[088/129] kernel/groups.c: fix integer overflow in groups_search

[Greg KH]

2.6.35-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

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From: Jerome Marchand <jmarchan@xxxxxxxxxx>

commit 1c24de60e50fb19b94d94225458da17c720f0729 upstream.

gid_t is a unsigned int.  If group_info contains a gid greater than
MAX_INT, groups_search() function may look on the wrong side of the search
tree.

This solves some unfair "permission denied" problems.

Signed-off-by: Jerome Marchand <jmarchan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx>

---
 kernel/groups.c |    5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

--- a/kernel/groups.c
+++ b/kernel/groups.c
@@ -143,10 +143,9 @@ int groups_search(const struct group_inf
 	right = group_info->ngroups;
 	while (left < right) {
 		unsigned int mid = (left+right)/2;
-		int cmp = grp - GROUP_AT(group_info, mid);
-		if (cmp > 0)
+		if (grp > GROUP_AT(group_info, mid))
 			left = mid + 1;
-		else if (cmp < 0)
+		else if (grp < GROUP_AT(group_info, mid))
 			right = mid;
 		else
 			return 1;


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