linux-hardening - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/1] vsprintf: Warn on integer scanning overflows

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Message-ID: <1744246043.3699439.1686240873455.JavaMail.zimbra@nod.at>
Date:   Thu, 8 Jun 2023 18:14:33 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     linux-hardening <linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/1] vsprintf: Warn on integer scanning overflows

----- Ursprüngliche Mail -----
> Von: "Andy Shevchenko" <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
>>  	if (prefix_chars < max_chars) {
>>  		rv = _parse_integer_limit(cp, base, &result, max_chars - prefix_chars);
>> +		WARN_ON_ONCE(rv & KSTRTOX_OVERFLOW);
> 
> This seems incorrect. simple_strto*() are okay to overflow. It's by design.

Is this design decision also known to all users of scanf functions in the kernel?

Thanks,
//richard