security features from working
       Fix By:   Compiling with -O2
       Waive If: The application does not use string/memory functions

       Example:  FAIL: optimization test because optimization level too low
       Example:  FAIL: optimization test because level too low
       Example:  MAYB: optimization test because no valid notes found regarding this test

   This test checks that the application was compiled with sufficient
optimization enabled.

   The C library security hardening features enabled via the
‘-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2’ or ‘-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3’ preprocessor command line
options will only work properly if the compiler is run at an
optimization level of at least ‘-O2’.  Hence this test checks to make
sure that this level (or higher) has been used.

   Normally the only reason for not using ‘-O2’ or higher is because the
application is space sensitive and needs to be compiled with ‘-Os’ or
the compilation process is so time intensive that using ‘-O0’ is the
only way to obtain reasonable build times.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-optimization’
option and re-enabled via the ‘--test-optimization’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test pic,  Next: Test pie,  Prev: Test optimization,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.27 The pic test
.....................

       Problem:  Static binaries are more vulnerable to attacks
       Fix By:   Compile with -fPIC or -fPIE
       Waive If: Don't.

       Example:  FAIL: pic test because -fpic/-fpie not enabled

   Programs can be compiled to either load at a fixed address in memory
(STATIC programs) or at a random address assigned at startup time
(DYNAMIC programs).  Static programs are more vulnerable to exploits
because an attacker will know exactly where every part of the program is
located.  Thus building dynamic executables is recommended.

   This test checks that the appropriate compiler option has been used
to generate dynamic code.  For shared libraries this is the ‘-fPIE’
option should be used.  For dynamic executables the ‘-fPIC’ option
should be used.  Note - there are lower case alternatives of these
options (ie ‘-fpie’ and ‘-fpic’) which can also be used.  The difference
between the lower case and upper case versions is architecture
dependent, but usually the lower case version will only work with
smaller programs, wheres the upper case version works for all program
sizes.

   Note - this check is related to the *note Test pie:: test.  This test
checks that the correct compile time option has been used.  That test
checks that the correct link time option has been used.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-pic’ option and
re-enabled via the ‘--test-pic’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test pie,  Next: Test production,  Prev: Test pic,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.28 The pie test
.....................

       Problem:  Static binaries are more vulnerable to attacks
       Fix By:   Link with -Wl,-pie
       Waive If: Don't

       Example:  FAIL: pie test because not built with '-Wl,-pie' (gcc/clang) or '-buildmode pie' (go)

   Programs can be compiled to either load at a fixed address in memory
(STATIC programs) or at a random address assigned at startup time
(DYNAMIC programs).  Static programs are more vulnerable to exploits
because an attacker will know exactly where every part of the program is
located.  Thus building dynamic executables is recommended.

   This test checks that the appropriate linker option (‘-pie’) has been
used to generate dynamic executables.  The option is only needed for
linking executables, not shared libraries.

   Note - this check is related to the *note Test pic:: test.  This test
checks that the correct linker option has been used.  That test checks
that the correct compile time option has been used.

   Note - this test is automatically disabled if the ‘--profile=el7’
option is used.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-pie’ option and
re-enabled via the ‘--test-pie’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test production,  Next: Test property note,  Prev: Test pie,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.29 The production test
............................

       Problem:  Shipping code generated by an experimental compiler is bad
       Fix By:   Compile with a production ready compiler
       Waive If: The code is never going to be shipped

       Example:  FAIL: production test because a production-ready compiler was not used to build the binary

   This test checks to make sure that the binary was not produced by an
experimental compiler.  Experimental compilers can be detected by
examining their version information, which will include the string
NOT_FOR_PRODUCTION or CROSS FROM.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-production’
option and re-enabled via the ‘--test-production’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test property note,  Next: Test rhivos,  Prev: Test production,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.30 The property-note test
...............................

       Problem:  Badly formed or missing GNU property notes can compromise an application at runtime
       Fix By:   Investigate and fix the creation of the notes
       Waive If: Using old tools that do not generate the notes

       Example:  FAIL: property-note test because there is more than one GNU Property note
       Example:  FAIL: property-note test because the property note does not have expected name
       Example:  FAIL: property-note test because the property note data has the wrong size
       Example:  FAIL: property-note test because the note section is present but empty
       Example:  FAIL: property-note test because the property note data has an invalid size
       Example:  FAIL: property-note test because the IBT property is not enabled
       Example:  FAIL: property-note test because the SHSTK property is not enabled
       Example:  FAIL: property-note test because unexpected property note type
       Example:  FAIL: property-note test because the BTI property is not enabled
       Example:  FAIL: property-note test because the GNU Property note segment not 8 byte aligned
       Example:  FAIL: property-note test because there is more than one GNU Property note in the note segment
       Example:  FAIL: property-note test because .note.gnu.property section not found (it is needed for branch protection support
       Example:  FAIL: property-note test because no .note.gnu.property section = no control flow information
       Example:  FAIL: property-note test because control flow protection is not enabled

   GNU property notes are special markers in binary files that provide
information about the program to the runtime loader.  This information
is architecture specific and it often includes details about any
security features that were enabled when the program was compiled.

   This test checks that the property note is present - if needed for
the particular architcture - and that it is properly formatted.

   Problems with property notes are usually related to other security
options being missing, or the use of assembler source files which do not
contain their own instructions for creating property notes.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-property-note’
option and re-enabled via the ‘--test-property-note’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test rhivos,  Next: Test run path,  Prev: Test property note,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.31 The RHIVOS tests
.........................

       Problem:  Development for the RHIVOS environment requires that some
         extra hardening features be enabled.
       Fix By:   Follow the requirements for RHIVOS delveopment.
       Waive If: The application is not going to be used in the RHIVOS environment.

       Example:  FAIL: INITFIRST dynamic flag seen
       Example:  FAIL: SONAME includes a directory separator character
       Example:  FAIL: SONAME not the same as the filename
       Example:  FAIL: the DT_AUDIT dynamic tag is present
       Example:  FAIL: the DT_AUXILIARY dynamic tag is present
       Example:  FAIL: the DT_DEPAUDIT dynamic tag is present
       Example:  FAIL: the DT_FILTER dynamic tag is present
       Example:  FAIL: the DT_PREINIT_ARRAY dynamic tag is present
       Example:  FAIL: RHIVOS does not support the use of the .hash section.  Please use --hash-style=gnu
       Example:  FAIL: not linked with -Wl,-z,now
       Example:  FAIL: dlopen/dlclose found in symbol table
       Example:  FAIL: GNU TLS version 1 functions found in symbol table
       Example:  FAIL: LOAD segment with Write and Execute permissions seen
       Example:  FAIL: Building with Clang/LLVM is not supported for RHIVOS

   Deleopment for the RHIVOS environment requires that some extra
hardening measures are applied.  This test attempts to check for most of
these requirements.

   Enabling this test automatically enables the ‘--test-bind-now’,
‘--test-gnu-relro’, ‘--test-gnu-stack’.  ‘--test-load-segments’ and
‘--test-run-path’ tests.  In addition the following extra checks are
run:

‘Clang/LLVM is not used.’
‘The linker option --initfirst has not been used.’
‘The linker option --audit has not been used.’
‘The linker option --depaudit has not been used.’
‘The linker option --auxiliary has not been used.’
‘The linker option --filter has not been used.’
‘Shared libraries names match their filenames and do not include’
     the directory separator character.
‘The binary does not have a pre-init array.’
‘The linker option --hash-style=hash or’
     ‘--hash-style=both’ has been used.
‘Dynamically loaded code is used.’
‘Loadable segments with both the Write and Execute permissions’
     are found in the binary.

