linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] ima: Fix stack-out-of-bounds in is_bprm_creds_for

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Message-ID: <aVChG8bjcAqOBEJi@861G6M3>
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2025 21:16:43 -0600
From: Chris Arges <carges@...udflare.com>
To: Mimi Zohar <zohar@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc: roberto.sassu@...wei.com, kernel-team@...udflare.com,
	Dmitry Kasatkin <dmitry.kasatkin@...il.com>,
	Eric Snowberg <eric.snowberg@...cle.com>,
	Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>, James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
	Mickaël Salaün <mic@...ikod.net>,
	Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>, linux-integrity@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] ima: Fix stack-out-of-bounds in
 is_bprm_creds_for_exec()

On 2025-12-23 16:58:26, Mimi Zohar wrote:
> Hi Chris,
> 
> On Sun, 2025-12-21 at 12:01 -0600, Chris J Arges wrote:
> > KASAN reported a stack-out-of-bounds access in ima_appraise_measurement
> > from is_bprm_creds_for_exec:
> > 
> > BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in ima_appraise_measurement+0x12dc/0x16a0
> >  Read of size 1 at addr ffffc9000160f940 by task sudo/550
> > The buggy address belongs to stack of task sudo/550
> > and is located at offset 24 in frame:
> >   ima_appraise_measurement+0x0/0x16a0
> > This frame has 2 objects:
> >   [48, 56) 'file'
> >   [80, 148) 'hash'
> > 
> > This is caused by using container_of on the *file pointer. This offset
> > calculation is what triggers the stack-out-of-bounds error.
> > 
> > In order to fix this, pass in a bprm_is_check boolean which can be set
> > depending on how process_measurement is called. If the caller has a
> > linux_binprm pointer and the function is BPRM_CHECK we can determine
> > is_check and set it then. Otherwise set it to false.
> > 
> > Fixes: 95b3cdafd7cb7 ("ima: instantiate the bprm_creds_for_exec() hook")
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Chris J Arges <carges@...udflare.com>
> 
> Thank you!  I'd appreciate your limiting the line lengths to 80 chars (e.g.
> scripts/checkpatch.pl --max-line-length=80).
> 
> -- 
> thanks,
> 
> Mimi

Sure thing, I'll make that adjustment and send v3.
--chris