linux-kernel - [PATCH] ima: fix memory leak and invalid memory reference bugs

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Date:	Mon,  5 Dec 2011 16:38:36 +0100
From:	Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...ito.it>
To:	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, zohar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	srajiv@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, jmorris@...ei.org,
	Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...ito.it>
Subject: [PATCH] ima: fix memory leak and invalid memory reference bugs

This patch frees the memory of measurements entries that have already
been inserted in the measurements list and prevent the release when the
PCR extend operation failed.

Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...ito.it>
---
 security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c   |    4 ++--
 security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c |   10 ++++++----
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
index 0d50df0..88a2788 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ void ima_store_measurement(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 	strncpy(entry->template.file_name, filename, IMA_EVENT_NAME_LEN_MAX);
 
 	result = ima_store_template(entry, violation, inode);
-	if (!result)
+	if (!result || result == -EEXIST)
 		iint->flags |= IMA_MEASURED;
-	else
+	if (result < 0)
 		kfree(entry);
 }
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
index 8e28f04..0fe41b81 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_queue.c
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ static int ima_pcr_extend(const u8 *hash)
 
 	result = tpm_pcr_extend(TPM_ANY_NUM, CONFIG_IMA_MEASURE_PCR_IDX, hash);
 	if (result != 0)
-		pr_err("IMA: Error Communicating to TPM chip\n");
+		pr_err("IMA: Error Communicating to TPM chip, result: %d\n",
+		       result);
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -107,13 +108,14 @@ int ima_add_template_entry(struct ima_template_entry *entry, int violation,
 	u8 digest[IMA_DIGEST_SIZE];
 	const char *audit_cause = "hash_added";
 	int audit_info = 1;
-	int result = 0;
+	int result = 0, tpmresult = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&ima_extend_list_mutex);
 	if (!violation) {
 		memcpy(digest, entry->digest, sizeof digest);
 		if (ima_lookup_digest_entry(digest)) {
 			audit_cause = "hash_exists";
+			result = -EEXIST;
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}
@@ -128,8 +130,8 @@ int ima_add_template_entry(struct ima_template_entry *entry, int violation,
 	if (violation)		/* invalidate pcr */
 		memset(digest, 0xff, sizeof digest);
 
-	result = ima_pcr_extend(digest);
-	if (result != 0) {
+	tpmresult = ima_pcr_extend(digest);
+	if (tpmresult != 0) {
 		audit_cause = "TPM error";
 		audit_info = 0;
 	}
-- 
1.7.6.4


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