   This test is normally only enabled if the ‘--profile=rhivos’ option
is used to select the RHIVOS profile.  But it can be enabled
independently by the ‘--test-rhivos’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test run path,  Next: Test rwx seg,  Prev: Test rhivos,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.32 The run-path test
..........................

       Problem:  An attacker could cause an application to use a corrupted shared library
       Fix By:   Moving the shared libraries needed to a proper location
       Waive If: The application uses shared libraries held in non-standard locations
       Waive If: The linker does not support --enable-new-dtags

       Example:  FAIL: run-path test because the DT_RPATH/DT_RUNPATH dynamic tag is corrupt
       Example:  MAYB: run-path test because the DT_RPATH/DT_RUNPATH dynamic tag exists but is empty
       Example:  FAIL: run-path test because the DT_RPATH/DT_RUNPATH dynamic tag contains a path that does not start with /usr
       Example:  FAIL: run-path test because the DT_RPATH/DT_RUNPATH dynamic tag has a path that contains '..'
       Example:  FAIL: run-path test because the DT_RPATH/DT_RUNPATH dynamic tag has $ORIGIN after a non-$ORIGIN path

   An application that uses shared libraries contains information on how
to locate those libraries.  This information is a list of directories
which should be searched for the libraries.  The test checks that the
list is secure.

   The test actually covers several different aspects, such as all
directory paths must be absolute, start with /USR and must not contain
...  If any of these rules are broken then an attacker might be able to
exploit the search paths to force the application to load their own,
corrupted version of a shared library.

   In addition if the ‘--profile=rawhide’ option has been enabled then
the presence of the DT_RPATH dynamic tag will generate a MAYB result,
since in Fedora the DT_RUNPATH tag is preferred.  (The two tags only
differ in when they are evaluated by the program loader).  The
DT_RUNPATH dynamic tag should be generated by default, if it is needed,
but in some cases it may be necessary to add the ‘--enable-new-dtags’
option to the linker command line, or the ‘-Wl,--enable-new-dtags’
option if you use gcc to drive the linker.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-run-path’
option and re-enabled via the ‘--test-run-path’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test rwx seg,  Next: Test short enums,  Prev: Test run path,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.33 The rwx-seg test
.........................

This test has been renamed to ‘load-segments’ as it now checks for more
than just segments with read, write and execute permission.  See *note
Test load segments:: for more details.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test short enums,  Next: Test stack clash,  Prev: Test rwx seg,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.34 The short-enums test
.............................

       Problem:  Compiler options can change the size of enums
       Fix By:   Compile with consistent use of the -fshort-enum option
       Waive If: Enums are not passed between different compilation units

       Example:  FAIL: short-enum test because both short and long enums supported

   The ‘-fshort-enums’ gcc compiler option can be used to reduce code
size by storing enums in a SHORT instead of an INT.  But if the code
passes enums between functions compiled in different files then the
‘-fshort-enums’ option must be used consistently or there could be
problems.

   This test checks that either all files in an application were
compiled with the ‘-fshort-enums’ option, or that the option was never
used.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-short-enums’
option and re-enabled via the ‘--test-short-enums’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test stack clash,  Next: Test stack prot,  Prev: Test short enums,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.35 The stack-clash test
.............................

       Problem:  Attackers exploiting stack overrun bugs can gain control of an application
       Fix By:   Compiling with -fstack-clash-protection
       Waive If: Don't

       Example:  FAIL: stack-clash test because -fstack-clash-protection not enabled

   This test checks that the application has been compiled with stack
clash protection enabled (either gcc's ‘-fstack-clash-protection’ or
LLVM's ‘SafeStack’ attribute.  If this feature is not enabled then an
attacker could trick the application into overlapping its heap and
stack, allowing them to alter both.

   Note - if LTO compilation is enabled then this option needs to be
provided both when the object files are built and when they are linked
together.

   For a full explanation of this topic see these blogs:

   <https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2017/09/25/stack-clash-mitigation-gcc-background>

   <https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2019/04/30/stack-clash-mitigation-in-gcc-why-fstack-check-is-not-the-answer>

   <https://developers.redhat.com/blog/2020/05/22/stack-clash-mitigation-in-gcc-part-3>

   Note - this test is automatically disabled if the ‘--profile=el7’
option is used.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-stack-clash’
option and re-enabled via the ‘--test-stack-clash’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test stack prot,  Next: Test stack realign,  Prev: Test stack clash,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.36 The stack-prot test
............................

       Problem:  Attackers exploiting stack overrun bugs can gain control of an application
       Fix By:   Compiling with -fstack-protector-strong
       Waive If: Don't

       Example:  FAIL: stack-prot test because insufficient protection enabled
       Example:  FAIL: stack-prot test because stack protection deliberately disabled
       Example:  FAIL: stack-prot test because only some functions protected
       Example:  FAIL: stack-prot test because insufficient Stack Safe sanitization

   This test checks that the application has been compiled with stack
protection enabled.  For gcc this means using the
‘-fstack-protector-strong’ option and for Clang the
‘-fsanitize=safe-stack’ option.  The gcc option does have some levels of
protection other than STRONG, but STRONG is the only one that provides
full protection.

   The stack protection feature adds checks to compiled code that
attempt to detect buffer overflows for local buffers.  These are often a
source of vulnerability that can be exploited by an attacker.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-stack-prot’
option and re-enabled via the ‘--test-stack-prot’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test stack realign,  Next: Test textrel,  Prev: Test stack prot,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.37 The stack-realign test
...............................

       Problem:  Legacy i686 code is incompatible with SSE instructions
       Fix By:   Compile with -mstackrealign
       Waive If: The application is not going run in a 32-bit x86 environment
       Waive If: The application will not use SSE (or later) instructions

       Example:  FAIL: stack-realign test because -mstack-realign not enabled
       Example:  FAIL: stack-realign test because stack realign support is mandatory

   On the Intel 32-bit i686 architecture most instructions work with
4-byte aligned addresses.  The SSE extension (and later) however need
16-byte aligned addresses.  This causes problems for data that is held
on the stack, if the stack pointer is not aligned to a 16-byte address.
The ‘-mstackrealign’ gcc command line option tells the compiler to
generate extra code at function entry which ensures that 16-byte
alignment is maintained.

   This test checks to make sure that this option has been used when
compiling i686 binaries.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-stack-realign’
option and re-enabled via the ‘--test-stack-realign’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test textrel,  Next: Test threads,  Prev: Test stack realign,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.38 The textrel test
.........................

       Problem:  An attacker could change the code in an executable
       Fix By:   Compiling with -fPIC enabled
       Waive If: The code _must_ be static

       Example:  FAIL: textrel test because the DT_TEXTREL tag was detected

   This test checks to make sure that a binary file does not contain any
relocations that alter the contents of a code section.  Relocations are
special instructions that the program loader uses to alter pieces of a
application when it starts up.  Normally these relocations are
restricted to altering the application's data, but if any of them alter
its code then an attacker might be able to exploit this to change the
program.

   This problem usually only arises when a binary - or part of it - is
built to execute at a fixed address.  Such binaries need text
relocations to help them run at the address chosen.  The safest solution
therefore is to compile all parts of the binary to be position
independent by using the ‘-fPIC’ or ‘-fPIE’ compiler command line
options.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-textrel’ option
and re-enabled via the ‘--test-textrel’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test threads,  Next: Test unicode,  Prev: Test textrel,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.39 The threads test
.........................

