[PATCH] EVM: Fix null dereference on xattr when xattr fails to allocate

From: Colin King
Date: Sun May 27 2018 - 18:55:20 EST


From: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

In the case where the allocation of xattr fails and xattr is NULL, the
error exit return path via label 'out' will dereference xattr when
kfree'ing xattr-name. Fix this by only kfree'ing xattr->name and xattr
when xattr is non-null.

Detected by CoverityScan, CID#1469366 ("Dereference after null check")

Fixes: fa516b66a1bf ("EVM: Allow runtime modification of the set of verified xattrs")
Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
security/integrity/evm/evm_secfs.c | 6 ++++--
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/integrity/evm/evm_secfs.c b/security/integrity/evm/evm_secfs.c
index fb8bc950aceb..cf5cd303d7c0 100644
--- a/security/integrity/evm/evm_secfs.c
+++ b/security/integrity/evm/evm_secfs.c
@@ -253,8 +253,10 @@ static ssize_t evm_write_xattrs(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
out:
audit_log_format(ab, " res=%d", err);
audit_log_end(ab);
- kfree(xattr->name);
- kfree(xattr);
+ if (xattr) {
+ kfree(xattr->name);
+ kfree(xattr);
+ }
return err;
}

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2.17.0