On 06/18/2018 03:38 AM, Nikolay Borisov wrote: > Currently ea_buf->xattr buffer is allocated with min(min_size, ea_size). > This is wrong since after the xattr buffer is allocated the ->max_size > variable is actually rounded up to th next ->s_blocksize size. Fix this > by using the rounded up max_size as input to the malloc. > > Suggested-by: Shankara Pailoor <shankarapail...@gmail.com> > Reported-by: Shankara Pailoor <shankarapail...@gmail.com> > CC: shankarapail...@gmail.com > Signed-off-by: Nikolay Borisov <nbori...@suse.com> > --- > Hello David, > > I'm sending you the patch for the issue which was originally reported and > suggested by Shankar. I won't usually got and override the original > author of a patch but given the clear lack of experience with upstream > (missing > SOB line, no changelog explaining the change etc) and the > fact there is already a CVE for this issue (using syzkaller for quick CVE > generation seems to be all the rage these days, go figure...) I'd rather have > an upstream, backportable version sooner rather than later.
Thanks, but I already had Shankar's patch in the linux-next build. I was out on vacation so I didn't get it pushed to Linus as soon as I would have liked, but did so this morning. I appreciate your effort. Shaggy > > fs/jfs/xattr.c | 8 ++++---- > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/fs/jfs/xattr.c b/fs/jfs/xattr.c > index c60f3d32ee91..96b9355ff69a 100644 > --- a/fs/jfs/xattr.c > +++ b/fs/jfs/xattr.c > @@ -493,14 +493,14 @@ static int ea_get(struct inode *inode, struct ea_buffer > *ea_buf, int min_size) > * To keep the rest of the code simple. Allocate a > * contiguous buffer to work with > */ > - ea_buf->xattr = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL); > - if (ea_buf->xattr == NULL) > - return -ENOMEM; > - > ea_buf->flag = EA_MALLOC; > ea_buf->max_size = (size + sb->s_blocksize - 1) & > ~(sb->s_blocksize - 1); > > + ea_buf->xattr = kmalloc(ea_buf->max_size, GFP_KERNEL); > + if (ea_buf->xattr == NULL) > + return -ENOMEM; > + > if (ea_size == 0) > return 0; > >