       Problem:  Programs that do not support exceptions are more vulnerable to attacks
       Fix By:   Compile with -fexceptions
       Waive If: Program size is an important issue

       Example:  FAIL: threads test because not compiled with -fexceptions

   This test checks to make sure that the ‘-fexceptions’ g++ command
line option was used when building the binary.  The test is only
triggered if the binary uses the PTHREADS library as single threaded
applications can cleanly tidy up after themselves if an exception is
generated.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-threads’ option
and re-enabled via the ‘--test-threads’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test unicode,  Next: Test warnings,  Prev: Test threads,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.40 The unicode test
.........................

       Problem:  Symbols containing certain unicode characters can conceal their real name
       Fix By:   Replacing the unicode characters with other characters
       Waive If: The unicode names are valid

       Example:  FAIL: unicode test because dangerous characters were found in a symbol name

   This test checks to make sure that symbols in the binary do not
contain control characters or multibyte (aka unicode) characters.
Whilst unicode characters are technically allowed in symbol names, their
presence is suspect since they can be used maliciously.

   The test looks for the following characters in symbol names:

‘Any control character’
‘The space and DEL characters’
‘Any non-unicode multibyte character’

   In addition if the ‘--test-unicode-all’ option has been enabled
(either via the command line, or via selecting a RHEL profile with the
‘--profile’ option) then the test will fail is any multibyte character
is found.

   On the other hand, if the opposite ‘--test-unicode-suspicious’ option
has been enabled then the test looks for:

‘Any character with zero width’
‘Any character that changes the direction of the text’

   Other suspicious multibyte characters may be added in the future.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-unicode’ option
and re-enabled via the ‘--test-unicode’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test warnings,  Next: Test writable got,  Prev: Test unicode,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.41 The warnings test
..........................

       Problem:  Compiling without warnings enabled can result in poor code
       Fix By:   Add -Wall to the compiler command line
       Waive If: There are known problems with using -Wall

       Example:  FAIL: warnings test because compiled without either -Wall or -Wformat-security

   This test checks to see that a file has been compiled with either or
both of the ‘-Wall’ and ‘-Wformat-security’ options specified.  Enabling
warnings - and then fixing the problems reported - results in better
quality code that is less likely to contain bugs.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-warnings’
option and re-enabled via the ‘--test-warnings’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test writable got,  Next: Test zero call used regs,  Prev: Test warnings,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.42 The writable-got test
..............................

       Problem:  An attacker could intercept and redirect shared library function calls
       Fix By:   Link with -Wl,--secure-plt
       Waive If: No shared libraries are used

       Example:  FAIL: writable-got test because the GOT/PLT relocs are writable

   This test checks that the instructions to set up the GOT and PLT
tables in a dynamic executable cannot be altered by an outside source.

   Dynamic executables use two tables to help them connect to shared
libraries.  These tables - the GOT and the PLT - are set up when the
program runs, based upon instructions held in special sections in the
file.  If these sections are writable then an attacker could change
their contents and thus cause the program to call the wrong functions in
the shared libraries.

   Under normal circumstances this test should never fail.  If it does
then something unusual is going on.  One possible cure is to add the
‘-Wl,--secure-plt’ option to the final link command line.

   If necessary the test can be disabled via the ‘--skip-writable-got’
option and re-enabled via the ‘--test-writable-got’ option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Test zero call used regs,  Prev: Test writable got,  Up: The tests

4.2.1.43 The zero-call-used-regs test
.....................................

       Problem:  An attacker could extract information or use ROP style attacks if call used registers are not initialised
       Fix By:   Add -fzero-call-used-regs=all
       Waive If: The overhead of initializing the registers is too high

       Example:  FAIL: zero-call-used-regs test because -fzero-call-used-regs not used or set to 'skip'

   This is a future test.  It is not enabled by default.  It checks a
security feature that may not be widely available or enforced.

   This test checks to make sure that programs have been compiled with
the ‘-fzero-call-used-regs=’ command line option.  This option ensures
that registers used in a function call are set to zero when the function
returns.  If this is not done then a potential attacker might be able to
access information in the registers and/or use them in ROP style
attacks.

   The test can be enabled via the ‘--test-zero-call-used-regs’ option
and disabled by the ‘--skip-zero-call-used-regs’ option.  It is also
enabled if the ‘--test-future’ option is specified and disabled if the
‘skip-future’ option is specified.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Hardened Command Line Options,  Next: Waiving Hardened Results,  Prev: The tests,  Up: Hardened

4.2.2 Command line options specific to the hardened tool
--------------------------------------------------------

‘--skip-TEST[=FUNCNAME]’
     Disable the test called TEST.  If the optional FUNCNAME argument is
     supplied then the test is only disabled for the named function (and
     by implication it is enabled for other functions).  This extended
     version of the option can be used multiple times to allow the test
     to be skipped for multiple functions.

‘--skip-all’
     Disable all tests.  Not really useful unless followed by one or
     more options to enable specific tests.

     Note - using this option also sets the ‘profile’ to _none_.  If the
     enabling of profile specific tests is desired the ‘--profile’
     option must appear after the ‘--skip-all’ on the command line.

‘--test-NAME’
     Enable test NAME.

‘--test-all’
     Enable all the tests.

‘--test-future’
‘--skip-future’
‘--enable-future’
‘--disable-future’
     Enable all the _future fail_ tests.  These are tests for security
     features which are not yet implemented or widely adopted, but which
     are planned for the future.  The ‘--skip-future’ option can be used
     to restore the default behaviour of skipping all of these tests.

     Individual future fail tests can be enabled by name by using
     ‘--test-NAME’.  In addition it is possible to allow future fails
     without specifically enabling any of them by using the
     ‘--enable-future’ option, and to disable them by using the
     ‘--disable-future’ option.  This may be useful as some tests have
     parts which are future fail and parts which are not.

‘--test-unicode-all’
‘--test-unicode-suspicious’
     The ‘--test-unicode’ test checks for the presence of multibyte
     characters in symbol names, which are unusual and potentially
     dangerous.  The test has two modes of operation.  In one mode,
     enabled by ‘--test-unicode-all’, any multibyte character is
     considered suspicious.  This mode is good for code bases where
     multibyte characters are not expected to appear at all.

     In the other mode, enabled by ‘--test-unicode-suspicious’, only
     potentially dangerous unicode characters trigger a failure.  See
     *note Test unicode:: for more details on which characters are
     considered suspicious.

     If neither of these options is specified, the default depends upon
     the profile selected.  If a profile is not selected then the
     default is only fail upon the detection of suspicious characters.

‘--skip-passes’
‘--no-skip-passes’
     Tells annocheck to display (or not display) a "PASS <filename>"
     result for each binary that passes all of the tests.  In addition,
     if running in ‘--verbose’ mode, individual tests that succeed will
     be displayed as "<filename> PASS <testname>" if this option is
     enabled.  The default is to have the option enabled.

‘--profile=el7’
‘--profile=rhel-7’
‘--profile=el8’
‘--profile=rhel-8’
‘--profile=el9’
‘--profile=rhel-9’
‘--profile=el10’
‘--profile=rhel-10’
‘--profile=rawhide’
‘--profile=f43’
‘--profile=f42’
‘--profile=f41’
‘--profile=f40’
‘--profile=f39’
‘--profile=f38’
‘--profile=f37’
‘--profile=f36’
‘--profile=f35’
‘--profile=rhivos’
‘--profile=default’
‘--profile=none’
‘--profile=auto’
     Rather than enabling and disabling specific tests a selection can
     be chosen via a profile option.  The ‘--profile=el7’ and
     ‘--profile=rhel-7’ options will select the tests suitable for
     _RHEL-7_ binaries.  Similarly ‘--profile=el8’ or ‘--profile=rhel-8’
     configures the tests for _RHEL-8_ and so on.

     The ‘--profile=rawhide’ option will select tests suitable for
     _Fedora rawhide_ binaries, whilst ‘--profile=f38’ selects tests
     suitable for _Fedora F38_, and so on for the other Fedora releases.

