security/selinux/ss/context.h | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
Commit 53f3517ae087 ("selinux: do not leave dangling pointer behind")
reset the `str` field of the `context` struct in an OOM error branch.
In this struct the fields `str` and `len` are coupled and should be kept
in sync. Set the length to zero according to the string be set to NULL.
Fixes: 53f3517ae087 ("selinux: do not leave dangling pointer behind")
Signed-off-by: Christian Göttsche <cgzones@googlemail.com>
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security/selinux/ss/context.h | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/context.h b/security/selinux/ss/context.h
index 44179977f434..aed704b8c642 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/context.h
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/context.h
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ static inline int context_cpy(struct context *dst, const struct context *src)
if (rc) {
kfree(dst->str);
dst->str = NULL;
+ dst->len = 0;
return rc;
}
return 0;
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2.40.1
On May 11, 2023 =?UTF-8?q?Christian=20G=C3=B6ttsche?= <cgzones@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> Commit 53f3517ae087 ("selinux: do not leave dangling pointer behind")
> reset the `str` field of the `context` struct in an OOM error branch.
> In this struct the fields `str` and `len` are coupled and should be kept
> in sync. Set the length to zero according to the string be set to NULL.
>
> Fixes: 53f3517ae087 ("selinux: do not leave dangling pointer behind")
> Signed-off-by: Christian G\ufffd\ufffdttsche <cgzones@googlemail.com>
> ---
> security/selinux/ss/context.h | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
Merged into selinux/next, thanks.
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