[PATCH 10/12] module: Factor out elf_validity_cache_strtab

From: Matthew Maurer
Date: Tue Oct 15 2024 - 19:19:16 EST


This patch only moves the existing strtab population to a function.
Validation comes in a following patch, this is split out to make the new
validation checks more clearly separated.

Signed-off-by: Matthew Maurer <mmaurer@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/module/main.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
index f352c73b6f40..22aa5eb4e4f4 100644
--- a/kernel/module/main.c
+++ b/kernel/module/main.c
@@ -2122,6 +2122,23 @@ static int elf_validity_cache_index(struct load_info *info, int flags)
return 0;
}

+/**
+ * elf_validity_cache_strtab() - Cache symbol string table
+ * @info: Load info to read from and update.
+ * Must have &load_info->sechdrs and &load_info->secstrings populated.
+ * Must have &load_info->index populated.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, negative error code if a check failed.
+ */
+static int elf_validity_cache_strtab(struct load_info *info)
+{
+ Elf_Shdr *str_shdr = &info->sechdrs[info->index.str];
+ char *strtab = (char *)info->hdr + str_shdr->sh_offset;
+
+ info->strtab = strtab;
+ return 0;
+}
+
/*
* Check userspace passed ELF module against our expectations, and cache
* useful variables for further processing as we go.
@@ -2155,9 +2172,9 @@ static int elf_validity_cache_copy(struct load_info *info, int flags)
err = elf_validity_cache_index(info, flags);
if (err < 0)
return err;
-
- /* Sets internal strings. */
- info->strtab = (char *)info->hdr + info->sechdrs[info->index.str].sh_offset;
+ err = elf_validity_cache_strtab(info);
+ if (err < 0)
+ return err;

/* This is temporary: point mod into copy of data. */
info->mod = (void *)info->hdr + info->sechdrs[info->index.mod].sh_offset;
--
2.47.0.rc1.288.g06298d1525-goog