linux-kernel - [PATCH printk-rework 01/14] printk: limit second loop of syslog_print

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Date:   Thu, 18 Feb 2021 09:18:04 +0100
From:   John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>
To:     Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
Cc:     Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@...il.com>,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH printk-rework 01/14] printk: limit second loop of syslog_print_all

The second loop of syslog_print_all() subtracts lengths that were
added in the first loop. With commit b031a684bfd0 ("printk: remove
logbuf_lock writer-protection of ringbuffer") it is possible that
records are (over)written during syslog_print_all(). This allows the
possibility of the second loop subtracting lengths that were never
added in the first loop.

This situation can result in syslog_print_all() filling the buffer
starting from a later record, even though there may have been room
to fit the earlier record(s) as well.

Fixes: b031a684bfd0 ("printk: remove logbuf_lock writer-protection of ringbuffer")
Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>
---
 kernel/printk/printk.c | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index c7239d169bbe..411787b900ac 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -1495,6 +1495,7 @@ static int syslog_print_all(char __user *buf, int size, bool clear)
 	struct printk_info info;
 	unsigned int line_count;
 	struct printk_record r;
+	u64 max_seq;
 	char *text;
 	int len = 0;
 	u64 seq;
@@ -1513,9 +1514,15 @@ static int syslog_print_all(char __user *buf, int size, bool clear)
 	prb_for_each_info(clear_seq, prb, seq, &info, &line_count)
 		len += get_record_print_text_size(&info, line_count, true, time);
 
+	/*
+	 * Set an upper bound for the next loop to avoid subtracting lengths
+	 * that were never added.
+	 */
+	max_seq = seq;
+
 	/* move first record forward until length fits into the buffer */
 	prb_for_each_info(clear_seq, prb, seq, &info, &line_count) {
-		if (len <= size)
+		if (len <= size || info.seq >= max_seq)
 			break;
 		len -= get_record_print_text_size(&info, line_count, true, time);
 	}
-- 
2.20.1