linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] apparmor: initialized returned struct aa

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Date:   Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:29:11 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     John Johansen <john.johansen@...onical.com>,
        James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
        "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
        Seth Arnold <seth.arnold@...onical.com>,
        Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] apparmor: initialized returned struct aa_perms

On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 9:55 PM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> gcc-4.4 points out suspicious code in compute_mnt_perms, where
> the aa_perms structure is only partially initialized before getting
> returned:
>
> security/apparmor/mount.c: In function 'compute_mnt_perms':
> security/apparmor/mount.c:227: error: 'perms.prompt' is used uninitialized in this function
> security/apparmor/mount.c:227: error: 'perms.hide' is used uninitialized in this function
> security/apparmor/mount.c:227: error: 'perms.cond' is used uninitialized in this function
> security/apparmor/mount.c:227: error: 'perms.complain' is used uninitialized in this function
> security/apparmor/mount.c:227: error: 'perms.stop' is used uninitialized in this function
> security/apparmor/mount.c:227: error: 'perms.deny' is used uninitialized in this function
>
> Returning or assigning partially initialized structures is a bit tricky,
> in particular it is explicitly allowed in c99 to assign a partially
> intialized structure to another, as long as only members are read that
> have been initialized earlier. Looking at what various compilers do here,
> the version that produced the warning copied unintialized stack data,
> while newer versions (and also clang) either set the other members to
> zero or don't update the parts of the return buffer that are not modified
> in the temporary structure, but they never warn about this.
>
> In case of apparmor, it seems better to be a little safer and always
> initialize the aa_perms structure. Most users already do that, this
> changes the remaining ones, including the one instance that I got the
> warning for.
>
> Fixes: fa488437d0f9 ("apparmor: add mount mediation")
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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