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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# Copyright (c) 2015-2018 The Bitcoin Core developers
# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
# file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
'''
Perform basic security checks on a series of executables.
Exit status will be 0 if successful, and the program will be silent.
Otherwise the exit status will be 1 and it will log which executables failed which checks.
Needs `readelf` (for ELF), `objdump` (for PE) and `otool` (for MACHO).
'''
import subprocess
import sys
import os

READELF_CMD = os.getenv('READELF', '/usr/bin/readelf')
OBJDUMP_CMD = os.getenv('OBJDUMP', '/usr/bin/objdump')
OTOOL_CMD = os.getenv('OTOOL', '/usr/bin/otool')
NONFATAL = {} # checks which are non-fatal for now but only generate a warning

def check_ELF_PIE(executable):
    '''
    Check for position independent executable (PIE), allowing for address space randomization.
    '''
    p = subprocess.Popen([READELF_CMD, '-h', '-W', executable], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
    (stdout, stderr) = p.communicate()
    if p.returncode:
        raise IOError('Error opening file')

    ok = False
    for line in stdout.splitlines():
        line = line.split()
        if len(line)>=2 and line[0] == 'Type:' and line[1] == 'DYN':
            ok = True
    return ok

def get_ELF_program_headers(executable):
    '''Return type and flags for ELF program headers'''
    p = subprocess.Popen([READELF_CMD, '-l', '-W', executable], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
    (stdout, stderr) = p.communicate()
    if p.returncode:
        raise IOError('Error opening file')
    in_headers = False
    count = 0
    headers = []
    for line in stdout.splitlines():
        if line.startswith('Program Headers:'):
            in_headers = True
        if line == '':
            in_headers = False
        if in_headers:
            if count == 1: # header line
                ofs_typ = line.find('Type')
                ofs_offset = line.find('Offset')
                ofs_flags = line.find('Flg')
                ofs_align = line.find('Align')
                if ofs_typ == -1 or ofs_offset == -1 or ofs_flags == -1 or ofs_align  == -1:
                    raise ValueError('Cannot parse elfread -lW output')
            elif count > 1:
                typ = line[ofs_typ:ofs_offset].rstrip()
                flags = line[ofs_flags:ofs_align].rstrip()
                headers.append((typ, flags))
            count += 1
    return headers

def check_ELF_NX(executable):
    '''
    Check that no sections are writable and executable (including the stack)
    '''
    have_wx = False
    have_gnu_stack = False
    for (typ, flags) in get_ELF_program_headers(executable):
        if typ == 'GNU_STACK':
            have_gnu_stack = True
        if 'W' in flags and 'E' in flags: # section is both writable and executable
            have_wx = True
    return have_gnu_stack and not have_wx

def check_ELF_RELRO(executable):
    '''
    Check for read-only relocations.
    GNU_RELRO program header must exist
    Dynamic section must have BIND_NOW flag
    '''
    have_gnu_relro = False
    for (typ, flags) in get_ELF_program_headers(executable):
        # Note: not checking flags == 'R': here as linkers set the permission differently
        # This does not affect security: the permission flags of the GNU_RELRO program header are ignored, the PT_LOAD header determines the effective permissions.
        # However, the dynamic linker need to write to this area so these are RW.
        # Glibc itself takes care of mprotecting this area R after relocations are finished.
        # See also https://marc.info/?l=binutils&m=1498883354122353
        if typ == 'GNU_RELRO':
            have_gnu_relro = True

    have_bindnow = False
    p = subprocess.Popen([READELF_CMD, '-d', '-W', executable], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
    (stdout, stderr) = p.communicate()
    if p.returncode:
        raise IOError('Error opening file')
    for line in stdout.splitlines():
        tokens = line.split()
        if len(tokens)>1 and tokens[1] == '(BIND_NOW)' or (len(tokens)>2 and tokens[1] == '(FLAGS)' and 'BIND_NOW' in tokens[2:]):
            have_bindnow = True
    return have_gnu_relro and have_bindnow

def check_ELF_Canary(executable):
    '''
    Check for use of stack canary
    '''
    p = subprocess.Popen([READELF_CMD, '--dyn-syms', '-W', executable], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
    (stdout, stderr) = p.communicate()
    if p.returncode:
        raise IOError('Error opening file')
    ok = False
    for line in stdout.splitlines():
        if '__stack_chk_fail' in line:
            ok = True
    return ok