     Other profiles may be added in the future.

     The ‘--profile=rhivos’ option enables tests mandated for RHIVOS
     development.

     The ‘--profile=auto’ option will attempt to determine the profile
     to use, based upon the input filename.  This only works with
     ‘rpms’, which include the OS as part of their name.  This option is
     the default.  The ‘--profile=default’ option is a synonym for the
     ‘--profile=auto’ option.

     Using ‘--profile=none’ will disable the profiling.

     For backwards compatibility the form ‘--profile-<name>’ can be used
     instead of ‘--profile=<name>’.

     Currently the profiles enable and disable the following tests:

     ‘el9’
     ‘f35’
          Disables the *note Test branch protection:: and *note Test
          dynamic tags:: tests and enables their inverse, ie *note Test
          not branch protection:: and *note Test not dynamic tags::.

          Also enables *note Test unicode:: and sets the default to fail
          for any multibyte character.

     ‘el8’
          Like ‘el9’ but also disables the *note Test lto:: test.

     ‘el7’
          Like ‘el8’ but also disables the *note Test pie::, *note Test
          bind now::, *note Test fortify:: and *note Test stack clash::
          tests.

     ‘el10’
          Enables the *note Test branch protection:: and *note Test
          dynamic tags:: tests and disables their inverse, ie *note Test
          not branch protection:: and *note Test not dynamic tags::.

     ‘rawhide’
     ‘f36’
          Like ‘el10’ but also disables the *Note Test fips:: test.

     In addition the *note Test unicode:: test is enabled for all of the
     RHEL profiles, but disabled for the Fedora profiles.

‘--disable-hardened’
‘--enable-hardened’
     Disables or enables the tool.

‘--ignore-gaps’
‘--report-gaps’
     The ‘--ignore-gaps’ option is an alias for the ‘--skip-gaps’ option
     which disables the gaps test.  The ‘--report-gaps’ option is an
     alias for the ‘--test-gaps’ option which enables the gaps test if
     it has been disabled.  (The test is enabled by default).

‘--fixed-format-messages’
     Display messages in a fixed, machine parseable format.  The format
     is:

          Hardened: <result>: test: <test-name> file: <file-name>

     Where ‘<result>’ is _PASS_ or _FAIL_ and ‘<test-name>’ is the name
     of the test, which is the same as the name used in the
     ‘--test-<test-name>’ option.  The ‘<filename>’ is the name of the
     input file, but with any special characters replaced so that it
     always fits on one line.

     Here is an example:

            Hardened: FAIL: test: pie file: a.out.

‘--disable-colour’
‘--enable-colour’
‘--disable-color’
‘--enable-color’
     Do not use colour to enhance FAIL, MAYB and WARN messages.  By
     default annocheck will add colour to these messages so that they
     stand out when displayed by a terminal emulator.  This option can
     be used in order to turn this feature off.  The feature can be
     re-enabled with ‘--enable-colour’.  The American spelling of color
     is also supported.

‘--show-totals’
‘--no-show-totals’
     Do, or do not, show cumulative results when testing multiple files.
     The default is to show the cumulative results.

‘--allow-exceptions’
‘--no-allow-exceptions’
     By default annocheck will skip some tests for known special case
     binaries - eg glibc components or gcc support files.  This
     behaviour can be disabled by the ‘--no-allow-exceptions’ option and
     restored by the ‘--allow-exceptions’.

‘--full-filenames’
‘--base-filenames’
     Use the full pathname for files.  Useful when recursing into
     directories.  By default this feature is disabled in normal mode
     and enabled in ‘verbose’ mode.  This option and its inverse
     ‘--base-filenames’ can be used to set a fixed choice.

‘--suppress-version-warnings’
     Do not issue warning messages about version mismatches between the
     version of the compiler used to build the annobin plugin and the
     version of the compiler used to run the annobin plugin.

‘--no-urls’
‘--provide-urls’
     By default when a FAIL or MAYB result is displayed by the HARDENED
     checker and ‘--verbose’ is enabled, a URL to the online version of
     the relevant section in this document is also displayed.  (Unless
     the ‘--fixed-format-messages’ option has been enabled).  The
     ‘--no-urls’ option disables the display of the URLs and the
     ‘--provide-urls’ re-enables the display (even in non-verbose mode).


File: annobin.info,  Node: Waiving Hardened Results,  Next: Absence of compiled code,  Prev: Hardened Command Line Options,  Up: Hardened

4.2.3 How to waive the results of the hardening tests
-----------------------------------------------------

[This section is Red Hat specific.]

   Now that ‘annocheck’ is being used by the builders for Fedora and
RHEL packages it is possible that certain tests may need to be waived
for certain packages.  This can be done on a per-package basis by
editing the contents of the ‘rpminspect.yaml’ file and adding an entry
like this:

      ---
      annocheck:
         extra_opts:
             - hardened: --skip-property-note --ignore-unknown --verbose

   This example shows how the _property note_ test can be ignored.
Beware however that doing this overrides the default options that are
passed to annocheck by the rpminspect framework, which is why the
‘--ignore-unknown’ and ‘--verbose’ options are also included in the
example.

   Note - for RHEL the above might not work, as the hardened checker is
referred to by another name.  So if that appears to be the case, please
try:

      ---
      annocheck:
         - rhel-policy: --skip-property-note --ignore-unknown --verbose

   It is also possible to stop annocheck from testing specific files in
an rpm by listing them in the ‘rpminspect.yaml file’, like this:

     ---
     annocheck:
         ignore:
             - /usr/libexec/installed-tests/glib/mem-overflow
             - /usr/libexec/installed-tests/glib/resources

   For more information on rpmdiff see:

   <https://docs.engineering.redhat.com/display/HTD/rpmdiff-elf-binarylibrary>

   For more information on the use of annobin in RHEL see:

   <https://one.redhat.com/rhel-developer-guide/#_annocheck_ensuring_comprehensive_elf_distro_flags>

   To get more help on deciding whether or not a test should be waived
please ask on either of the OS-DEVEL-LIST@REDHAT.COM OS Devel or the
RHEL-DEVEL@REDHAT.COM RHEL Devel mailing lists.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Absence of compiled code,  Prev: Waiving Hardened Results,  Up: Hardened

4.2.4 What to do if annocheck reports that it could not find compiled code.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

The hardening checker will skip or fail some tests if it cannot prove
that the file being checked was created by a known compiler, or if the
code was created from assembler sources, rather than a high level
language.  This is because the test is checking for a specific feature
of a specific compiler.

   The checker uses several different methods for determining if an
executable was compiled:

‘notes’
     If there are annobin notes present, these include a description of
     the compiler used to create the executable.

‘DWARF’
     If DWARF debug information is available, the compiler can usually
     be found in the DW_AT_producer attribute and the source language in
     the DW_AT_language attribute.

‘comment’
     If there is a _.comment_ section in the file, then this usually
     contains the name of the compiler.

‘GO note’
     The presence of a _.note.go.buildid_ section indicates that the
     file contains GO compiler code.

‘GO symbol’
     The presence of a variable called ‘go1.<V>’ in the read-only data
     section.  Again this indicates the presence of GO compiled code.

‘executable segments’
     If the file contains one or more program segments with the
     _executable_ flag set, then this indicates that it is likely to
     contain compiled code.

   There are several reasons why annocheck might think that the file
does not originate from compiled source code:

‘fake assembler’
     Sometimes when compiling code it is desireable to be able to build
     it without certain security options, but also without annocheck
     complaining about them.  This is used by ‘glibc’ for example
     because it does not use stack checking or function fortification.

