sysctl: check for UINT_MAX before unsigned int min/max
authorJoe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>
Fri, 17 Nov 2017 23:29:28 +0000 (15:29 -0800)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Sat, 18 Nov 2017 00:10:03 +0000 (16:10 -0800)
Mikulas noticed in the existing do_proc_douintvec_minmax_conv() and
do_proc_dopipe_max_size_conv() introduced in this patchset, that they
inconsistently handle overflow and min/max range inputs:

For example:

  0 ... param->min - 1 ---> ERANGE
  param->min ... param->max ---> the value is accepted
  param->max + 1 ... 0x100000000L + param->min - 1 ---> ERANGE
  0x100000000L + param->min ... 0x100000000L + param->max ---> EINVAL
  0x100000000L + param->max + 1, 0x200000000L + param->min - 1 ---> ERANGE
  0x200000000L + param->min ... 0x200000000L + param->max ---> EINVAL
  0x200000000L + param->max + 1, 0x300000000L + param->min - 1 ---> ERANGE

In do_proc_do*() routines which store values into unsigned int variables
(4 bytes wide for 64-bit builds), first validate that the input unsigned
long value (8 bytes wide for 64-bit builds) will fit inside the smaller
unsigned int variable.  Then check that the unsigned int value falls
inside the specified parameter min, max range.  Otherwise the unsigned
long -> unsigned int conversion drops leading bits from the input value,
leading to the inconsistent pattern Mikulas documented above.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1507658689-11669-5-git-send-email-joe.lawrence@redhat.com
Signed-off-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>
Reported-by: Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@redhat.com>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
Cc: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
kernel/sysctl.c

index 138b648..dd25d90 100644 (file)
@@ -2576,12 +2576,13 @@ static int do_proc_douintvec_minmax_conv(unsigned long *lvalp,
        if (write) {
                unsigned int val = *lvalp;
 
+               if (*lvalp > UINT_MAX)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
                if ((param->min && *param->min > val) ||
                    (param->max && *param->max < val))
                        return -ERANGE;
 
-               if (*lvalp > UINT_MAX)
-                       return -EINVAL;
                *valp = val;
        } else {
                unsigned int val = *valp;
@@ -2632,17 +2633,18 @@ static int do_proc_dopipe_max_size_conv(unsigned long *lvalp,
        struct do_proc_dopipe_max_size_conv_param *param = data;
 
        if (write) {
-               unsigned int val = round_pipe_size(*lvalp);
+               unsigned int val;
 
+               if (*lvalp > UINT_MAX)
+                       return -EINVAL;
+
+               val = round_pipe_size(*lvalp);
                if (val == 0)
                        return -EINVAL;
 
                if (param->min && *param->min > val)
                        return -ERANGE;
 
-               if (*lvalp > UINT_MAX)
-                       return -EINVAL;
-
                *valp = val;
        } else {
                unsigned int val = *valp;