Re: [PATCH] fs: create and use seq_show_option for escaping

["J. R. Okajima" <hooanon05g@gmail.com>]

Kees Cook:
> This fixes the problem by adding new seq_show_option and seq_show_option_n
> helpers, and updating the vulnerable show_option handlers to use them as
> needed. Some, like SELinux, need to be open coded due to unusual existing
> escape mechanisms.

How about other ctrl chars such as CR or FF?
I am using the similar function for many years, and it might be more
generic because it supports all cntrl chars other than "\t\n\\" (see
below).

Many of other ctrl chars may not be necessary. But some people uses
non-ASCII chars for their pathnames which may contain ESC or other
chars. Any crazy chars can corrupt the output of /proc/mount and
others. So it might be better to consider all ctrl chars.

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static char au_esc_chars[0x20 + 3]; /* 0x01-0x20, backslash, del, and NULL */

int au_seq_path(struct seq_file *seq, struct path *path)
{
	return seq_path(seq, path, au_esc_chars);
}

module_init(void)
{
	:::
	p = au_esc_chars;
	for (i = 1; i <= ' '; i++)
		*p++ = i;
	*p++ = '\\';
	*p++ = '\x7f';
	*p = 0;
	:::
}


J. R. Okajima