     This effect can be achieved with ‘GCC’ by using the
     ‘-Wa,--generate-missing-build-notes’ command line option.  This
     tells the assembler to generate a fake annobin note that tells
     annocheck to treat all of the code as if it has been produced from
     assembler sources _and_ to ignore tests specific to high level
     languages.

‘real assembler’
     The file was created from assembler source code or some other low
     level language.  In this case futher manual checking is warranted.
     If the source code has not been written with the particular
     security feature in mind, then it may be vulnerable.

     If on the other hand it does not need the security feature or it
     has been written to support it, then adding an annobin note to the
     assembler sources will stop annocheck from complaining.

     For example the following will add a note about strong stack
     protection:

          	.pushsection .gnu.build.attributes, "o", %note, .text
          	.balign 4
          	.dc.l 2f - 1f	# Size of the name field.
          	.dc.l 0		# Empty description field.
          	.dc.l 0x100	# This is an OPEN note which applies to all the code in the covered region.
                1:
          	.dc.b 'G', 'A', # This is a GNU attribute
                  .dc.b '*'       # It contains a numeric value
                  .dc.b 0x2       # For the -fstack-protector option
                  .dc.b 0x3       # The value is 3, which indicated -fstack-protector-strong
                  .dc.b 0         # Since this field is nominally a name, it ends with a NUL byte.
                2:
          	.dc.b 0, 0 	# Padding to ensure note ends on a 4 byte boundary.
          	.popsection

     Compiling a simple C program with the ‘-S -fverbose-asm
     -fplugin=annobin <security option>’ options should provide an
     example of how to encode a note about _<security option>_.

     Note - in order for annobin notes to work at least one of them
     needs to specify the address range that they cover.  This is
     usually done by a version note, which details the version number of
     the tool used to produce the code.  For assembler this note would
     look like this:

          	.pushsection .gnu.build.attributes, "o", %note, .text
          	.balign 4
          	.dc.l 2f - 1f   # Size of the name field.
          	.dc.l 16	# Size of the description field (= 2 * sizeof (address)).
          	.dc.l 0x100	# This is an OPEN note which applies to all the code in the covered region.
                1:
          	.dc.b 'G', 'A', # This is a GNU Attribute note.
                  .dc.b '$'       # It contains a string value.
                  .dc.b 0x1       # The string is a VERSION string.
                  .dc.b '3',      # Version 3 of the Watermark Protocol is being used.
                  .dc.b 'a',      # The code has been produced by an 'a'ssembler.
                  .dc.b '2'       # The assembler's major version number is 2.
                  .dc.b 0         # Since this field is nominally a name, it ends with a NUL byte.
                2:
                                  # Coincidentally, no padding is needed here.
                  .quad <insert-start-symbol-here>
          	.quad <insert-end-symbol-here>
          	.popsection

‘unsupported source language’
     The file was created by compiling high-level language source code,
     but in a language with which annocheck is unfamiliar.  In this case
     it may still make sense to skip the test, if it is checking for a
     feature that is not supported by the language's compiler.

‘annobin annotation not enabled’
     The file was created by compiling C and/or C++ but without any
     annobin notation enabled, and without any debug information
     generation.  In this case there may be a problem, since the test
     being skipped might actually fail if annocheck knew that the file
     was compiled.

     Fixing this problem involves investigating how the executable was
     built and adding the necessary rules to invoke the annobin plugin
     and the sought after security hardening options.

‘stripped of symbols and notes’
     The file was built normally, but then stripped of most of the
     useful information, including its symbol table, debug information,
     annobin notes and so on.

     Restoring the stripped information should solve this problem.

‘missing debug information file’
     Commonly binaries that are compiled with debug information enabled
     have that information moved into a separate debug info file as part
     of the build process.  If annocheck is unable to locate the debug
     info file that is associated with a binary then it looses out on a
     lot of information.

     In addition it is quite common for the build process to also move
     any annobin notes into the separate debug info file.  So again if
     that file cannot be found then annocheck is hampered in its
     activities.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Notes,  Next: Size,  Prev: Hardened,  Up: Annocheck

4.3 The annobin note displayer
==============================


     annocheck
       [--disable-hardened]
       --enable-notes
       FILE...

   The NOTES tool displays the contents of any annobin notes inside the
specified files.  It groups the notes by address range, which can help
locate missing details.

   The NOTES tool is disabled by default, but it can be enabled by the
command line option ‘--enable-notes’.  Since the hardening checker is
enabled by default it may also be useful to add the ‘--disable-hardened’
option to the command line.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Size,  Next: Timing,  Prev: Notes,  Up: Annocheck

4.4 The section size recorder
=============================


     annocheck
       [--disable-hardened]
       [--size-sec=NAME]
       [--size-sec-flags=!WAX]
       [--size-seg-flags=!WRX]
       [--size-human]
       [--size-total]
       [--size-missing]
       [--disable-size]
       FILE...

   The SECTION-SIZE tool records the size of named sections within a
list of files and then reports the accumulated size at the end.  Since
it is part of the ‘annocheck’ framework, it is able to handle
directories and rpms files as well as ordinary binary files.

   The ‘--size-sec=NAME’ option enables the tool and tells it to record
the size of section NAME.  The option can be repeated multiple times to
record the sizes of multiple sections.  It may also be useful to add the
‘--disable-hardened’ option to the command line as otherwise the
security hardening will be run at the same time.

   Instead of searching for named sections, it is also possible to
search for sections with specific flags.  The ‘--size-sec-flags=<flags>’
option will search for any section that has all of the specified <FLAGS>
set.  Currently only W, A and X are recognised as flags, indicating that
the section must have the WRITE, ALLOC or EXECUTE flags set
respectively.  If the ! exclamation mark character is present then it
negates the meaning of the following flags.  Thus
‘--section-sec-flags=W’ option will search for any writable section
whereas the ‘--size-sec-flags=W!A’ option will search only for sections
that are writable but not allocated.

   Instead of searching for sections by flags it is also possible to
search for segments by flags using the ‘--size-seg-flags=<flags>’
option.  The flags recognised for segments are W for writable, R for
readable and X for executable.  Again the ! character can be used to
invert the meaning of the flags that follow it.

   If the ‘--verbose’ option is enabled, then the tool will also report
the size of the named section(s) in each file it encounters.

   If the ‘--size-human’ option is enabled then sizes will be rounded
down to the nearest byte, kibibyte, mebibyte or gibibyte, as
appropriate.

   If the ‘--size-total’ option is enabled then the total size of all
sections in all scanned files will also be reported, as well as the
ratio of the reported section sizes to the total section size.

   If the ‘--size-missing’ option is enabled then any valid ELF format
input file that does not contain any of the sought sections will be
reported.

   If previously enabled the tool can be disabled via the
‘--disable-size’ command line option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Timing,  Prev: Size,  Up: Annocheck

4.5 How long did the check take ?
=================================


     annocheck
       --enable-timing
       FILE...
       [--sec]
       [--usec]
       [--nsec]

   The TIMING tool reports on the time taken by other tools to scan the
list of files.  The tool is disabled by default, but it can be enabled
by the command line option ‘--enable-timing’.

   By default the tool will report times in microseconds, but you can
change this to reporting in seconds with the ‘--sec’ or in nanoseconds
with the ‘--nsec’.  The default can be restored with the ‘--usec’
option.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Libannocheck,  Next: Configure Options,  Prev: Annocheck,  Up: Top

5 Allowing other programs to run security checks
************************************************

The ‘annocheck’ program is mostly seen as a security checking tool and
in order to allow third party programs such as ‘rpminspect’ the ability
to access these checks a library interface is provided.

