[PATCH 01/32] pidfs: validate extensible ioctls

Christian Brauner posted 32 patches 9 hours ago
[PATCH 01/32] pidfs: validate extensible ioctls
Posted by Christian Brauner 9 hours ago
Validate extensible ioctls stricter than we do now.

Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
---
 fs/pidfs.c         |  2 +-
 include/linux/fs.h | 14 ++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/pidfs.c b/fs/pidfs.c
index edc35522d75c..0a5083b9cce5 100644
--- a/fs/pidfs.c
+++ b/fs/pidfs.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static bool pidfs_ioctl_valid(unsigned int cmd)
 		 * erronously mistook the file descriptor for a pidfd.
 		 * This is not perfect but will catch most cases.
 		 */
-		return (_IOC_TYPE(cmd) == _IOC_TYPE(PIDFD_GET_INFO));
+		return extensible_ioctl_valid(cmd, PIDFD_GET_INFO, PIDFD_INFO_SIZE_VER0);
 	}
 
 	return false;
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index d7ab4f96d705..2f2edc53bf3c 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -4023,4 +4023,18 @@ static inline bool vfs_empty_path(int dfd, const char __user *path)
 
 int generic_atomic_write_valid(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter);
 
+static inline bool extensible_ioctl_valid(unsigned int cmd_a,
+					  unsigned int cmd_b, size_t min_size)
+{
+	if (_IOC_DIR(cmd_a) != _IOC_DIR(cmd_b))
+		return false;
+	if (_IOC_TYPE(cmd_a) != _IOC_TYPE(cmd_b))
+		return false;
+	if (_IOC_NR(cmd_a) != _IOC_NR(cmd_b))
+		return false;
+	if (_IOC_SIZE(cmd_a) < min_size)
+		return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_FS_H */

-- 
2.47.3
Re: [PATCH 01/32] pidfs: validate extensible ioctls
Posted by Aleksa Sarai 7 hours ago
On 2025-09-10, Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org> wrote:
> Validate extensible ioctls stricter than we do now.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>
> ---
>  fs/pidfs.c         |  2 +-
>  include/linux/fs.h | 14 ++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/pidfs.c b/fs/pidfs.c
> index edc35522d75c..0a5083b9cce5 100644
> --- a/fs/pidfs.c
> +++ b/fs/pidfs.c
> @@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static bool pidfs_ioctl_valid(unsigned int cmd)
>  		 * erronously mistook the file descriptor for a pidfd.
>  		 * This is not perfect but will catch most cases.
>  		 */
> -		return (_IOC_TYPE(cmd) == _IOC_TYPE(PIDFD_GET_INFO));
> +		return extensible_ioctl_valid(cmd, PIDFD_GET_INFO, PIDFD_INFO_SIZE_VER0);
>  	}
>  
>  	return false;
> diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
> index d7ab4f96d705..2f2edc53bf3c 100644
> --- a/include/linux/fs.h
> +++ b/include/linux/fs.h
> @@ -4023,4 +4023,18 @@ static inline bool vfs_empty_path(int dfd, const char __user *path)
>  
>  int generic_atomic_write_valid(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter);
>  
> +static inline bool extensible_ioctl_valid(unsigned int cmd_a,
> +					  unsigned int cmd_b, size_t min_size)
> +{
> +	if (_IOC_DIR(cmd_a) != _IOC_DIR(cmd_b))
> +		return false;
> +	if (_IOC_TYPE(cmd_a) != _IOC_TYPE(cmd_b))
> +		return false;
> +	if (_IOC_NR(cmd_a) != _IOC_NR(cmd_b))
> +		return false;
> +	if (_IOC_SIZE(cmd_a) < min_size)
> +		return false;
> +	return true;
> +}
> +

nit: I know only we use them for now, but does this maybe belong in
ioctl.h (or even uaccess.h with the other extensible struct stuff)?

Otherwise,

Reviewed-by: Aleksa Sarai <cyphar@cyphar.com>

>  #endif /* _LINUX_FS_H */
> 
> -- 
> 2.47.3
> 

-- 
Aleksa Sarai
Senior Software Engineer (Containers)
SUSE Linux GmbH
https://www.cyphar.com/
Re: [PATCH 01/32] pidfs: validate extensible ioctls
Posted by Jan Kara 8 hours ago
On Wed 10-09-25 16:36:46, Christian Brauner wrote:
> Validate extensible ioctls stricter than we do now.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@kernel.org>

Looks good. Feel free to add:

Reviewed-by: Jan Kara <jack@suse.cz>

								Honza

> ---
>  fs/pidfs.c         |  2 +-
>  include/linux/fs.h | 14 ++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/fs/pidfs.c b/fs/pidfs.c
> index edc35522d75c..0a5083b9cce5 100644
> --- a/fs/pidfs.c
> +++ b/fs/pidfs.c
> @@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static bool pidfs_ioctl_valid(unsigned int cmd)
>  		 * erronously mistook the file descriptor for a pidfd.
>  		 * This is not perfect but will catch most cases.
>  		 */
> -		return (_IOC_TYPE(cmd) == _IOC_TYPE(PIDFD_GET_INFO));
> +		return extensible_ioctl_valid(cmd, PIDFD_GET_INFO, PIDFD_INFO_SIZE_VER0);
>  	}
>  
>  	return false;
> diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
> index d7ab4f96d705..2f2edc53bf3c 100644
> --- a/include/linux/fs.h
> +++ b/include/linux/fs.h
> @@ -4023,4 +4023,18 @@ static inline bool vfs_empty_path(int dfd, const char __user *path)
>  
>  int generic_atomic_write_valid(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *iter);
>  
> +static inline bool extensible_ioctl_valid(unsigned int cmd_a,
> +					  unsigned int cmd_b, size_t min_size)
> +{
> +	if (_IOC_DIR(cmd_a) != _IOC_DIR(cmd_b))
> +		return false;
> +	if (_IOC_TYPE(cmd_a) != _IOC_TYPE(cmd_b))
> +		return false;
> +	if (_IOC_NR(cmd_a) != _IOC_NR(cmd_b))
> +		return false;
> +	if (_IOC_SIZE(cmd_a) < min_size)
> +		return false;
> +	return true;
> +}
> +
>  #endif /* _LINUX_FS_H */
> 
> -- 
> 2.47.3
> 
-- 
Jan Kara <jack@suse.com>
SUSE Labs, CR