8319589: Attach from root to a user java process not supported in Mac

src/hotspot/os/bsd/os_bsd.cpp

@@ -862,6 +862,25 @@ pid_t os::Bsd::gettid() {
   }
 }
 
+// Returns the uid of a process or -1 on error
+uid_t os::Bsd::get_process_uid(pid_t pid) {
+    struct kinfo_proc kp;
+    size_t size = sizeof kp;
+    int mib_kern[4] = {CTL_KERN, KERN_PROC, KERN_PROC_PID, pid};
+    if (sysctl(mib_kern, 4, &kp, &size, nullptr, 0) == 0) {
+        if (size > 0 && kp.kp_proc.p_pid == pid) {
+            return kp.kp_eproc.e_ucred.cr_uid;
+        }
+    }
+    return (uid_t)-1;
+}
+
+// Returns true if the process is running as root
+bool os::Bsd::is_process_root(pid_t pid) {
+    uid_t uid = get_process_uid(pid);
+    return (uid != (uid_t)-1) ? os::Posix::is_root(uid) : false;
+}
+
 intx os::current_thread_id() {
 #ifdef __APPLE__
   return (intx)os::Bsd::gettid();

src/hotspot/os/bsd/os_bsd.hpp

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1999, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class os::Bsd {
   static pthread_t main_thread(void)                                { return _main_thread; }
 
   static pid_t gettid();
+  static uid_t get_process_uid(pid_t pid);
+  static bool is_process_root(pid_t pid);
 
   static intptr_t* ucontext_get_sp(const ucontext_t* uc);
   static intptr_t* ucontext_get_fp(const ucontext_t* uc);

src/hotspot/os/posix/os_posix.cpp

@@ -1325,6 +1325,10 @@ bool os::Posix::is_root(uid_t uid){
     return ROOT_UID == uid;
 }
 
+bool os::Posix::is_current_user_root(){
+    return is_root(geteuid());
+}
+
 bool os::Posix::matches_effective_uid_or_root(uid_t uid) {
     return is_root(uid) || geteuid() == uid;
 }

src/hotspot/os/posix/os_posix.hpp

@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ class os::Posix {
   // Returns true if given uid is root.
   static bool is_root(uid_t uid);
 
+  // Returns true if the current user is root.
+  static bool is_current_user_root();
+
   // Returns true if given uid is effective or root uid.
   static bool matches_effective_uid_or_root(uid_t uid);
 

src/hotspot/os/posix/perfMemory_posix.cpp

@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 #if defined(LINUX)
 #include "os_linux.hpp"
 #endif
+#if defined(BSD)
+#include "os_bsd.hpp"
+#endif
 
