| lists.openwall.net | lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC | |
|
Open Source and information security mailing list archives
| ||
|
Message-id: <fb4ef2783fc.53bdd5f3@langara.bc.ca> Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 23:53:23 +0000 (GMT) From: Steven Stewart-Gallus <sstewartgallus00@...angara.bc.ca> To: Steven Stewart-Gallus <sstewartgallus00@...angara.bc.ca> Cc: Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>, Jeff Layton <jlayton@...chiereds.net>, "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-api@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] man2: Document constant for only allowing absolute paths Signed-off-by: Steven Stewart-Gallus <sstewartgallus00@...angara.bc.ca> --- man2/access.2 | 14 +++++++++++++- man2/chmod.2 | 14 +++++++++++++- man2/chown.2 | 14 +++++++++++++- man2/fanotify_mark.2 | 15 ++++++++++++++- man2/futimesat.2 | 14 +++++++++++++- man2/link.2 | 11 ++++++++++- man2/mkdir.2 | 14 +++++++++++++- man2/mknod.2 | 14 +++++++++++++- man2/open.2 | 14 +++++++++++++- man2/open_by_handle_at.2 | 8 ++++++++ man2/readlink.2 | 14 +++++++++++++- man2/rename.2 | 11 ++++++++++- man2/stat.2 | 14 +++++++++++++- man2/symlink.2 | 14 +++++++++++++- man2/unlink.2 | 14 +++++++++++++- man2/utimensat.2 | 8 ++++++++ man3/readdir.3 | 18 ++++++++++++++---- 17 files changed, 207 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/man2/access.2 b/man2/access.2 index cdf2f96..f2a030b 100644 --- a/man2/access.2 +++ b/man2/access.2 @@ -141,6 +141,14 @@ directory of the calling process (like .BR access ()). If +.I dirfd +is the special value +.BR AT_FDABSOLUTE , +then +.I pathname +must be absolute. + +If .I pathname is absolute, then .I dirfd @@ -244,7 +252,11 @@ The following additional errors can occur for .TP .B EBADF .I dirfd -is not a valid file descriptor. +is not a valid file descriptor or +.I dirfd +is AT_FDABSOLUTE and +.I pathname +is relative. .TP .B EINVAL Invalid flag specified in diff --git a/man2/chmod.2 b/man2/chmod.2 index b46c0fa..1cde0f1 100644 --- a/man2/chmod.2 +++ b/man2/chmod.2 @@ -209,6 +209,14 @@ directory of the calling process (like .BR chmod ()). If +.I dirfd +is the special value +.BR AT_FDABSOLUTE , +then +.I pathname +must be absolute. + +If .I pathname is absolute, then .I dirfd @@ -306,7 +314,11 @@ The following additional errors can occur for .TP .B EBADF .I dirfd -is not a valid file descriptor. +is not a valid file descriptor or +.I dirfd +is AT_FDABSOLUTE and +.I pathname +is relative. .TP .B EINVAL Invalid flag specified in diff --git a/man2/chown.2 b/man2/chown.2 index 8f6194e..aafadc5 100644 --- a/man2/chown.2 +++ b/man2/chown.2 @@ -172,6 +172,14 @@ directory of the calling process (like .BR chown ()). If +.I dirfd +is the special value +.BR AT_FDABSOLUTE , +then +.I pathname +must be absolute. + +If .I pathname is absolute, then .I dirfd @@ -295,7 +303,11 @@ The following additional errors can occur for .TP .B EBADF .I dirfd -is not a valid file descriptor. +is not a valid file descriptor or +.I dirfd +is AT_FDABSOLUTE and +.I pathname +is relative. .TP .B EINVAL Invalid flag specified in diff --git a/man2/fanotify_mark.2 b/man2/fanotify_mark.2 index d3c7e7d..13bf51d 100644 --- a/man2/fanotify_mark.2 +++ b/man2/fanotify_mark.2 @@ -214,6 +214,14 @@ is absolute, it defines the filesystem object to be marked, and is ignored. .IP * If +.I dirfd +is the special value +.BR AT_FDABSOLUTE , +then +.I pathname +must be absolute. +.IP * +If .I pathname is relative, and .I dirfd @@ -244,7 +252,12 @@ is set to indicate the error. .TP .B EBADF An invalid file descriptor was passed in -.IR fanotify_fd . +.IR fanotify_fd +or +.I dirfd +is AT_FDABSOLUTE and +.I pathname +is relative. .TP .B EINVAL An invalid value was passed in diff --git a/man2/futimesat.2 b/man2/futimesat.2 index e6e0174..2b9298d 100644 --- a/man2/futimesat.2 +++ b/man2/futimesat.2 @@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ directory of the calling process (like .BR utimes (2)). If +.I dirfd +is the special value +.BR AT_FDABSOLUTE , +then +.I pathname +must be absolute. + +If .I pathname is absolute, then .I dirfd @@ -98,7 +106,11 @@ The following additional errors can occur for .TP .B EBADF .I dirfd -is not a valid file descriptor. +is not a valid file descriptor or +.I dirfd +is AT_FDABSOLUTE and +.I pathname +is relative. .TP .B ENOTDIR .I pathname diff --git a/man2/link.2 b/man2/link.2 index 0725cd2..d340235 100644 --- a/man2/link.2 +++ b/man2/link.2 @@ -107,6 +107,14 @@ directory of the calling process (like .BR link ()). If +.I olddirfd +is the special value +.BR AT_FDABSOLUTE , +then +.I oldpath +must be absolute. + +If .I oldpath is absolute, then .I olddirfd @@ -278,7 +286,8 @@ The following additional errors can occur for .I olddirfd or .I newdirfd -is not a valid file descriptor. +is not a valid file descriptor or one of them is AT_FDABSOLUTE and the +associated path is relative. .TP .B EINVAL An invalid flag value was specified in diff --git a/man2/mkdir.2 b/man2/mkdir.2 index 71f794f..4c18fcb 100644 --- a/man2/mkdir.2 +++ b/man2/mkdir.2 @@ -103,6 +103,14 @@ directory of the calling process (like .BR mkdir ()). If +.I dirfd +is the special value +.BR AT_FDABSOLUTE , +then +.I pathname +must be absolute. + +If .I pathname is absolute, then .I dirfd @@ -190,7 +198,11 @@ The following additional errors can occur for .TP .B EBADF .I dirfd -is not a valid file descriptor. +is not a valid file descriptor or +.I dirfd +is AT_FDABSOLUTE and +.I pathname +is relative. .TP .B ENOTDIR .I pathname diff --git a/man2/mknod.2 b/man2/mknod.2 index e93c345..4b8b620 100644 --- a/man2/mknod.2 +++ b/man2/mknod.2 @@ -137,6 +137,14 @@ directory of the calling process (like .BR mknod (2)). If +.I dirfd +is the special value +.BR AT_FDABSOLUTE , +then +.I pathname +must be absolute. + +If .I pathname is absolute, then .I dirfd @@ -230,7 +238,11 @@ The following additional errors can occur for .TP .B EBADF .I dirfd -is not a valid file descriptor. +is not a valid file descriptor or +.I dirfd +is AT_FDABSOLUTE and +.I pathname +is relative. .TP .B ENOTDIR .I pathname diff --git a/man2/open.2 b/man2/open.2 index df10a22..c65d705 100644 --- a/man2/open.2 +++ b/man2/open.2 @@ -767,6 +767,14 @@ directory of the calling process (like .BR open ()). If +.I dirfd +is the special value +.BR AT_FDABSOLUTE , +then +.I pathname +must be absolute. + +If .I pathname is absolute, then .I dirfd @@ -998,7 +1006,11 @@ The following additional errors can occur for .TP .B EBADF .I dirfd -is not a valid file descriptor. +is not a valid file descriptor or +.I dirfd +is AT_FDABSOLUTE and +.I pathname +is relative. .TP .B ENOTDIR .I pathname diff --git a/man2/open_by_handle_at.2 b/man2/open_by_handle_at.2 index 7badac7..70fafb3 100644 --- a/man2/open_by_handle_at.2 +++ b/man2/open_by_handle_at.2 @@ -181,6 +181,14 @@ or .BR AT_FDCWD , meaning the current working directory, and a handle is returned for the file to which it refers. +.IP * +If +.I dirfd +is the special value +.BR AT_FDABSOLUTE , +then +.I pathname +must be absolute. .PP The .I mount_id diff --git a/man2/readlink.2 b/man2/readlink.2 index 19102e1..e5a0e13 100644 --- a/man2/readlink.2 +++ b/man2/readlink.2 @@ -127,6 +127,14 @@ directory of the calling process (like .BR readlink ()). If +.I dirfd +is the special value +.BR AT_FDABSOLUTE , +then +.I pathname +must be absolute. + +If .I pathname is absolute, then .I dirfd @@ -202,7 +210,11 @@ The following additional errors can occur for .TP .B EBADF .I dirfd -is not a valid file descriptor. +is not a valid file descriptor or +.I dirfd +is AT_FDABSOLUTE and +.I pathname +is relative. .TP .B ENOTDIR .I pathname diff --git