[tip:perf/core] perf ordered_events: Prevent crossing max_alloc_size

From: tip-bot for Jiri Olsa
Date: Tue Sep 25 2018 - 05:30:24 EST


Commit-ID: 53da12e013498c4eca592939bb18a5dbd1d228c9
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/53da12e013498c4eca592939bb18a5dbd1d228c9
Author: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Fri, 7 Sep 2018 12:24:55 +0200
Committer: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 10:25:08 -0300

perf ordered_events: Prevent crossing max_alloc_size

Stephane reported a possible issue in the ordered events code, which
could lead to allocating more memory than guarded by max_alloc_size.

He also suggested the fix to properly check that the new size is below
the max_alloc_size limit.

Reported-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@xxxxxxxxxx>
Suggested-by: Stephane Eranian <eranian@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180907102455.7030-2-jolsa@xxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
index 84ce25272c13..1904e7f6ec84 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ static struct ordered_event *alloc_event(struct ordered_events *oe,
struct list_head *cache = &oe->cache;
struct ordered_event *new = NULL;
union perf_event *new_event;
+ size_t size;

new_event = dup_event(oe, event);
if (!new_event)
@@ -133,6 +134,8 @@ static struct ordered_event *alloc_event(struct ordered_events *oe,
* Removal of ordered event object moves it from events to
* the cache list.
*/
+ size = sizeof(*oe->buffer) + MAX_SAMPLE_BUFFER * sizeof(*new);
+
if (!list_empty(cache)) {
new = list_entry(cache->next, struct ordered_event, list);
list_del(&new->list);
@@ -140,10 +143,7 @@ static struct ordered_event *alloc_event(struct ordered_events *oe,
new = &oe->buffer->event[oe->buffer_idx];
if (++oe->buffer_idx == MAX_SAMPLE_BUFFER)
oe->buffer = NULL;
- } else if (oe->cur_alloc_size < oe->max_alloc_size) {
- size_t size = sizeof(*oe->buffer) +
- MAX_SAMPLE_BUFFER * sizeof(*new);
-
+ } else if ((oe->cur_alloc_size + size) < oe->max_alloc_size) {
oe->buffer = malloc(size);
if (!oe->buffer) {
free_dup_event(oe, new_event);