Re: [PATCH] ext2: fix potential use after free

[Jan Kara]

On Sun 25-11-18 08:58:02, Pan Bian wrote:
> The function ext2_xattr_set calls brelse(bh) to drop the reference count
> of bh. After that, bh may be freed. However, following brelse(bh),
> it reads bh->b_data via macro HDR(bh). This may result in a
> use-after-free bug. This patch moves brelse(bh) after reading field.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pan Bian <bianpan2016@xxxxxxx>

Thanks for the fix! I've added the patch to my tree.

								Honza

> ---
>  fs/ext2/xattr.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/ext2/xattr.c b/fs/ext2/xattr.c
> index 62d9a659a..dd8f10d 100644
> --- a/fs/ext2/xattr.c
> +++ b/fs/ext2/xattr.c
> @@ -612,9 +612,9 @@ bad_block:		ext2_error(sb, "ext2_xattr_set",
>  	}
>  
>  cleanup:
> -	brelse(bh);
>  	if (!(bh && header == HDR(bh)))
>  		kfree(header);
> +	brelse(bh);
>  	up_write(&EXT2_I(inode)->xattr_sem);
>  
>  	return error;
> -- 
> 2.7.4
> 
> 
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Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxxx>
SUSE Labs, CR