linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 01/14] x86/boot: Fix memremap of setup

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:   Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:01:37 +0200
From:   Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@...cle.com>
To:     Ross Philipson <ross.philipson@...cle.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org, linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, dpsmith@...rtussolutions.com,
        tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de, hpa@...or.com,
        luto@...capital.net, kanth.ghatraju@...cle.com,
        trenchboot-devel@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 01/14] x86/boot: Fix memremap of setup_indirect
 structures

On Fri, Aug 27, 2021 at 09:28:24AM -0400, Ross Philipson wrote:
> As documented, the setup_indirect structure is nested inside
> the setup_data structures in the setup_data list. The code currently
> accesses the fields inside the setup_indirect structure but only
> the sizeof(struct setup_data) is being memremapped. No crash
> occured but this is just due to how the area is remapped under the
> covers.
>
> The fix is to properly memremap both the setup_data and setup_indirect
> structures in these cases before accessing them.
>
> Fixes: b3c72fc9a78e ("x86/boot: Introduce setup_indirect")
>
> Signed-off-by: Ross Philipson <ross.philipson@...cle.com>

Reviewed-by: Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@...cle.com>

This is the fix. So, I think it should be taken now, regardless of the
fate of the other patches in the series.

Daniel