[PATCH 06/11] ntp: Verify offset doesn't overflow in ntp_update_offset

From: John Stultz
Date: Fri Dec 18 2015 - 16:39:40 EST


From: Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@xxxxxxxxxx>

We need to make sure that the offset is valid before manipulating it,
otherwise it might overflow on the multiplication.

Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Prarit Bhargava <prarit@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Richard Cochran <richardcochran@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@xxxxxxxxxx>
[jstultz: Reworked one of the checks so it makes more sense]
Signed-off-by: John Stultz <john.stultz@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/time/ntp.c | 8 +++++---
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/time/ntp.c b/kernel/time/ntp.c
index 149cc80..125fc03 100644
--- a/kernel/time/ntp.c
+++ b/kernel/time/ntp.c
@@ -297,15 +297,17 @@ static void ntp_update_offset(long offset)
if (!(time_status & STA_PLL))
return;

- if (!(time_status & STA_NANO))
+ if (!(time_status & STA_NANO)) {
+ /* Make sure the multiplication below won't overflow */
+ offset = clamp(offset, -USEC_PER_SEC, USEC_PER_SEC);
offset *= NSEC_PER_USEC;
+ }

/*
* Scale the phase adjustment and
* clamp to the operating range.
*/
- offset = min(offset, MAXPHASE);
- offset = max(offset, -MAXPHASE);
+ offset = clamp(offset, -MAXPHASE, MAXPHASE);

/*
* Select how the frequency is to be controlled
--
1.9.1

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