From: Josh Law <objecting@objecting.org>
To: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v7 04/15] lib/bootconfig: increment xbc_node_num after node init succeeds
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:09:05 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260317160916.33576-5-objecting@objecting.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260317160916.33576-1-objecting@objecting.org>
Move the xbc_node_num increment to after xbc_init_node() so a failed
init does not leave a partially initialized node counted in the array.
If xbc_init_node() fails on a data offset at the boundary of a
maximum-size bootconfig, the pre-incremented count causes subsequent
tree verification and traversal to consider the uninitialized node as
valid, potentially leading to an out-of-bounds read or unpredictable
boot behavior.
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 ca668ead1db6..6b899e24189c 100644
--- a/lib/bootconfig.c
+++ b/lib/bootconfig.c
@@ -429,9 +429,10 @@ static struct xbc_node * __init xbc_add_node(char *data, uint16_t flag)
if (xbc_node_num == XBC_NODE_MAX)
return NULL;
- node = &xbc_nodes[xbc_node_num++];
+ node = &xbc_nodes[xbc_node_num];
if (xbc_init_node(node, data, flag) < 0)
return NULL;
+ xbc_node_num++;
return node;
}
--
2.34.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-17 16:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-17 16:09 [PATCH v7 00/15] bootconfig: fixes, cleanups, and modernization Josh Law
2026-03-17 16:09 ` [PATCH v7 01/15] lib/bootconfig: clean up comment typos and bracing Josh Law
2026-03-17 16:09 ` [PATCH v7 02/15] lib/bootconfig: narrow flag parameter type from uint32_t to uint16_t Josh Law
2026-03-17 16:09 ` [PATCH v7 03/15] lib/bootconfig: fix off-by-one in xbc_verify_tree() next node check Josh Law
2026-03-17 16:09 ` Josh Law [this message]
2026-03-17 16:09 ` [PATCH v7 05/15] lib/bootconfig: drop redundant memset of xbc_nodes Josh Law
2026-03-17 16:09 ` [PATCH v7 06/15] bootconfig: constify xbc_calc_checksum() data parameter Josh Law
2026-03-17 16:09 ` [PATCH v7 07/15] lib/bootconfig: replace linux/kernel.h with specific includes Josh Law
2026-03-17 16:09 ` [PATCH v7 08/15] lib/bootconfig: validate child node index in xbc_verify_tree() Josh Law
2026-03-17 16:09 ` [PATCH v7 09/15] lib/bootconfig: check xbc_init_node() return in override path Josh Law
2026-03-17 16:09 ` [PATCH v7 10/15] tools/bootconfig: fix fd leak in load_xbc_file() on fstat failure Josh Law
2026-03-17 16:09 ` [PATCH v7 11/15] lib/bootconfig: fix signed comparison in xbc_node_get_data() Josh Law
2026-03-17 16:09 ` [PATCH v7 12/15] lib/bootconfig: use size_t for strlen result in xbc_node_match_prefix() Josh Law
2026-03-17 16:09 ` [PATCH v7 13/15] lib/bootconfig: use signed type for offset in xbc_init_node() Josh Law
2026-03-17 16:09 ` [PATCH v7 14/15] lib/bootconfig: use size_t for key length tracking in xbc_verify_tree() Josh Law
2026-03-17 16:09 ` [PATCH v7 15/15] lib/bootconfig: change xbc_node_index() return type to uint16_t Josh Law
2026-03-18 15:34 ` [PATCH v7 00/15] bootconfig: fixes, cleanups, and modernization Masami Hiramatsu
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