linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 3/3] kernel/sysctl.c: define minmax conv functions in terms of non-minmax versions

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Date:   Thu, 7 Feb 2019 10:51:38 -0600
From:   Zev Weiss <zev@...ilderbeest.net>
To:     Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, yzaikin@...gle.com,
        brendanhiggins@...gle.com, Zev Weiss <zev@...ilderbeest.net>
Subject: [PATCH v2 3/3] kernel/sysctl.c: define minmax conv functions in
 terms of non-minmax versions

do_proc_do[u]intvec_minmax_conv() had included open-coded versions of
do_proc_do[u]intvec_conv(); the duplication led to buggy inconsistencies
(missing range checks).  To reduce the likelihood of such problems in
the future, we can instead refactor both to be defined in terms of their
non-bounded counterparts (plus the added check).

Signed-off-by: Zev Weiss <zev@...ilderbeest.net>
---
  kernel/sysctl.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------
  1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index a71c4b3935bc..4b6bce36737e 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -2562,32 +2562,26 @@ static int do_proc_dointvec_minmax_conv(bool *negp, unsigned long *lvalp,
  					int *valp,
  					int write, void *data)
  {
+	int tmp, ret;
  	struct do_proc_dointvec_minmax_conv_param *param = data;
+
+	/*
+	 * If writing, first do so via a temporary local int so we can
+	 * bounds-check it before touching *valp.
+	 */
+	int *ip = write ? &tmp : valp;
+
+	ret = do_proc_dointvec_conv(negp, lvalp, ip, write, data);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
  	if (write) {
-		int val;
-		if (*negp) {
-			if (*lvalp > (unsigned long) INT_MAX + 1)
-				return -EINVAL;
-			val = -*lvalp;
-		} else {
-			if (*lvalp > (unsigned long) INT_MAX)
-				return -EINVAL;
-			val = *lvalp;
-		}
-		if ((param->min && *param->min > val) ||
-		    (param->max && *param->max < val))
+		if ((param->min && *param->min > tmp) ||
+		    (param->max && *param->max < tmp))
  			return -EINVAL;
-		*valp = val;
-	} else {
-		int val = *valp;
-		if (val < 0) {
-			*negp = true;
-			*lvalp = -(unsigned long)val;
-		} else {
-			*negp = false;
-			*lvalp = (unsigned long)val;
-		}
+		*valp = tmp;
  	}
+
  	return 0;
  }
  
@@ -2636,22 +2630,23 @@ static int do_proc_douintvec_minmax_conv(unsigned long *lvalp,
  					 unsigned int *valp,
  					 int write, void *data)
  {
+	int ret;
+	unsigned int tmp;
  	struct do_proc_douintvec_minmax_conv_param *param = data;
  
-	if (write) {
-		unsigned int val = *lvalp;
+	/* write via temporary local uint for bounds-checking */
+	unsigned int *up = write ? &tmp : valp;
  
-		if (*lvalp > UINT_MAX)
-			return -EINVAL;
+	ret = do_proc_douintvec_conv(lvalp, up, write, data);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
  
-		if ((param->min && *param->min > val) ||
-		    (param->max && *param->max < val))
+	if (write) {
+		if ((param->min && *param->min > tmp) ||
+		    (param->max && *param->max < tmp))
  			return -ERANGE;
  
-		*valp = val;
-	} else {
-		unsigned int val = *valp;
-		*lvalp = (unsigned long) val;
+		*valp = tmp;
  	}
  
  	return 0;
-- 
2.20.1