linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] sysctl: fix range-checking in do_proc_dointvec_minmax

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Date:   Thu, 7 Feb 2019 07:51:44 -0800
From:   Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     Zev Weiss <zev@...ilderbeest.net>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, yzaikin@...gle.com,
        brendanhiggins@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] sysctl: fix range-checking in
 do_proc_dointvec_minmax_conv()

On Thu, Feb 07, 2019 at 06:34:23AM -0600, Zev Weiss wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> After being left with an unusable system after a typo executing
> something like 'echo $((1<<24)) > /proc/sys/vm/max_map_count', I found
> that do_proc_dointvec_minmax_conv() was missing a check to ensure that
> the converted value actually fits in an int.
> 
> The first of the following patches enhances the sysctl selftest such
> that it detects this problem; the second provides a minimal fix
> (suitable for -stable) such that the selftest passes.  The third patch
> then performs a more thorough refactoring to eliminate the code
> duplication that led to the bug in the first place (maintaining the
> passing status of the selftest).
> 
> 
> Changes in v2:
>  - Rearranged selftest to also test negative values and provide more
>    info in comments
>  - Added intermediate patch as a minimal fix for -stable without the
>    refactoring

Thanks! For some reason I got all except the last patch, patch #3.
Can you bounce me and others a copy?

  Luis