def get_PE_dll_characteristics(executable):
    '''
    Get PE DllCharacteristics bits.
    Returns a tuple (arch,bits) where arch is 'i386:x86-64' or 'i386'
    and bits is the DllCharacteristics value.
    '''
    p = subprocess.Popen([OBJDUMP_CMD, '-x',  executable], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
    (stdout, stderr) = p.communicate()
    if p.returncode:
        raise IOError('Error opening file')
    arch = ''
    bits = 0
    for line in stdout.splitlines():
        tokens = line.split()
        if len(tokens)>=2 and tokens[0] == 'architecture:':
            arch = tokens[1].rstrip(',')
        if len(tokens)>=2 and tokens[0] == 'DllCharacteristics':
            bits = int(tokens[1],16)
    return (arch,bits)

IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_HIGH_ENTROPY_VA = 0x0020
IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_DYNAMIC_BASE    = 0x0040
IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_NX_COMPAT       = 0x0100

def check_PE_DYNAMIC_BASE(executable):
    '''PIE: DllCharacteristics bit 0x40 signifies dynamicbase (ASLR)'''
    (arch,bits) = get_PE_dll_characteristics(executable)
    reqbits = IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_DYNAMIC_BASE
    return (bits & reqbits) == reqbits

# On 64 bit, must support high-entropy 64-bit address space layout randomization in addition to DYNAMIC_BASE
# to have secure ASLR.
def check_PE_HIGH_ENTROPY_VA(executable):
    '''PIE: DllCharacteristics bit 0x20 signifies high-entropy ASLR'''
    (arch,bits) = get_PE_dll_characteristics(executable)
    if arch == 'i386:x86-64':
        reqbits = IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_HIGH_ENTROPY_VA
    else: # Unnecessary on 32-bit
        assert(arch == 'i386')
        reqbits = 0
    return (bits & reqbits) == reqbits

def check_PE_NX(executable):
    '''NX: DllCharacteristics bit 0x100 signifies nxcompat (DEP)'''
    (arch,bits) = get_PE_dll_characteristics(executable)
    return (bits & IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_NX_COMPAT) == IMAGE_DLL_CHARACTERISTICS_NX_COMPAT

def get_MACHO_executable_flags(executable):
    p = subprocess.Popen([OTOOL_CMD, '-vh', executable], stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, stdin=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
    (stdout, stderr) = p.communicate()
    if p.returncode:
        raise IOError('Error opening file')

    flags = []
    for line in stdout.splitlines():
        tokens = line.split()
        # filter first two header lines
        if 'magic' in tokens or 'Mach' in tokens:
            continue
        # filter ncmds and sizeofcmds values
        flags += [t for t in tokens if not t.isdigit()]
    return flags

def check_MACHO_PIE(executable) -> bool:
    '''
    Check for position independent executable (PIE), allowing for address space randomization.
    '''
    flags = get_MACHO_executable_flags(executable)
    if 'PIE' in flags:
        return True
    return False

CHECKS = {
'ELF': [
    ('PIE', check_ELF_PIE),
    ('NX', check_ELF_NX),
    ('RELRO', check_ELF_RELRO),
    ('Canary', check_ELF_Canary)
],
'PE': [
    ('DYNAMIC_BASE', check_PE_DYNAMIC_BASE),
    ('HIGH_ENTROPY_VA', check_PE_HIGH_ENTROPY_VA),
    ('NX', check_PE_NX)
],
'MACHO': [
    ('PIE', check_MACHO_PIE),
]
}

def identify_executable(executable):
    with open(filename, 'rb') as f:
        magic = f.read(4)
    if magic.startswith(b'MZ'):
        return 'PE'
    elif magic.startswith(b'\x7fELF'):
        return 'ELF'
    elif magic.startswith(b'\xcf\xfa'):
        return 'MACHO'
    return None

if __name__ == '__main__':
    retval = 0
    for filename in sys.argv[1:]:
        try:
            etype = identify_executable(filename)
            if etype is None:
                print('%s: unknown format' % filename)
                retval = 1
                continue

            failed = []
            warning = []
            for (name, func) in CHECKS[etype]:
                if not func(filename):
                    if name in NONFATAL:
                        warning.append(name)
                    else:
                        failed.append(name)
            if failed:
                print('%s: failed %s' % (filename, ' '.join(failed)))
                retval = 1
            if warning:
                print('%s: warning %s' % (filename, ' '.join(warning)))
        except IOError:
            print('%s: cannot open' % filename)
            retval = 1
    sys.exit(retval)