Re: [PATCH] smack:beyond ARRAY_SIZE of data

From: Casey Schaufler
Date: Thu May 21 2009 - 22:37:24 EST


Roel Kluin wrote:
> Do not go beyond ARRAY_SIZE of data
>
> Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@xxxxxxxxx>
>

Acked-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thank you. The fix is appreciated.


> ---
>
>>> - if (count < SMK_NETLBLADDRMIN || count > SMK_NETLBLADDRMAX)
>>> + if (count < SMK_NETLBLADDRMIN || count >= SMK_NETLBLADDRMAX)
>>>
>>>
>> There is a problem here, but this won't fix it. The buffer needs to be
>> allocated bigger than the potential contents (should be
>> SMK_NETLBLADDRMAX + 1 instead of SMK_NETLBLADDRMAX. Your patch will clip
>> the last byte off of a maximum length specification.
>>
>
> Ok, how about this?
>
> diff --git a/security/smack/smackfs.c b/security/smack/smackfs.c
> index e03a7e1..10a4604 100644
> --- a/security/smack/smackfs.c
> +++ b/security/smack/smackfs.c
> @@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ static ssize_t smk_write_netlbladdr(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
> struct sockaddr_in newname;
> char smack[SMK_LABELLEN];
> char *sp;
> - char data[SMK_NETLBLADDRMAX];
> + char data[SMK_NETLBLADDRMAX + 1];
> char *host = (char *)&newname.sin_addr.s_addr;
> int rc;
> struct netlbl_audit audit_info;
>
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