Instead of recursing in search_binary_handler have the methods that
would recurse return a positive value, and simply loop in exec_binprm.
This is a trivial change as all of the methods that would recurse do
so as effectively the last thing they do. Making this a trivial code
change.
Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebied...@xmission.com>
---
arch/alpha/kernel/binfmt_loader.c | 2 +-
fs/binfmt_em86.c | 2 +-
fs/binfmt_misc.c | 5 +----
fs/binfmt_script.c | 2 +-
fs/exec.c | 20 +++++++++-----------
include/linux/binfmts.h | 2 --
6 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/binfmt_loader.c
b/arch/alpha/kernel/binfmt_loader.c
index a8d0d6e06526..a90c8b1d5498 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/binfmt_loader.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/binfmt_loader.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static int load_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
retval = prepare_binprm(bprm);
if (retval < 0)
return retval;
- return search_binary_handler(bprm);
+ return 1; /* Search for the interpreter */
}
static struct linux_binfmt loader_format = {
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_em86.c b/fs/binfmt_em86.c
index 466497860c62..a9b9ac7f9bb0 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_em86.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_em86.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int load_em86(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
if (retval < 0)
return retval;
- return search_binary_handler(bprm);
+ return 1; /* Search for the interpreter */
}
static struct linux_binfmt em86_format = {
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_misc.c b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
index cdb45829354d..127fae9c21ab 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_misc.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_misc.c
@@ -234,10 +234,7 @@ static int load_misc_binary(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
if (retval < 0)
goto error;
- retval = search_binary_handler(bprm);
- if (retval < 0)
- goto error;
-
+ retval = 1; /* Search for the interpreter */
ret:
dput(fmt->dentry);
return retval;
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_script.c b/fs/binfmt_script.c
index e9e6a6f4a35f..76a05696d376 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_script.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_script.c
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ static int load_script(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
retval = prepare_binprm(bprm);
if (retval < 0)
return retval;
- return search_binary_handler(bprm);
+ return 1; /* Search for the interpreter */
}
static struct linux_binfmt script_format = {
diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 635b5085050c..8bbf5fa785a6 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1690,16 +1690,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(remove_arg_zero);
/*
* cycle the list of binary formats handler, until one recognizes the image
*/
-int search_binary_handler(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
+static int search_binary_handler(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
{
bool need_retry = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES);
struct linux_binfmt *fmt;
int retval;
- /* This allows 4 levels of binfmt rewrites before failing hard. */
- if (bprm->recursion_depth > 5)
- return -ELOOP;
-
retval = security_bprm_check(bprm);
if (retval)
return retval;
@@ -1712,10 +1708,7 @@ int search_binary_handler(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
continue;
read_unlock(&binfmt_lock);
- bprm->recursion_depth++;
retval = fmt->load_binary(bprm);
- bprm->recursion_depth--;
-
read_lock(&binfmt_lock);
put_binfmt(fmt);
if (bprm->point_of_no_return || !bprm->file ||
@@ -1738,12 +1731,11 @@ int search_binary_handler(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
return retval;
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(search_binary_handler);
static int exec_binprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
{
pid_t old_pid, old_vpid;
- int ret;
+ int ret, depth = 0;
/* Need to fetch pid before load_binary changes it */
old_pid = current->pid;
@@ -1751,7 +1743,13 @@ static int exec_binprm(struct linux_binprm *bprm)
old_vpid = task_pid_nr_ns(current, task_active_pid_ns(current->parent));
rcu_read_unlock();
- ret = search_binary_handler(bprm);
+ do {
+ depth++;
+ ret = search_binary_handler(bprm);
+ /* This allows 4 levels of binfmt rewrites before failing hard.
*/
+ if ((ret > 0) && (depth > 5))
+ ret = -ELOOP;
+ } while (ret > 0);
if (ret >= 0) {
audit_bprm(bprm);
trace_sched_process_exec(current, old_pid, bprm);
diff --git a/include/linux/binfmts.h b/include/linux/binfmts.h
index 42f760acfc2c..89f1135dcb75 100644
--- a/include/linux/binfmts.h
+++ b/include/linux/binfmts.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ struct linux_binprm {
#ifdef __alpha__
unsigned int taso:1;
#endif
- unsigned int recursion_depth; /* only for search_binary_handler() */
struct file * file;
struct cred *cred; /* new credentials */
int unsafe; /* how unsafe this exec is (mask of
LSM_UNSAFE_*) */
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ extern void unregister_binfmt(struct linux_binfmt *);
extern int prepare_binprm(struct linux_binprm *);
extern int __must_check remove_arg_zero(struct linux_binprm *);
-extern int search_binary_handler(struct linux_binprm *);
extern int begin_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm);
extern void setup_new_exec(struct linux_binprm * bprm);
extern void finalize_exec(struct linux_binprm *bprm);
--
2.25.0