a/man2/rename.2 b/man2/rename.2 index a258972..c857886 100644 --- a/man2/rename.2 +++ b/man2/rename.2 @@ -151,6 +151,14 @@ directory of the calling process (like .BR rename ()). If +.I olddirfd +is the special value +.BR AT_FDABSOLUTE , +then +.I oldpath +must be absolute. + +If .I oldpath is absolute, then .I olddirfd @@ -351,7 +359,8 @@ and .I olddirfd or .I newdirfd -is not a valid file descriptor. +is not a valid file descriptor or one of them is AT_FDABSOLUTE and the +associated path is relative. .TP .B ENOTDIR .I oldpath diff --git a/man2/stat.2 b/man2/stat.2 index b70797d..c210b0d 100644 --- a/man2/stat.2 +++ b/man2/stat.2 @@ -452,6 +452,14 @@ directory of the calling process (like .BR stat ()). If +.I dirfd +is the special value +.BR AT_FDABSOLUTE , +then +.I pathname +must be absolute. + +If .I pathname is absolute, then .I dirfd @@ -581,7 +589,11 @@ The following additional errors can occur for .TP .B EBADF .I dirfd -is not a valid file descriptor. +is not a valid file descriptor or +.I dirfd +is AT_FDABSOLUTE and +.I pathname +is relative. .TP .B EINVAL Invalid flag specified in diff --git a/man2/symlink.2 b/man2/symlink.2 index 8bd067f..b53ca2d 100644 --- a/man2/symlink.2 +++ b/man2/symlink.2 @@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ directory of the calling process (like .BR symlink ()). If +.I newdirfd +is the special value +.BR AT_FDABSOLUTE , +then +.I linkpath +must be absolute. + +If .I linkpath is absolute, then .I newdirfd @@ -208,7 +216,11 @@ The following additional errors can occur for .TP .B EBADF .I newdirfd -is not a valid file descriptor. +is not a valid file descriptor or +.I newdirfd +is AT_FDABSOLUTE and +.I linkpath +is relative. .TP .B ENOENT .I linkpath diff --git a/man2/unlink.2 b/man2/unlink.2 index ccc05bf..b6c1591 100644 --- a/man2/unlink.2 +++ b/man2/unlink.2 @@ -119,6 +119,14 @@ directory of the calling process (like and .BR rmdir (2)). +If +.I dirfd +is the special value +.BR AT_FDABSOLUTE , +then +.I pathname +must be absolute. + If the pathname given in .I pathname is absolute, then @@ -248,7 +256,11 @@ The following additional errors can occur for .TP .B EBADF .I dirfd -is not a valid file descriptor. +is not a valid file descriptor or +.I dirfd +is AT_FDABSOLUTE and +.I pathname +is relative. .TP .B EINVAL An invalid flag value was specified in diff --git a/man2/utimensat.2 b/man2/utimensat.2 index 99b985c..c22e1f3 100644 --- a/man2/utimensat.2 +++ b/man2/utimensat.2 @@ -206,6 +206,14 @@ directory of the calling process (like .BR utimes (2)). If +.I dirfd +is the special value +.BR AT_FDABSOLUTE , +then +.I pathname +must be absolute. + +If .I pathname is absolute, then .I dirfd diff --git a/man3/readdir.3 b/man3/readdir.3 index 898ab31..7eda4a7 100644 --- a/man3/readdir.3 +++ b/man3/readdir.3 @@ -250,10 +250,10 @@ as follows: .in +4n .nf -name_max = pathconf(dirpath, _PC_NAME_MAX); +name_max = fpathconf(fddir, _PC_NAME_MAX); if (name_max == \-1) /* Limit not defined, or error */ - name_max = 255; /* Take a guess */ -len = offsetof(struct dirent, d_name) + name_max + 1; + return ENOSYS; /* Do not take a guess, that is incorrect */ +len = offsetof(struct dirent, d_name) + name_max + 1u; entryp = malloc(len); .fi @@ -261,7 +261,17 @@ entryp = malloc(len); (POSIX.1 requires that .I d_name is the last field in a -.IR "struct dirent" .) +.IR "struct dirent" ".)" +Note that +.I fpathconf +is used instead of +.I pathconf +to avoid a time of check to time of use security hole. As well, +.I dirfd +is not portable to all systems so +.I readdir_r +therefore can not be used in a fully portable way. This problem is +currently under review by the Austin Common Standards Revision Group. .SH SEE ALSO .BR getdents (2), .BR read (2), -- 1.7.9.5 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Powered by blists - more mailing lists