 // put OS-includes here
 # include <sys/types.h>
@@ -127,6 +130,80 @@ static void save_memory_to_file(char* addr, size_t size) {
 // simple file apis.
 //
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+
+// macOS has a secure per-user temporary directory.
+// Root can attach to a non-root process, hence it needs
+// to lookup /var/folders for the user specific temporary directory
+// of the form /var/folders/*/*/T, that contains PERFDATA_NAME_user
+// directory.
+//
+static const char VAR_FOLDERS[] = "/var/folders/";
+static int get_user_tmp_dir_macos(const char* user, int vmid, char *output_path /* size = PATH_MAX */) {
+
+  // read the var/folders directory
+  DIR* varfolders_dir = os::opendir(VAR_FOLDERS);
+  if (varfolders_dir != nullptr) {
+
+    // var/folders directory contains 2-characters subdirectories (buckets)
+    struct dirent* bucket_de;
+
+    // loop until the PERFDATA_NAME_user directory has been found
+    while ((bucket_de = os::readdir(varfolders_dir)) != nullptr) {
+
+      // skip over files and special "." and ".."
+      if (bucket_de->d_type != DT_DIR || bucket_de->d_name[0] == '.') {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // absolute path to the bucket
+      char bucket[PATH_MAX];
+      int b = snprintf(bucket, PATH_MAX, "%s%s/", VAR_FOLDERS, bucket_de->d_name);
+
+      // the total length of the absolute path must not exceed the buffer size
+      if (b >= PATH_MAX || b < 0) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // each bucket contains next level subdirectories
+      DIR* bucket_dir = os::opendir(bucket);
+      if (bucket_dir == nullptr) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      // read each subdirectory, skipping over regular files
+      struct dirent* subbucket_de;
+      while ((subbucket_de = os::readdir(bucket_dir)) != nullptr) {
+        if (subbucket_de->d_type != DT_DIR || subbucket_de->d_name[0] == '.') {
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        // if the PERFDATA_NAME_user directory exists in the T subdirectory,
+        // this means the subdirectory is the temporary directory of the user.
+        //
+        char perfdata_path[PATH_MAX];
+        int p = snprintf(perfdata_path, PATH_MAX, "%s%s/T/%s_%s/", bucket, subbucket_de->d_name, PERFDATA_NAME, user);
+
+        // the total length must not exceed the output buffer size
+        if (p >= PATH_MAX || p < 0) {
+          continue;
+        }
+
+        // check if the subdirectory exists
+        if (os::file_exists(perfdata_path)) {
+
+          // the return value of snprintf is not checked for the second time
+          return snprintf(output_path, PATH_MAX, "%s%s/T", bucket, subbucket_de->d_name);
+        }
+      }
+      os::closedir(bucket_dir);
+    }
+    os::closedir(varfolders_dir);
+  }
+  return -1;
+}
+#endif
+
 // return the user specific temporary directory name.
 // the caller is expected to free the allocated memory.
 //
@@ -144,6 +221,17 @@ static char* get_user_tmp_dir(const char* user, int vmid, int nspid) {
     jio_snprintf(buffer, TMP_BUFFER_LEN, "/proc/%d/root%s", vmid, tmpdir);
     tmpdir = buffer;
   }
+#endif
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+  char buffer[PATH_MAX] = {0};
+  // Check if the current user is root and the target VM is running as non-root.
+  // Otherwise the output of os::get_temp_directory() is used.
+  //
+  if (os::Posix::is_current_user_root() && !os::Bsd::is_process_root(vmid)) {
+    if (get_user_tmp_dir_macos(user, vmid, buffer) != -1) {
+      tmpdir = buffer;
+    }
+  }
 #endif
   const char* perfdir = PERFDATA_NAME;
   size_t nbytes = strlen(tmpdir) + strlen(perfdir) + strlen(user) + 3;
@@ -1161,7 +1249,8 @@ static void mmap_attach_shared(int vmid, char** addr, size_t* sizep, TRAPS) {
 
   // for linux, determine if vmid is for a containerized process
   int nspid = LINUX_ONLY(os::Linux::get_namespace_pid(vmid)) NOT_LINUX(-1);
-  const char* luser = get_user_name(vmid, &nspid, CHECK);
+  const char* luser = NOT_MACOS(get_user_name(vmid, &nspid, CHECK))
+    MACOS_ONLY(get_user_name(os::Bsd::get_process_uid(vmid)));
 
   if (luser == nullptr) {
     THROW_MSG(vmSymbols::java_lang_IllegalArgumentException(),

src/jdk.attach/macosx/classes/sun/tools/attach/VirtualMachineImpl.java

@@ -28,9 +28,13 @@
 import com.sun.tools.attach.AttachNotSupportedException;
 import com.sun.tools.attach.spi.AttachProvider;
 
+import sun.jvmstat.PlatformSupport;
+
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.File;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 
 import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;
 
@@ -39,14 +43,17 @@
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("restricted")
 public class VirtualMachineImpl extends HotSpotVirtualMachine {
-    // "tmpdir" is used as a global well-known location for the files
-    // .java_pid<pid>. and .attach_pid<pid>. It is important that this
-    // location is the same for all processes, otherwise the tools
-    // will not be able to find all Hotspot processes.
-    // This is intentionally not the same as java.io.tmpdir, since
-    // the latter can be changed by the user.
-    // Any changes to this needs to be synchronized with HotSpot.
-    private static final String tmpdir;
+
+    /**
+     * HotSpot PerfData file prefix
+     */
+    private static final String HSPERFDATA_PREFIX = "hsperfdata_";
+
+    /**
+     * Use platform specific methods for looking up temporary directories.
+     */
+    private static final PlatformSupport platformSupport = PlatformSupport.getInstance();
+
     String socket_path;
     private OperationProperties props = new OperationProperties(VERSION_1); // updated in ctor
 
