linux-kernel - [PATCH] vfio-pci: Fix buffer overfill

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Date:	Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:27:54 -0700
From:	Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
To:	alex.williamson@...hat.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] vfio-pci: Fix buffer overfill

A read from a range hidden from the user (ex. MSI-X vector table)
attempts to fill the user buffer up to the end of the excluded range
instead of up to the requested count.  Fix it.

Signed-off-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>
Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
---
 drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_rdwr.c |    4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_rdwr.c b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_rdwr.c
index 4362d9e..f72323e 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_rdwr.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_rdwr.c
@@ -240,17 +240,17 @@ ssize_t vfio_pci_mem_readwrite(struct vfio_pci_device *vdev, char __user *buf,
 			filled = 1;
 		} else {
 			/* Drop writes, fill reads with FF */
+			filled = min((size_t)(x_end - pos), count);
 			if (!iswrite) {
 				char val = 0xFF;
 				size_t i;
 
-				for (i = 0; i < x_end - pos; i++) {
+				for (i = 0; i < filled; i++) {
 					if (put_user(val, buf + i))
 						goto out;
 				}
 			}
 
-			filled = x_end - pos;
 		}
 
 		count -= filled;

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