   An example of how to use the libannocheck library can be found in the
annobin testsuite.  In particular the ‘tests/use-libannocheck.c’ file
contains code to initialise, run and then close the library.  In theory
however the code flow looks like this:

       #include <libannocheck.h>
       struct libannocheck_internals * handle;
       unsigned int num_fails, num_maybs;
       handle = libannocheck_init (libannocheck_version, "a.out", NULL);
       libannocheck_disable_all_tests (handle);
       libannocheck_enable_test (handle, "bind-now");
       libannocheck_run_tests (handle, & num_fails, & num_maybs);
       libannocheck_finish (handle);

   The library consists of a header file (‘libannocheck.h’) and a shared
object file (libannocheck.so).  It provides the following functions:

* Menu:

* libannocheck_init::               Initialise the library
* libannocheck_finish::             Close the library
* libannocheck_get_version::        Get the library version
* libannocheck_get_error_message::  Convert an error number into an error message
* libannocheck_get_known_tests::    Get a list of tests supported by the library
* libannocheck_enable_all_tests::   Enable all tests
* libannocheck_disable_all_tests::  Disable all tests
* libannocheck_enable_test::        Enable a specific test
* libannocheck_disable_test::       Disable a specific test
* libannocheck_enable_profile::     Enable a profile
* libannocheck_get_known_profiles:: Get a list of known profiles
* libannocheck_run_tests::          Run enabled tests


File: annobin.info,  Node: libannocheck_init,  Next: libannocheck_finish,  Up: Libannocheck

5.1 Initialise the library
==========================

     struct libannocheck_internals *
     libannocheck_init (unsigned int  VERSION,
                        const char *  FILEPATH,
                        const char *  DEBUGPATH)

   Returns a token used to identify the instantiation in future calls.

   VERSION is the expected version of the libannocheck library.  This
should normally be 'libannocheck_version'.  If the actual version of the
library cannot support VERSION then libannocheck_error_bad_version is
returned.

   FILEPATH is a path the binary to be tested.  It can be absolute or
relative.  It may not be NULL.

   DEBUGPATH is a path the debug info file associated with FILEPATH. It
can be NULL.

   Returns an enum libannocheck_error cast to a struct
libannocheck_internals * if something goes wrong.


File: annobin.info,  Node: libannocheck_finish,  Next: libannocheck_get_version,  Prev: libannocheck_init,  Up: Libannocheck

5.2 Close the library
=====================

     libannocheck_error
     libannocheck_finish (struct libannocheck_internals * HANDLE)

   Closes the connection to libannocheck.  Closes any files opened by
the library and releases any memory that is may have allocated.  After
this any library call using HANDLE should fail.

   Returns libannocheck_error_none upon successful closure, otherwise
returns an error code.


File: annobin.info,  Node: libannocheck_get_version,  Next: libannocheck_get_error_message,  Prev: libannocheck_finish,  Up: Libannocheck

5.3 Get the library version
===========================

     unsigned int
     libannocheck_get_version (void)

   Returns the actual version number of the libannocheck_library.  This
should be >= libannocheck_version as defined in the ‘libannocheck.h’
header file.


File: annobin.info,  Node: libannocheck_get_error_message,  Next: libannocheck_get_known_tests,  Prev: libannocheck_get_version,  Up: Libannocheck

5.4 Convert an error number into an error message
=================================================

     const char *
     libannocheck_get_error_message
       (struct libannocheck_internals *  HANDLE,
        enum libannocheck_error          ERRNUM)

   Returns a (read only) string describing libannocheck error number
ERRNUM. Returns NULL if the error code is not recognised.

   Handle can be NULL if one is not available.  If provided a more
detailed error message may be returned.


File: annobin.info,  Node: libannocheck_get_known_tests,  Next: libannocheck_enable_all_tests,  Prev: libannocheck_get_error_message,  Up: Libannocheck

5.5 Get a list of tests supported by the library
================================================

     libannocheck_error
     libannocheck_get_known_tests
       (struct libannocheck_internals * HANDLE,
        libannocheck_test **            TESTS_RETURN,
        unsigned int *                  NUM_TESTS_RETURN)

   Returns a (read/write) array of tests known to libannocheck in
TESTS_RETURN. Returns the number of elements in the array in
NUM_TESTS_RETURN. Returns libannocheck_error_none if the retrieval
succeeded, or an error result otherwise.  The returned array should not
be freed.

   The array is used by libannocheck internally, so if fields are
changed this will affect the library's behaviour.  In particular tests
can be enabled and disabled without needing to call
‘libannocheck_enable_test’ or ‘libannocheck_disable_test’.

   The test_result_reason and test_result_source fields will initially
be NULL. They may have their values changed as a result of a call to
‘libannocheck_run_tests’.


File: annobin.info,  Node: libannocheck_enable_all_tests,  Next: libannocheck_disable_all_tests,  Prev: libannocheck_get_known_tests,  Up: Libannocheck

5.6 Enable all tests
====================

     libannocheck_error
     libannocheck_enable_all_tests (struct libannocheck_internals * HANDLE)

   Enables all the tests supported by libannocheck.

   This function may change some of the fields in the data structure
returned by the ‘libannocheck_get_known_tests’ function.


File: annobin.info,  Node: libannocheck_disable_all_tests,  Next: libannocheck_enable_test,  Prev: libannocheck_enable_all_tests,  Up: Libannocheck

5.7 Disable all tests
=====================

     libannocheck_error
     libannocheck_disable_all_tests (struct libannocheck_internals * HANDLE)

   Disables all of the tests supported by libannocheck.  Not normally
useful unless followed by code to enable one or more tests.

   This function may change some of the fields in the data structure
returned by the ‘libannocheck_get_known_tests’ function.


File: annobin.info,  Node: libannocheck_enable_test,  Next: libannocheck_disable_test,  Prev: libannocheck_disable_all_tests,  Up: Libannocheck

5.8 Enable a specific test
==========================

     libannocheck_error
     libannocheck_enable_test
       (struct libannocheck_internals * HANDLE,
        const char *                    TEST_NAME)

   Enables a specific test.  Returns ‘libannocheck_error_none’ upon
success or an error code otherwise.  If the test is not known then
‘libannocheck_error_test_not_found’ is returned.

   This function may change some of the fields in the data structure
returned by the ‘libannocheck_get_known_tests’ function.


File: annobin.info,  Node: libannocheck_disable_test,  Next: libannocheck_enable_profile,  Prev: libannocheck_enable_test,  Up: Libannocheck

5.9 Disable a specific test
===========================

     libannocheck_error
     libannocheck_disable_test
       (struct libannocheck_internals * HANDLE,
       const char *                     TEST_NAME)

   Disables a specific test.  Returns ‘libannocheck_error_none’ upon
success or an error code otherwise.  If the test is not known then
‘libannocheck_error_test_not_found’ is returned.

   This function may change some of the fields in the data structure
returned by the ‘libannocheck_get_known_tests’ function.


File: annobin.info,  Node: libannocheck_enable_profile,  Next: libannocheck_get_known_profiles,  Prev: libannocheck_disable_test,  Up: Libannocheck

5.10 Enable a profile
=====================

     libannocheck_error
     libannocheck_enable_profile
       (struct libannocheck_internals * HANDLE,
        const char *                    PROFILE_NAME)

   Enables and disables certain tests known to be relevant to a specific
profile.

   Returns libannocheck_error_profile_not_known if the profile is not
recognised.


