Gen,
> In _ctl_ioctl_main(), 'ioctl_header' is fetched the first time from > userspace. 'ioctl_header.ioc_number' is then checked. The legal result > is saved to 'ioc'. Then, in condition MPT3COMMAND, the whole struct is > fetched again from the userspace. Then _ctl_do_mpt_command() is called, > 'ioc' and 'karg' as inputs. > > However, a malicious user can change the 'ioc_number' between the two > fetches, which will cause a potential security issues. Moreover, a > malicious user can provide a valid 'ioc_number' to pass the check in > first fetch, and then modify it in the second fetch. > > To fix this, we need to recheck the 'ioc_number' in the second fetch. Applied to 5.3/scsi-queue, thanks. -- Martin K. Petersen Oracle Linux Engineering
