linux-kernel - [tip:perf/core] perf ordered_events: Prevent crossing max_alloc

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Message-ID: <tip-53da12e013498c4eca592939bb18a5dbd1d228c9@git.kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 25 Sep 2018 02:29:34 -0700
From:   tip-bot for Jiri Olsa <tipbot@...or.com>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com,
        dsahern@...il.com, eranian@...gle.com, acme@...hat.com,
        mingo@...nel.org, andi@...stfloor.org, namhyung@...nel.org,
        jolsa@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        peterz@...radead.org, hpa@...or.com
Subject: [tip:perf/core] perf ordered_events: Prevent crossing
 max_alloc_size

Commit-ID:  53da12e013498c4eca592939bb18a5dbd1d228c9
Gitweb:     https://git.kernel.org/tip/53da12e013498c4eca592939bb18a5dbd1d228c9
Author:     Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
AuthorDate: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 12:24:55 +0200
Committer:  Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
CommitDate: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 10:25:08 -0300

perf ordered_events: Prevent crossing max_alloc_size

Stephane reported a possible issue in the ordered events code, which
could lead to allocating more memory than guarded by max_alloc_size.

He also suggested the fix to properly check that the new size is below
the max_alloc_size limit.

Reported-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Suggested-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...nel.org>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180907102455.7030-2-jolsa@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
index 84ce25272c13..1904e7f6ec84 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ static struct ordered_event *alloc_event(struct ordered_events *oe,
 	struct list_head *cache = &oe->cache;
 	struct ordered_event *new = NULL;
 	union perf_event *new_event;
+	size_t size;
 
 	new_event = dup_event(oe, event);
 	if (!new_event)
@@ -133,6 +134,8 @@ static struct ordered_event *alloc_event(struct ordered_events *oe,
 	 * Removal of ordered event object moves it from events to
 	 * the cache list.
 	 */
+	size = sizeof(*oe->buffer) + MAX_SAMPLE_BUFFER * sizeof(*new);
+
 	if (!list_empty(cache)) {
 		new = list_entry(cache->next, struct ordered_event, list);
 		list_del(&new->list);
@@ -140,10 +143,7 @@ static struct ordered_event *alloc_event(struct ordered_events *oe,
 		new = &oe->buffer->event[oe->buffer_idx];
 		if (++oe->buffer_idx == MAX_SAMPLE_BUFFER)
 			oe->buffer = NULL;
-	} else if (oe->cur_alloc_size < oe->max_alloc_size) {
-		size_t size = sizeof(*oe->buffer) +
-			      MAX_SAMPLE_BUFFER * sizeof(*new);
-
+	} else if ((oe->cur_alloc_size + size) < oe->max_alloc_size) {
 		oe->buffer = malloc(size);
 		if (!oe->buffer) {
 			free_dup_event(oe, new_event);