File: annobin.info,  Node: libannocheck_get_known_profiles,  Next: libannocheck_run_tests,  Prev: libannocheck_enable_profile,  Up: Libannocheck

5.11 Get a list of known profiles
=================================

     libannocheck_error
     libannocheck_get_known_profiles
       (struct libannocheck_internals * HANDLE,
        const char ***                  PROFILES_RETURN,
        unsigned int *                  NUM_PROFILES_RETURN)

   Retrieves a (read only) array of profile strings known to
libannocheck.  The array is returned in PROFILES_RETURN. The number of
entries in the array is returned in NUM_PROFILES. Returns
libannocheck_error_none upons success, or an error code otherwise.


File: annobin.info,  Node: libannocheck_run_tests,  Prev: libannocheck_get_known_profiles,  Up: Libannocheck

5.12 Run enabled tests
======================

     libannocheck_error
     libannocheck_run_tests
       (struct libannocheck_internals * HANDLE,
        unsigned int *                  NUM_FAIL_RETURN,
        unsigned int *                  NUM_MAYB_RETURN)

   Runs all enabled tests.

   Returns the number of failed tests in NUM_FAIL_RETURN (if this
parameter is not NULL).

   Returns the number of "maybe" results in NUM_MAYB_RETURN (if this
parameter is not NULL).

   Retuns libannocheck_error_none if everything went OK.

   Updates the STATE, TEST_RESULT_REASON and TEST_RESULT_SOURCES fields
in the entries in the array returned by ‘libannocheck_get_known_tests’
for any enabled test.

   Can be called multiple times.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Configure Options,  Next: Legacy Scripts,  Prev: Libannocheck,  Up: Top

6 Configuring annobin and annocheck
***********************************

When building annobin and annocheck from the sources there are a few
configure options available to customise the build:

‘--with-debuginfod’
     debuginfod is a web service that indexes ELF/DWARF debugging
     resources by build-id and serves them over HTTP.

     By default the ‘annocheck’ program will be built and linked with
     the debuginfod client library ‘libdebuginfod’ if it is present at
     build time.  The ‘--with-debuginfod’ configure option can be used
     to force the linking against the library even if the run-time
     ‘debuginfod’ program cannot be found.  Alternatively the ‘--without
     debuginfod’ can be used to force annobin to be built without
     ‘libdebuginfod’ support, even if it is present on the build system.

     debuginfod is packaged with elfutils, starting with version 0.178.
     You can get the latest version from
     'https://sourceware.org/elfutils/'.

‘--with-gmp=PATH’
     The ‘--with-gmp=PATH’ option can be used to specify an alternative
     path to the gmp libraries, if necessary.

‘--without-libelf’
     The annocheck program uses ‘libelf’ to read ELF binaries.  By
     default the configure system will detect if the library is
     installed and if not, then it will disable the building of
     ‘annocheck’ and the running of the tests.  (Since they use
     ‘annocheck’).  This behaviour can be overridden by the
     ‘--without-libelf’ option which forces the build to assume that
     libelf is absent even if it would normally be detected.

‘--without-tests’
     Disable running the testsuite after building the various binaries.

‘--without-clang-plugin’
     Disable the building of the annobin plugin for the Clang compiler.

‘--without-llvm-plugin’
     Disable the building of the annobin plugin for the LLVM compiler
     backend.  The LLVM plugin is separate from the Clang plugin and can
     be used with any language that uses LLVM as a backend compiler.

‘--without-gcc-plugin’
     Do not build the gcc plugin.

‘--without-docs’
     Do not build the documentation.

‘--without-annocheck’
     Do not build the annocheck tool.

‘--enable-maintainer-mode’
     This enables the regeneration of the ‘Makefile’ and ‘configure’
     files when building the ‘annobin’ sources.

   Also note that there is a script in the top level source directory
called ‘regenerate-configure-and-makefiles.sh’ which can be used to
rebuild the configure and Makefile.in files, should something change.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Legacy Scripts,  Next: GNU FDL,  Prev: Configure Options,  Up: Top

7 How to use the information stored in the binary.
**************************************************

The ‘annobin’ package includes some example scripts that demonstrate how
the binary information can be used.

   _NOTE_: These scripts are now redundant, their functionality having
been subsumed into the ‘annocheck’ program.  However they are still
useful as examples of how the annobin data can be consumed, so they are
still included in the annobin sources.

   The scripts are:

* Menu:

* Who Built Me::       The built-by script
* ABI Checking::       The check-abi script
* Hardening Checks::   The hardened script
* Checking Archives::  The run-on-binaries-in script


File: annobin.info,  Node: Who Built Me,  Next: ABI Checking,  Up: Legacy Scripts

7.1 The built-by script
=======================

     built-by
       [--help]
       [--version]
       [--verbose]
       [--quiet]
       [--silent]
       [--ignore]
       [--readelf=PATH]
       [--tmpdir=DIR]
       [--tool=NAME]
       [--nottool=NAME]
       [--before=DATE]
       [--after=DATE]
       [--minver=VERSION]
       [--maxver=VERSION]
       [--]
       FILE...

   The ‘built-by’ script reports the name and version of the tool used
to build the specified file(s).  This script also demonstrates how
information can be extracted from other other locations in the file, not
just the binary annotation notes.

   The script can also be used to filter files, only reporting those
built by a specific tool, or a specific version of a tool, or even by a
version of a tool that was built between a range of dates.

   The options available are:

‘--help’
‘-h’
     Displays the usage of the script and then exits.

‘--version’
‘-v’
     Displays the version of the script.

‘--verbose’
‘-V’
     Enables verbose mode, causing the script to detail each action it
     takes.

‘--quiet’
‘-q’
     Do not include the name of script in the out generated by the
     script.

‘--silent’
‘-s’
     Produce no output.  Just return an exit status.

‘--ignore’
     Do not report file types that do not contain any builder
     information.

‘--tool=NAME’
     Only report binaries built by NAME.  The NAME is only an ordinary
     string, not a regular expression.

‘--nottool=NAME’
     Skip any binary build by NAME.  The NAME is only an ordinary
     string, not a regular expression.

‘--before=DATE’
     Only report binaries built by a tool that was created before DATE.
     DATE has the format YYYYMMDD.

‘--after=DATE’
     Only report binaries built by a tool that was created after DATE.
     When combined with the ‘--before’ option can be used to restrict
     output to files which were built by tools created in a specific
     date range.

‘--minver=VERSION’
     Only report binaries built by a tool whose version is VERSION or
     higher.  The VERSION string should be in the form V.V.V, for
     example 6.2.1.

‘--maxver=VERSION’
     Only report binaries built by a tool whose version is VERSION or
     lower.  Can be combined with the ‘--minver’ option to restrict
     output to those binaries created by tools within a specific version
     range.

‘--tmpdir=‘dir’’
‘-t ‘dir’’
     Directory to use to store temporary files.

‘--readelf=‘path’’
‘-r=‘path’’
     Use the specified program to read the notes from the files.

‘--’
     Stop accumulating command line options.  This allows the script to
     be run on files whose names starts with a dash.


File: annobin.info,  Node: ABI Checking,  Next: Hardening Checks,  Prev: Who Built Me,  Up: Legacy Scripts

7.2 The check-abi script
========================

     check-abi
       [--help]
       [--version]
       [--verbose]
       [--quiet]
       [--silent]
       [--inconsistencies]
       [--ignore-unknown]
       [--ignore-ABI|ENUM|FORTIFY|STACK-PROT]
       [--readelf=path]
       [--tmpdir=dir]
       [--]
       FILE...

   The ‘check-abi’ script reports any potential ABI conflicts in the
files specified.  This includes the use of the ‘-fshort-enums’ option,
the ‘-fstack-protector’ option and the ‘-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE’ option.  All
of these can affect passing data between functions and hence should be
used uniformly throughout the binary.

   The script accepts the following command line options:

‘--help’
‘-h’
     Displays the usage of the script and then exits.

