linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] LSM: add NULL check for kcalloc()

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Date:   Thu, 15 Jul 2021 05:05:50 +1000 (AEST)
From:   James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:     Austin Kim <austindh.kim@...il.com>
cc:     serge@...lyn.com, keescook@...omium.org,
        linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, austin.kim@....com,
        kernel-team@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] LSM: add NULL check for kcalloc()

On Tue, 13 Jul 2021, Austin Kim wrote:

> From: Austin Kim <austin.kim@....com>
> 
> kcalloc() may return NULL when memory allocation fails.
> So it is necessary to add NULL check after the call to kcalloc() is made.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Austin Kim <austin.kim@....com>
> ---
>  security/security.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/security/security.c b/security/security.c
> index 09533cbb7221..f885c9e9bc35 100644
> --- a/security/security.c
> +++ b/security/security.c
> @@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ static void __init ordered_lsm_init(void)
>  
>  	ordered_lsms = kcalloc(LSM_COUNT + 1, sizeof(*ordered_lsms),
>  				GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (ordered_lsms)
> +		return;

Your logic is reversed here.

Should this also be a kernel panic?

>  
>  	if (chosen_lsm_order) {
>  		if (chosen_major_lsm) {
> -- 
> 2.20.1
> 

-- 
James Morris
<jmorris@...ei.org>