@@ -67,7 +74,8 @@ public class VirtualMachineImpl extends HotSpotVirtualMachine {
         // Find the socket file. If not found then we attempt to start the
         // attach mechanism in the target VM by sending it a QUIT signal.
         // Then we attempt to find the socket file again.
-        File socket_file = new File(tmpdir, ".java_pid" + pid);
+        // In macOS the socket file is located in per-user temp directory.
+        File socket_file = new File(getTempDirFromPid(pid), ".java_pid" + pid);
         socket_path = socket_file.getPath();
         if (!socket_file.exists()) {
             File f = createAttachFile(pid);
@@ -212,11 +220,34 @@ protected void close(long fd) throws IOException {
     }
 
     private File createAttachFile(int pid) throws IOException {
-        File f = new File(tmpdir, ".attach_pid" + pid);
+        // In macOS the attach file is created in the target user temp directory
+        File f = new File(getTempDirFromPid(pid), ".attach_pid" + pid);
         createAttachFile0(f.getPath());
         return f;
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Returns a platform-specific temporary directory for a given process.
+     * In VMs running as unprivileged user it returns the default platform-specific
+     * temporary directory. In VMs running as root it searches over the list of
+     * temporary directories for one containing HotSpot PerfData directory.
+     */
+    private String getTempDirFromPid(int pid) {
+        ProcessHandle ph = ProcessHandle.of(pid).orElse(null);
+        if (ph != null) {
+            String user = ph.info().user().orElse(null);
+            if (user != null) {
+                for (String dir : platformSupport.getTemporaryDirectories(pid)) {
+                    Path fullPath = Path.of(dir, HSPERFDATA_PREFIX + user, String.valueOf(pid));
+                    if(Files.exists(fullPath)) {
+                        return dir;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return PlatformSupport.getTemporaryDirectory();
+    }
+
     //-- native methods
 
     static native boolean checkCatchesAndSendQuitTo(int pid, boolean throwIfNotReady) throws IOException, AttachNotSupportedException;
@@ -239,6 +270,5 @@ private File createAttachFile(int pid) throws IOException {
 
     static {
         System.loadLibrary("attach");
-        tmpdir = getTempDir();
     }
 }

src/jdk.internal.jvmstat/macosx/classes/sun/jvmstat/PlatformSupportImpl.java

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, BELLSOFT. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+package sun.jvmstat;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.nio.file.DirectoryStream;
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/*
+ * macOS specific implementation of the PlatformSupport routines
+ * providing temporary directory support.
+ */
+public class PlatformSupportImpl extends PlatformSupport {
+
+    private static final String VAR_FOLDERS_PATH = "/var/folders";
+    private static final String USER_NAME_SYSTEM_PROPERTY = "user.name";
+    private static final String USER_NAME_ROOT = "root";
+    private static final String DIRHELPER_TEMP_STR = "T";
+
+    private static final boolean isCurrentUserRoot =
+            System.getProperty(USER_NAME_SYSTEM_PROPERTY).equals(USER_NAME_ROOT);
+
+    public PlatformSupportImpl() {
+        super();
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Return a list of the temporary directories that the VM uses
+     * for the attach and perf data files.
+     *
+     * This function returns the traditional temp directory. Additionally,
+     * when called by root, it returns other temporary directories of non-root
+     * users.
+     *
+     * macOS per-user temp directories are located under /var/folders
+     * and have the form /var/folders/<BUCKET>/<ENCODED_UUID_UID>/T
+     */
+    @Override
+    public List<String> getTemporaryDirectories(int pid) {
+        if (!isCurrentUserRoot) {
+            // early exit for non-root
+            return List.of(PlatformSupport.getTemporaryDirectory());
+        }
+        List<String> result = new ArrayList<>();
+        try (DirectoryStream<Path> bs = Files.newDirectoryStream(Path.of(VAR_FOLDERS_PATH))) {
+            for (Path bucket : bs) {
+                try (DirectoryStream<Path> encUuids = Files.newDirectoryStream(bucket)) {
+                    for (Path encUuid : encUuids) {
+                        try {
+                            Path tempDir = encUuid.resolve(DIRHELPER_TEMP_STR);
+                            if (Files.isDirectory(tempDir) && Files.isReadable(tempDir)) {
+                                result.add(tempDir.toString());
+                            }
+                        } catch (Exception ignore) { // ignored unreadable bucket/encUuid, continue
+                        }
+                    }
+                } catch (IOException ignore) { // IOException ignored, continue to the next bucket
+                }
+            }
+        } catch (Exception ignore) { // var/folders directory is inaccessible / other errors
+        }
+        return result.isEmpty() ? List.of(PlatformSupport.getTemporaryDirectory()) : result;
+    }
+}

src/jdk.internal.jvmstat/share/classes/module-info.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
         jdk.jstatd;
     exports sun.jvmstat.perfdata.monitor to
         jdk.jstatd;
+    exports sun.jvmstat to
+        jdk.attach;
 
     uses sun.jvmstat.monitor.MonitoredHostService;