linux-kernel - [116/127] econet: disallow NULL remote addr for sendmsg(), fixes CVE-2010-3849

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Date:	Tue, 07 Dec 2010 16:45:02 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Cc:	stable-review@...nel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Phil Blundell <philb@....org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: [116/127] econet: disallow NULL remote addr for sendmsg(), fixes CVE-2010-3849

2.6.32-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

------------------

From: Phil Blundell <philb@....org>

commit fa0e846494792e722d817b9d3d625a4ef4896c96 upstream.

Later parts of econet_sendmsg() rely on saddr != NULL, so return early
with EINVAL if NULL was passed otherwise an oops may occur.

Signed-off-by: Phil Blundell <philb@....org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

---
 net/econet/af_econet.c |   26 ++++++++------------------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

--- a/net/econet/af_econet.c
+++ b/net/econet/af_econet.c
@@ -296,23 +296,14 @@ static int econet_sendmsg(struct kiocb *
 
 	mutex_lock(&econet_mutex);
 
-	if (saddr == NULL) {
-		struct econet_sock *eo = ec_sk(sk);
-
-		addr.station = eo->station;
-		addr.net     = eo->net;
-		port	     = eo->port;
-		cb	     = eo->cb;
-	} else {
-		if (msg->msg_namelen < sizeof(struct sockaddr_ec)) {
-			mutex_unlock(&econet_mutex);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-		addr.station = saddr->addr.station;
-		addr.net = saddr->addr.net;
-		port = saddr->port;
-		cb = saddr->cb;
-	}
+        if (saddr == NULL || msg->msg_namelen < sizeof(struct sockaddr_ec)) {
+                mutex_unlock(&econet_mutex);
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
+        addr.station = saddr->addr.station;
+        addr.net = saddr->addr.net;
+        port = saddr->port;
+        cb = saddr->cb;
 
 	/* Look for a device with the right network number. */
 	dev = net2dev_map[addr.net];
@@ -350,7 +341,6 @@ static int econet_sendmsg(struct kiocb *
 
 		eb = (struct ec_cb *)&skb->cb;
 
-		/* BUG: saddr may be NULL */
 		eb->cookie = saddr->cookie;
 		eb->sec = *saddr;
 		eb->sent = ec_tx_done;


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