‘--version’
‘-v’
     Displays the version of the script.

‘--verbose’
‘-V’
     Enables verbose mode, causing the script to detail each action it
     takes.

‘--quiet’
‘-q’
     Do not include the name of script in the out generated by the
     script.

‘--silent’
‘-s’
     Produce no output.  Just return an exit status.

‘--inconsistencies’
‘-i’
     Only report files with potential ABI problems.

‘--ignore-unknown’
     Do not report file types that are not supported or recognised.

‘--ignore-ABI|ENUM|FORTIFY|STACK-PROT’
     Disables individual ABI checks.  Multiple occurrences of this
     option accumulate.  Possible option values are:

     ‘ABI’
          Disable checks of the general ABI information.

     ‘enum’
          Disable checks of the ‘-fshort-enum’ option.

     ‘FORTIFY’
          Disable checks of the ‘-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE’ option.

     ‘stack-prot’
          Disable checks of the ‘-fstack-protect’ option.

‘--tmpdir=dir’
‘-t dir’
     Directory to use to store temporary files.

‘--readelf=path’
‘-r=path’
     Use the specified program to read the notes from the files.

‘--’
     Stop accumulating command line options.  This allows the script to
     be run on files whose names starts with a dash.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Hardening Checks,  Next: Checking Archives,  Prev: ABI Checking,  Up: Legacy Scripts

7.3 The hardened script
=======================

     hardened
       [--help]
       [--version]
       [--verbose]
       [--quiet]
       [--ignore-unknown]
       [--silent]
       [--vulnerable]
       [--not-hardened]
       [--all]
       [--file-type=AUTO|LIB|EXEC|OBJ]
       [--skip=OPT|STACK|FORT|NOW|RELRO|PIC|OPERATOR|CLASH|CF|CET|REALIGN]
       [--readelf=path]
       [--tmpdir=dir]
       [--]
       FILE...

   The ‘hardened’ script reports on the hardening status of the
specified file(s).  In particular it checks that the whole file was
compiled with ‘-O2’ or higher and the ‘-fstack-protector-strong’,
‘-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2’, ‘-Wl,-z,now’, ‘-Wl,-z,relro’, ‘-fPIE’,
‘-Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS’, ‘-fstack-clash-protection’
‘-fcf-protection=full’ and ‘-mcet’ options.

   The script accepts the following command line options:

‘--help’
‘-h’
     Displays the usage of the script and then exits.

‘--version’
‘-v’
     Displays the version of the script.

‘--verbose’
‘-V’
     Enables verbose mode, causing the script to detail each action it
     takes.

‘--quiet’
‘-q’
     Do not include the name of script in the out generated by the
     script.

‘--ignore-unknown’
‘-i’
     Do not report file types that are not supported or recognised.

‘--tmpdir=dir’
‘-t dir’
     Directory to use to store temporary files.

‘--silent’
‘-s’
     Produce no output.  Just return an exit status.

‘--vulnerable’
‘-u’
     Only report files that are known to be vulnerable.  Ie files that
     record all of the necessary information about how they were built,
     but which were built with an incorrect set of options.

     This option is the default behaviour of the script.

‘--not-hardened’
‘-n’
     Report any file that cannot be proven to be hardened.  This is like
     the ‘--vulnerable’ option, except that it will also report files
     that do not record all of the necessary information.

‘--all’
‘-a’
     Report the hardening status of all of the files examined.

‘--file-type=AUTO|LIB|EXEC|OBJ’
‘-f=AUTO|LIB|EXEC|OBJ’
     Specifies the type of file being examined.  Possible values are:

     ‘auto’
          Automatically determine the file type from its extension.
          This is the default.
     ‘lib’
          Assume all files are shared libraries.  Checks that the
          ‘-fPIC’ option was used.
     ‘exec’
          Assume all files are executables.  Checks that the ‘-fPIE’
          option was used.
     ‘obj’
          Assume all files are object files.  Skips checks of the bind
          now status.

‘--skip=OPT|STACK|FORT|NOW|RELRO|PIC|OPERATOR|CLASH|CF|CET’
‘-k=OPT|STACK|FORT|NOW|RELRO|PIC|OPERATOR|CLASH|CF|CET’
     Disables checks of various different hardening features.  This
     option can be repeated multiple times, and the values accumulate.
     Possible values are:

     ‘opt’
          Disables checks of the optimization level used.

     ‘stack’
          Disables checks of the stack protection level.

     ‘fort’
          Disables checks for ‘-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE’.

     ‘now’
          Disables checks for ‘BIND NOW’ status.

     ‘relro’
          Disables checks for ‘relro’ or read-only-relocs.

     ‘pic’
          Disables checks for ‘-fPIC’/‘-fPIE’.

     ‘operator’
          Disables checks for ‘-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS’.

     ‘clash’
          Disables checks for stack clash protection.

     ‘cf’
          Disables checks for control flow protection.  Note - these
          checks are only run on x86_64 binaries.

     ‘cet’
          Disables checks for control flow enforcement.  Note - these
          checks are only run on x86_64 binaries.

     ‘realign’
          Disable checks for stack realignment.  Note - these checks are
          only run on i686 binaries.

‘--readelf=path’
‘-r=path’
     Use the specified program to read the notes from the files.

‘--’
     Stop accumulating command line options.  This allows the script to
     be run on files whose names starts with a dash.


File: annobin.info,  Node: Checking Archives,  Prev: Hardening Checks,  Up: Legacy Scripts

7.4 The run-on-binaries-in script
=================================

     run-on-binaries-in
       [--help]
       [--version]
       [--verbose]
       [--quiet]
       [--ignore]
       [--prefix=‘text’]
       [--tmpdir=dir]
       [--files-from=file]
       [--skip-list=file]
       [--]
       program
       [program-options]
       FILE...

   The ‘run-on-binaries-in’ script allows other scripts, or programs, to
be run on the executable files contained inside archives.  This includes
‘rpm’ files, ‘tar’ and ‘ar’ files and compressed files.

   The script does not recurse into directories, but this can be handled
by the ‘find’ command, like this:

       find . -type f -exec run-on-binaries-in <script-to-run> {} \;

   The script accepts the following command line options:

‘--help’
‘-h’
     Displays the usage of the script and then exits.

‘--version’
‘-v’
     Displays the version of the script.

‘--verbose’
‘-V’
     Enables verbose mode, causing the script to detail each action it
     takes.

     If this option is repeated it has the special effect of canceling
     out the automatic addition of the ‘-i’ to recursive invocations of
     the script.

‘--quiet’
‘-q’
     Do not include the name of script in the out generated by the
     script.

‘--ignore’
‘-i’
     Do not report file types that are not supported or recognised.

     This option is automatically enabled when the script is recursively
     invoked on an archive, unless the ‘-V’ ‘-V’ has been enabled.  This
     is because it is assumed that archives are likely to contain files
     that do not need to be scanned.

‘--prefix=‘text’’
‘-p ‘text’’
     Add this text to the output from the script when it runs the
     program on a normal executable.

‘--tmpdir=dir’
‘-t dir’
     Directory to use to store temporary files.

‘--files-from=file’
‘-f=file’
     Specifies a file containing a list of other files to examine, one
     per line.

‘--skip-list=file’
‘-s=file’
     Specifies a file containing a list of files not to examine, one per
     line.  Blank lines and comments are ignored.  Text after a file's
     name is also ignored.  Filenames should start at the beginning of a
     line.

‘--’
     Stops processing of command line options.  This allows the script
     to be run with a program whose name starts with a dash.


File: annobin.info,  Node: GNU FDL,  Prev: Legacy Scripts,  Up: Top

Appendix A GNU Free Documentation License
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