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From: Josh Law <objecting@objecting.org>
To: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Josh Law <objecting@objecting.org>
Subject: [PATCH v4 16/17] lib/bootconfig: check xbc_init_node() return in override path
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2026 23:01:54 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260314230155.155777-17-objecting@objecting.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260314230155.155777-1-objecting@objecting.org>

The ':=' override path in xbc_parse_kv() calls xbc_init_node() to
re-initialize an existing value node but does not check the return
value.  If xbc_init_node() fails (data offset out of range), parsing
silently continues with stale node data.

Add the missing error check to match the xbc_add_node() call path
which already checks for failure.

In practice, a bootconfig using ':=' to override a value near the
32KB data limit could silently retain the old value, meaning a
security-relevant boot parameter override (e.g., a trace filter or
debug setting) would not take effect as intended.

Signed-off-by: Josh Law <objecting@objecting.org>
---
 lib/bootconfig.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/bootconfig.c b/lib/bootconfig.c
index 038f56689a48..182d9d9bc5a6 100644
--- a/lib/bootconfig.c
+++ b/lib/bootconfig.c
@@ -728,7 +728,8 @@ static int __init xbc_parse_kv(char **k, char *v, int op)
 		if (op == ':') {
 			unsigned short nidx = child->next;
 
-			xbc_init_node(child, v, XBC_VALUE);
+			if (xbc_init_node(child, v, XBC_VALUE) < 0)
+				return xbc_parse_error("Failed to override value", v);
 			child->next = nidx;	/* keep subkeys */
 			goto array;
 		}
-- 
2.34.1


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-03-14 23:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-03-14 23:01 [PATCH v4 00/17] bootconfig: fixes, cleanups, and modernization Josh Law
2026-03-14 23:01 ` [PATCH v4 01/17] lib/bootconfig: add missing __init annotations to static helpers Josh Law
2026-03-14 23:01 ` [PATCH v4 02/17] lib/bootconfig: fix typo "initiized" in xbc_root_node() kerneldoc Josh Law
2026-03-15  8:17   ` Masami Hiramatsu
2026-03-14 23:01 ` [PATCH v4 03/17] lib/bootconfig: fix typo "uder" in xbc_node_find_next_leaf() Josh Law
2026-03-14 23:01 ` [PATCH v4 04/17] lib/bootconfig: add blank line before xbc_get_info() kerneldoc Josh Law
2026-03-14 23:01 ` [PATCH v4 05/17] lib/bootconfig: fix inconsistent if/else bracing Josh Law
2026-03-14 23:01 ` [PATCH v4 06/17] lib/bootconfig: narrow flag parameter type from uint32_t to uint16_t Josh Law
2026-03-14 23:01 ` [PATCH v4 07/17] lib/bootconfig: fix inconsistent if/else bracing in __xbc_add_key() Josh Law
2026-03-15  8:20   ` Masami Hiramatsu
2026-03-14 23:01 ` [PATCH v4 08/17] lib/bootconfig: fix off-by-one in xbc_verify_tree() next node check Josh Law
2026-03-15  8:19   ` Masami Hiramatsu
2026-03-14 23:01 ` [PATCH v4 09/17] lib/bootconfig: increment xbc_node_num after node init succeeds Josh Law
2026-03-15  8:16   ` Masami Hiramatsu
2026-03-14 23:01 ` [PATCH v4 10/17] lib/bootconfig: drop redundant memset of xbc_nodes Josh Law
2026-03-14 23:01 ` [PATCH v4 11/17] bootconfig: use __packed macro for struct xbc_node Josh Law
2026-03-15  8:18   ` Masami Hiramatsu
2026-03-14 23:01 ` [PATCH v4 12/17] bootconfig: constify xbc_calc_checksum() data parameter Josh Law
2026-03-14 23:01 ` [PATCH v4 13/17] lib/bootconfig: replace linux/kernel.h with specific includes Josh Law
2026-03-14 23:01 ` [PATCH v4 14/17] bootconfig: add __packed definition to tools/bootconfig shim header Josh Law
2026-03-15  8:18   ` Masami Hiramatsu
2026-03-14 23:01 ` [PATCH v4 15/17] lib/bootconfig: validate child node index in xbc_verify_tree() Josh Law
2026-03-14 23:01 ` Josh Law [this message]
2026-03-15  8:29   ` [PATCH v4 16/17] lib/bootconfig: check xbc_init_node() return in override path Masami Hiramatsu
2026-03-14 23:01 ` [PATCH v4 17/17] tools/bootconfig: fix fd leak in load_xbc_file() on fstat failure Josh Law
2026-03-15  8:16   ` Masami Hiramatsu
2026-03-15  8:30 ` [PATCH v4 00/17] bootconfig: fixes, cleanups, and modernization Masami Hiramatsu

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