linux-kernel - Re: [patch] Staging: tidspbridge: make mmap root-only so it is not a security problem

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Date:	Sun, 1 Dec 2013 19:57:10 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Ivajlo Dimitrov <ivo.g.dimitrov.75@...il.com>
Cc:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	Pali Rohá <pali.rohar@...il.com>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Ивайло Д <freemangordon@....bg>,
	sre@...g0.de, omar.ramirez@...itl.com, tony@...mide.com,
	felipe.contreras@...il.com, s-anna@...com, nm@...com,
	ohad@...ery.com, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, nico@...lde.de
Subject: Re: [patch] Staging: tidspbridge: make mmap root-only so it is not
 a security problem

Hi!

> >>--- a/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/rmgr/drv_interface.c
> >>+++ b/drivers/staging/tidspbridge/rmgr/drv_interface.c
> >>@@ -258,7 +258,17 @@ err:
> >>  /* This function maps kernel space memory to user space memory. */
> >>  static int bridge_mmap(struct file *filp, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
> >>  {
> >>-	u32 status;
> >>+	int status;
> >>+	struct omap_dsp_platform_data *pdata =
> >>+	    omap_dspbridge_dev->dev.platform_data;
> >>+	unsigned long start = vma->vm_pgoff << PAGE_SHIFT;
> >>+		
> >>+	if (start < pdata->phys_mempool_base)
> >>+		return -EINVAL;
> >>+
> >>+	if (vma->vm_end - vma->vm_start + (start - pdata->phys_mempool_base)
> >>+	    > pdata->phys_mempool_size)
> >This test is vulnerable to integer overflows if you pick a very high
> >value for start.  Consider using the vm_iomap_memory() helper function
> >instead of calling remap_pfn_range() directly.  Commit 7314e613d5ff
> >('Fix a few incorrectly checked [io_]remap_pfn_range() calls') has an
> >example of how the conversion works.
> >
> >regards,
> >dan carpenter
> >
> Dan,
> 
> If that one looks fine, I'll send a correctly formatted patch.

Looks good to me. Feel free to add

Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Reported-by: Nico Golde <nico@...lde.de>
Reported-by: Fabian Yamaguchi <fabs@...sec.de>

									Pavel
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