linux-kernel - [PATCH] 4 bytes kernel memory disclosure in SO

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Date:	Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:56:56 +0100
From:	Clément LECIGNE <clement.lecigne@...asq.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] 4 bytes kernel memory disclosure in SO_BSDCOMPAT gsopt

Hello lkml,

In function sock_getsockopt() located in net/core/sock.c, optval v.val is  
not correctly initialized and directly returned in userland in case we  
have SO_BSDCOMPAT option set.

This dummy code should trigger the bug:

int main(void)
{
         unsigned char buf[4] = { 0, 0, 0, 0 };
         int len;
         int sock;
         sock = socket(33, 2, 2);
         getsockopt(sock, 1, SO_BSDCOMPAT, &buf, &len);
         printf("%x%x%x%x\n", buf[0], buf[1], buf[2], buf[3]);
         close(sock);
}

Here is a patch that fix this bug by initalizing v.val just after its  
declaration.

Bests,

-- 
Clément LECIGNE,
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