Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 16 May 2008 07:29:18 +0400 | From | "Cyrill Gorcunov" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] init - fix building bug and potential buffer overflow |
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Yes! Exactly! Thanks, Andrew! (i didn't look into what Linus suggested 'cause i just waked up and have to go to my job)
On 5/16/08, Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> wrote: > On Fri, 16 May 2008 00:22:14 +0400 > "Cyrill Gorcunov" <gorcunov@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> On 5/15/08, Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> wrote: >> > On Thu, 15 May 2008, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote: >> >> [Andrew Morton - Thu, May 15, 2008 at 10:58:03AM -0700] >> >> | On Wed, 14 May 2008 19:44:02 +0400 Cyrill Gorcunov >> >> <gorcunov@gmail.com> >> >> wrote: >> >> | >> >> | > This patch does fix build bug on m68k wich does not have strncat in >> >> straight way. >> >> | > >> >> | > What is more important - my previous patch >> >> | > >> >> | > commit e662e1cfd434aa234b72fbc781f1d70211cb785b >> >> | > Author: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com> >> >> | > Date: Mon May 12 14:02:22 2008 -0700 >> >> | > >> >> | > init: don't lose initcall return values >> >> | > >> >> | > has introduced potential buffer overflow by wrong calculation >> >> | > of string accumulator size. >> >> | > >> >> | > Many thanks Andreas Schwab and Geert Uytterhoeven for helping >> >> | > to catch and fix the bug. >> >> | > >> >> | > Signed-off-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com> >> >> | > --- >> >> | > >> >> | > Index: linux-2.6.git/init/main.c >> >> | > =================================================================== >> >> | > --- linux-2.6.git.orig/init/main.c 2008-05-14 17:55:10.000000000 >> >> +0400 >> >> | > +++ linux-2.6.git/init/main.c 2008-05-14 19:11:18.000000000 +0400 >> >> | > @@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ static void __init do_initcalls(void) >> >> | > >> >> | > for (call = __initcall_start; call < __initcall_end; call++) { >> >> | > ktime_t t0, t1, delta; >> >> | > - char msgbuf[40]; >> >> | > + char msgbuf[64]; >> >> | > int result; >> >> | > >> >> | > if (initcall_debug) { >> >> | > @@ -729,11 +729,11 @@ static void __init do_initcalls(void) >> >> | > sprintf(msgbuf, "error code %d ", result); >> >> | > >> >> | > if (preempt_count() != count) { >> >> | > - strncat(msgbuf, "preemption imbalance ", sizeof(msgbuf)); >> >> | > + strcat(msgbuf, "preemption imbalance "); >> >> | > preempt_count() = count; >> >> | > } >> >> | > if (irqs_disabled()) { >> >> | > - strncat(msgbuf, "disabled interrupts ", sizeof(msgbuf)); >> >> | > + strcat(msgbuf, "disabled interrupts "); >> >> | > local_irq_enable(); >> >> | > } >> >> | > if (msgbuf[0]) { >> >> | >> >> | umm, why can't m68k call strncat() from init/main.c?? >> >> | >> >> >> >> there some problem with headers iirc, we have to declare it first or >> >> use some gcc option (as Adrian suggested). Actually I would prefer to >> >> use >> > >> > gcc turns the strncat() into an implicit call to strlen() and some form >> > of expanded memcpy(). E.g. >> > >> > >> > if (preempt_count() != count) { >> > strncat(msgbuf, "preemption imbalance ", sizeof(msgbuf)); >> > preempt_count() = count; >> > } >> > >> > becomes >> > >> > cmp.l 884(%a2),%d6 | <variable>.thread.info.preempt_count, >> > count >> > jeq .L61 | >> > move.l %d7,-(%sp) | tmp76, >> > jbsr strlen | >> > addq.l #4,%sp |, >> > move.l %d7,%a0 | tmp76, tmp80 >> > add.l %d0,%a0 |, tmp80 >> > move.l #1886545253,(%a0)+ |, >> > move.l #1836086377,(%a0)+ |, >> > move.l #1869488233,(%a0)+ |, >> > move.l #1835164012,(%a0)+ |, >> > move.l #1634624357,(%a0)+ |, >> > move.w #8192,(%a0) |,* D.28541 >> > move.l %d6,884(%a2) | count, >> > <variable>.thread.info.preempt_count >> > .L61: >> > >> > All other explicit calls to strlen() are inlined, as per >> > include/asm-m68k/string.h. >> > >> >> strlcat there but it seems it would fail to build too. Originally I've >> >> messed >> >> strlcat with strncat :( >> > >> > Actually it build and runs fine after s/strncat/strlcat/... >> > > > (top-posting repaired) > >> Could you please make an update to the patch? I can make it only >> tomorrow evening (ie not that fast) > > Like this? > > > From: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com> > > This patch fixes a build bug on m68k - gcc decides to emit a call to the > strlen library function, which we don't implement. Use strlcat() instead. > > > What is more important - my previous patch > > commit e662e1cfd434aa234b72fbc781f1d70211cb785b > Author: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com> > Date: Mon May 12 14:02:22 2008 -0700 > > init: don't lose initcall return values > > Has introduced potential buffer overflow by wrong calculation of string > accumulator size. > > Many thanks Andreas Schwab and Geert Uytterhoeven for helping > to catch and fix the bug. > > Signed-off-by: Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@gmail.com> > Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> > Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> > --- > > init/main.c | 6 +++--- > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff -puN init/main.c~init-fix-building-bug-and-potential-buffer-overflow > init/main.c > --- a/init/main.c~init-fix-building-bug-and-potential-buffer-overflow > +++ a/init/main.c > @@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ static void __init do_initcalls(void) > > for (call = __initcall_start; call < __initcall_end; call++) { > ktime_t t0, t1, delta; > - char msgbuf[40]; > + char msgbuf[64]; > int result; > > if (initcall_debug) { > @@ -729,11 +729,11 @@ static void __init do_initcalls(void) > sprintf(msgbuf, "error code %d ", result); > > if (preempt_count() != count) { > - strncat(msgbuf, "preemption imbalance ", sizeof(msgbuf)); > + strlcat(msgbuf, "preemption imbalance ", sizeof msgbuf); > preempt_count() = count; > } > if (irqs_disabled()) { > - strncat(msgbuf, "disabled interrupts ", sizeof(msgbuf)); > + strlcat(msgbuf, "disabled interrupts ", sizeof msgbuf); > local_irq_enable(); > } > if (msgbuf[0]) { > _ > > (yeah, I normally parenthesise sizeof too, but this provided 80-col > salvation) > >
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