linux-kernel - Re: Out-of-bounds access in get_wchan (arch/x86/kernel/process

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Date:	Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:06:38 -0700
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Paul Turner <pjt@...gle.com>,
	Andrey Konovalov <andreyknvl@...gle.com>,
	Kostya Serebryany <kcc@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: Out-of-bounds access in get_wchan (arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c)

> Indeed, get_wchan ensures that fp<stack+THREAD_SIZE, but then dereferences fp+8:
> 
> 434                 if (fp < (unsigned long)stack ||
> 435                     fp >= (unsigned long)stack+THREAD_SIZE)
> 436                         return 0;
> 437                 ip = *(u64 *)(fp+8);
> 
> It must check that fp+8<stack+THREAD_SIZE.
> As far as I see, the bug can lead to garbage return values or in the
> worst case to crash.

Thanks for the report.

The change looks good to me. Can you please submit a formal signed off patch
to x86@...nel.org ?

-Andi


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