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Subject[PATCH] ksys_mount: check for permissions before resource allocation
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Early check for mount permissions prevents possible allocation of 3
pages from kmalloc() pool by unpriveledged user which can be used for
spraying the kernel heap.

Signed-off-by: Ilya V. Matveychikov <matvejchikov@gmail.com>
---
fs/namespace.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/namespace.c b/fs/namespace.c
index 5f75969adff1..1ef8feb2de2a 100644
--- a/fs/namespace.c
+++ b/fs/namespace.c
@@ -3046,6 +3046,9 @@ int ksys_mount(char __user *dev_name, char __user *dir_name, char __user *type,
char *kernel_dev;
void *options;

+ if (!may_mount())
+ return -EPERM;
+
kernel_type = copy_mount_string(type);
ret = PTR_ERR(kernel_type);
if (IS_ERR(kernel_type))
--
2.17.0
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