linux-ext4 - Re: [PATCH 2/2] e2p: Fix segfault in e2p

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Date:   Tue, 18 Jul 2017 14:04:52 -0600
From:   Andreas Dilger <adilger@...ger.ca>
To:     Adam Buchbinder <abuchbinder@...gle.com>
Cc:     linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] e2p: Fix segfault in e2p_os2string.

On Jul 18, 2017, at 1:29 PM, Adam Buchbinder <abuchbinder@...gle.com> wrote:
> 
> Passing in a negative integer would lead to a segfault, and
> a crafted filesystem image could trigger that.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Adam Buchbinder <abuchbinder@...gle.com>

Reviewed-by: Andreas Dilger <adilger@...ger.ca>

Note that it would be better to land this patch as 1/2, and the test which
causes the segfault as 2/2, otherwise it could break git bisect.

Cheers, Andreas
> ---
> lib/e2p/ostype.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/e2p/ostype.c b/lib/e2p/ostype.c
> index 7f088446..c5fd8ab3 100644
> --- a/lib/e2p/ostype.c
> +++ b/lib/e2p/ostype.c
> @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ char *e2p_os2string(int os_type)
>         const char	*os;
> 	char 		*ret;
> 
> -	if (os_type <= EXT2_OS_LITES)
> +	if (os_type >= 0 && os_type <= EXT2_OS_LITES)
> 		os = os_tab[os_type];
> 	else
> 		os = "(unknown os)";




Cheers, Andreas






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