linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pstore: add vmalloc error check

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Date:	Tue, 13 Oct 2015 13:15:18 -0700
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	Geliang Tang <geliangtang@....com>
Cc:	Anton Vorontsov <anton@...msg.org>,
	Colin Cross <ccross@...roid.com>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pstore: add vmalloc error check

On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 2:27 AM, Geliang Tang <geliangtang@....com> wrote:
> If vmalloc is failed, return -ENOMEM.
>
> Signed-off-by: Geliang Tang <geliangtang@....com>
> ---
>  fs/pstore/pmsg.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/fs/pstore/pmsg.c b/fs/pstore/pmsg.c
> index feb5dd2..5a2f05a 100644
> --- a/fs/pstore/pmsg.c
> +++ b/fs/pstore/pmsg.c
> @@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ static ssize_t write_pmsg(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
>         if (buffer_size > PMSG_MAX_BOUNCE_BUFFER_SIZE)
>                 buffer_size = PMSG_MAX_BOUNCE_BUFFER_SIZE;
>         buffer = vmalloc(buffer_size);
> +       if (!buffer)
> +               return -ENOMEM;
>
>         mutex_lock(&pmsg_lock);
>         for (i = 0; i < count; ) {
> --
> 1.9.1

I thought I saw this fix come through before? Regardless, thank you!

Acked-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

-Kees


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Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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