linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] fs/sysctl: fix potential page fault while unregistering sysctl table

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Date:   Tue, 27 Feb 2018 15:02:32 -0800
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Danilo Krummrich <danilokrummrich@...develop.de>
Cc:     "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] fs/sysctl: fix potential page fault while
 unregistering sysctl table

On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 2:43 PM, Danilo Krummrich
<danilokrummrich@...develop.de> wrote:
> proc_sys_link_fill_cache() does not take currently unregistering
> sysctl tables into account, which might result into a page fault in
> sysctl_follow_link() - add a check to fix it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Danilo Krummrich <danilokrummrich@...develop.de>
> ---
>  fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c | 3 +++
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
> index c5cbbdff3c3d..a0b6c647835e 100644
> --- a/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
> +++ b/fs/proc/proc_sysctl.c
> @@ -709,6 +709,9 @@ static bool proc_sys_link_fill_cache(struct file *file,
>         bool ret = true;

Nothing appears to actually change "ret" in this function. It should
likely be dropped too.

>         head = sysctl_head_grab(head);
>
> +       if (IS_ERR(head))
> +               return false;
> +

This looks sensible. I'd drop the blank line between sysctl_head_grab
and the IS_ERR, though.

How are you testing this change?

Thanks!

-Kees

>         if (S_ISLNK(table->mode)) {
>                 /* It is not an error if we can not follow the link ignore it */
>                 int err = sysctl_follow_link(&head, &table);
> --
> 2.14.1
>



-- 
Kees Cook
Pixel Security