linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 ] Fix overflow of socket buffer in sunrpc

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Message-ID: <20110914121225.GA3435@fieldses.org>
Date:	Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:12:25 -0400
From:	"J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>
To:	Mitsuo Hayasaka <mitsuo.hayasaka.hu@...achi.com>
Cc:	Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>,
	Neil Brown <neilb@...e.de>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	yrl.pp-manager.tt@...achi.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6 ] Fix overflow of socket buffer in sunrpc

On Fri, Sep 02, 2011 at 12:41:38PM +0900, Mitsuo Hayasaka wrote:
> The sk_sndbuf and sk_rcvbuf fields of struct sock are sizes of send and
> receive socket buffers respectively, and are defined as integer.
> The sunrpc which is used in NFSD and any other applications

I'd call those "kernel subsystems" or "in-kernel applications"--it needs
to be clear that you're not talking about userspace applications.

> can change them
> via svc_sock_setbufsize(). It, however, sets them as unsigned integer and
> may cause overflow of integer. This leads to a degradation of networking
> capability.

Tracing through the callers, actually I believe they all set this to a
constant, with the single exception of nfsd, which allows the size to be
configured; but write_maxlksize already limits it to NFSSVC_MAXBLKSIZE.

So this patch looks unnecessary to me, unless I'm missing something.

If you can argue that it would be safer to check here as well, I might
consider that, but please:

	- do make that argument in detail;
	- especially, convince me that *this* is the right place for the
	  check; and
	- also double-check my audit of the callers.

And include all that in the changelog.

Dropping for now.

--b.

> 
> This patch adds integer-overflow check into svc_sock_setbufsize() before
> both fields are set, and limits their maximum sizes to INT_MAX.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mitsuo Hayasaka <mitsuo.hayasaka.hu@...achi.com>
> Cc: Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>
> Cc: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>
> Cc: Neil Brown <neilb@...e.de>
> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
> ---
> 
>  net/sunrpc/svcsock.c |    6 ++++++
>  1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
> index 767d494..bd66775 100644
> --- a/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
> +++ b/net/sunrpc/svcsock.c
> @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
>  #include "sunrpc.h"
>  
>  #define RPCDBG_FACILITY	RPCDBG_SVCXPRT
> +#define MAX_SKBUFSIZ	INT_MAX
>  
>  
>  static struct svc_sock *svc_setup_socket(struct svc_serv *, struct socket *,
> @@ -435,6 +436,11 @@ static void svc_sock_setbufsize(struct socket *sock, unsigned int snd,
>  	 * on not having CAP_SYS_RESOURCE or similar, we go direct...
>  	 * DaveM said I could!
>  	 */
> +	if (snd > MAX_SKBUFSIZ/2)
> +		snd = MAX_SKBUFSIZ/2;
> +	if (rcv > MAX_SKBUFSIZ/2)
> +		rcv = MAX_SKBUFSIZ/2;
> +
>  	lock_sock(sock->sk);
>  	sock->sk->sk_sndbuf = snd * 2;
>  	sock->sk->sk_rcvbuf = rcv * 2;
> 
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