linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH][next] tipc: Use size_add() in calls to struct

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Message-ID: <202309151243.647E424@keescook>
Date:   Fri, 15 Sep 2023 12:43:04 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>
Cc:     Jon Maloy <jmaloy@...hat.com>, Ying Xue <ying.xue@...driver.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        tipc-discussion@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][next] tipc: Use size_add() in calls to struct_size()

On Fri, Sep 15, 2023 at 01:16:26PM -0600, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> If, for any reason, the open-coded arithmetic causes a wraparound,
> the protection that `struct_size()` adds against potential integer
> overflows is defeated. Fix this by hardening call to `struct_size()`
> with `size_add()`.
> 
> Fixes: e034c6d23bc4 ("tipc: Use struct_size() helper")
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

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Kees Cook