Re: [PATCH v2] kernel: kallsyms: memory override issue, need check destination buffer length

From: Rusty Russell
Date: Sun Apr 14 2013 - 23:50:58 EST


Chen Gang <gang.chen@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> We don't export any symbols > 128 characters, but if we did then
> kallsyms_expand_symbol() would overflow the buffer handed to it.
> So we need check destination buffer length when copying.
>
> the related test:
> if we define an EXPORT function which name more than 128.
> will panic when call kallsyms_lookup_name by init_kprobes on booting.
> after check the length (provide this patch), it is ok.
>
> Implementaion:
> add additional destination buffer length parameter (maxlen)
> if uncompressed string is too long (>= maxlen), it will be truncated.
> not check the parameters whether valid, since it is a static function.

Found a bug already:

kernel/kallsyms.c: In function âkallsyms_lookupâ:
kernel/kallsyms.c:305:78: error: negative width in bit-field â<anonymous>â
kernel/kallsyms.c: In function âlookup_symbol_nameâ:
kernel/kallsyms.c:327:78: error: negative width in bit-field â<anonymous>â
kernel/kallsyms.c: In function âlookup_symbol_attrsâ:
kernel/kallsyms.c:346:69: error: negative width in bit-field â<anonymous>â

Cheers,
Rusty.
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