[PATCH] vfs: fix possible use after free in finish_open()

From: Miklos Szeredi
Date: Mon Oct 25 2010 - 09:17:08 EST


From: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@xxxxxxx>

In finish_open() nd->path is used after nameidata_to_filp() already
released it. Fix by acquiring a ref to nd->path and releasing after
the last use.

Similar fix needed in do_last().

Signed-off-by: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@xxxxxxx>
CC: stable@xxxxxxxxxx
---
fs/namei.c | 15 +++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Index: linux-2.6/fs/namei.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/fs/namei.c 2010-10-25 15:07:17.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6/fs/namei.c 2010-10-25 15:07:32.000000000 +0200
@@ -1549,11 +1549,16 @@ static struct file *finish_open(struct n
error = mnt_want_write(nd->path.mnt);
if (error)
goto exit;
+
+ /* nameidata_to_filp() puts nd->path */
+ path_get(&nd->path);
}
error = may_open(&nd->path, acc_mode, open_flag);
if (error) {
- if (will_truncate)
+ if (will_truncate) {
mnt_drop_write(nd->path.mnt);
+ path_put(&nd->path);
+ }
goto exit;
}
filp = nameidata_to_filp(nd);
@@ -1578,8 +1583,10 @@ static struct file *finish_open(struct n
* because the filp has had a write taken
* on its behalf.
*/
- if (will_truncate)
+ if (will_truncate) {
mnt_drop_write(nd->path.mnt);
+ path_put(&nd->path);
+ }
return filp;

exit:
@@ -1679,8 +1686,12 @@ static struct file *do_last(struct namei
mnt_drop_write(nd->path.mnt);
goto exit;
}
+ /* nameidata_to_filp() puts nd->path */
+ mntget(nd->path.mnt);
filp = nameidata_to_filp(nd);
mnt_drop_write(nd->path.mnt);
+ mntput(nd->path.mnt);
+ path_put(&nd->path);
if (!IS_ERR(filp)) {
error = ima_file_check(filp, acc_mode);
if (error) {
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