linux-kernel - [PATCH for-next 25/25] btrfs: Use memset

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Sun, 22 Aug 2021 00:51:22 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Nikolay Borisov <nborisov@...e.com>,
        David Sterba <dsterba@...e.com>,
        Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
        Daniel Micay <danielmicay@...il.com>,
        Francis Laniel <laniel_francis@...vacyrequired.com>,
        Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>,
        David Gow <davidgow@...gle.com>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH for-next 25/25] btrfs: Use memset_startat() to clear end of struct

In preparation for FORTIFY_SOURCE performing compile-time and run-time
field bounds checking for memset(), avoid intentionally writing across
neighboring fields.

Use memset_startat() so memset() doesn't get confused about writing
beyond the destination member that is intended to be the starting point
of zeroing through the end of the struct.

Reviewed-by: Nikolay Borisov <nborisov@...e.com>
Acked-by: David Sterba <dsterba@...e.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
 fs/btrfs/root-tree.c | 6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/btrfs/root-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/root-tree.c
index 702dc5441f03..12ceb14a1141 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/root-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/root-tree.c
@@ -39,10 +39,8 @@ static void btrfs_read_root_item(struct extent_buffer *eb, int slot,
 		need_reset = 1;
 	}
 	if (need_reset) {
-		memset(&item->generation_v2, 0,
-			sizeof(*item) - offsetof(struct btrfs_root_item,
-					generation_v2));
-
+		/* Clear all members from generation_v2 onwards. */
+		memset_startat(item, 0, generation_v2);
 		generate_random_guid(item->uuid);
 	}
 }
-- 
2.30.2