linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] proc: do not allow negative offsets on /proc/<pid>/environ

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Date:	Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:16:44 +0200
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Djalal Harouni <tixxdz@...ndz.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
	Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Vasiliy Kulikov <segoon@...nwall.com>,
	WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
	Solar Designer <solar@...nwall.com>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Brad Spengler <spender@...ecurity.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] proc: do not allow negative offsets on
	/proc/<pid>/environ

On 07/24, Djalal Harouni wrote:
>
>  static int mem_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
>  {
> -	return __mem_open(inode, file, PTRACE_MODE_ATTACH);
> +	int ret = __mem_open(inode, file, PTRACE_MODE_ATTACH);
> +
> +	/* OK to pass negative loff_t, we can catch out-of-range */
> +	file->f_mode |= FMODE_UNSIGNED_OFFSET;
> +
> +	return ret;
>  }

It could be even simpler, I meant

	file->f_mode |= FMODE_UNSIGNED_OFFSET;
	return __mem_open(inode, file, PTRACE_MODE_ATTACH);

Never mind, this is very minor and the patch is already in -mm.

Oleg.

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