linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] sysfs: sysfs_pathname/sysfs_add_one: Use strlcat() instead of strcat()

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Date:	Mon, 1 Oct 2012 16:51:52 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:	Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...com>,
	Alex Chiang <achiang@...com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sysfs: sysfs_pathname/sysfs_add_one: Use strlcat()
 instead of strcat()

On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 08:59:05PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 4:49 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman
> <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> > On Sat, Sep 29, 2012 at 10:23:19PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> >> The warning check for duplicate sysfs entries can cause a buffer overflow
> >> when printing the warning, as strcat() doesn't check buffer sizes.
> >> Use strlcat() instead.
> >
> > As the comment said, we knew about this, but I have never seen it, do
> > you know of a way to trigger it?
> 
> I expected there would be a check somewhere else in the code, so we can
> never overflow here. But I did manage to overflow the buffer by having a real
> long name (4060 characters) in a conflicting mfd_cell.
> There may be other ways.
> 
> I don't know how likely it is to trigger in a real world scenario. Is
> there a limit
> on the depth of sysfs? Or can it go unbounded, e.g. by cascading USB hubs?

You can only go so deep with USB hubs (5 I think.)

> >> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> >
> > Given that I don't know of any way to actually hit this problem, is it
> > really needed for older kernel releases?
> 
> That's up to you to decide...

Ok, I'll queue this up after 3.7-rc1 is out, thanks.

greg k-h
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