[PATCH -next] selinux: Add boundary check in put_entry()

Xiu Jianfeng posted 1 patch 3 years, 10 months ago
security/selinux/ss/policydb.h | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
[PATCH -next] selinux: Add boundary check in put_entry()
Posted by Xiu Jianfeng 3 years, 10 months ago
Just like next_entry(), boundary check is necessary to prevent memory
out-of-bound access.

Signed-off-by: Xiu Jianfeng <xiujianfeng@huawei.com>
---
 security/selinux/ss/policydb.h | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.h b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.h
index c24d4e1063ea..ffc4e7bad205 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.h
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.h
@@ -370,6 +370,8 @@ static inline int put_entry(const void *buf, size_t bytes, int num, struct polic
 {
 	size_t len = bytes * num;
 
+	if (len > fp->len)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	memcpy(fp->data, buf, len);
 	fp->data += len;
 	fp->len -= len;
-- 
2.17.1
Re: [PATCH -next] selinux: Add boundary check in put_entry()
Posted by Paul Moore 3 years, 10 months ago
On Mon, Jun 13, 2022 at 10:16 PM Xiu Jianfeng <xiujianfeng@huawei.com> wrote:
>
> Just like next_entry(), boundary check is necessary to prevent memory
> out-of-bound access.
>
> Signed-off-by: Xiu Jianfeng <xiujianfeng@huawei.com>
> ---
>  security/selinux/ss/policydb.h | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

It's not as critical here as it is for next_entry(), but it's still
not a bad idea.  Merged into selinux/next.

-- 
paul-moore.com