From: "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com>
To: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
devel@linuxdriverproject.org, olaf@aepfle.de, apw@canonical.com,
jasowang@redhat.com
Cc: "K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/5] tools: hv: fix checks for origin of netlink message in hv_vss_daemon
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:23:58 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1366752241-357-2-git-send-email-kys@microsoft.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1366752241-357-1-git-send-email-kys@microsoft.com>
From: Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de>
Similar to what commit 95a69adab9acfc3981c504737a2b6578e4d846ef ("tools:
hv: Netlink source address validation allows DoS") does in
hv_kvp_daemon, improve checks for origin of netlink connector message.
Signed-off-by: Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de>
Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>
---
tools/hv/hv_vss_daemon.c | 8 +++++++-
1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/hv/hv_vss_daemon.c b/tools/hv/hv_vss_daemon.c
index 2a03d0b..dc3eb1e 100644
--- a/tools/hv/hv_vss_daemon.c
+++ b/tools/hv/hv_vss_daemon.c
@@ -186,13 +186,19 @@ int main(void)
len = recvfrom(fd, vss_recv_buffer, sizeof(vss_recv_buffer), 0,
addr_p, &addr_l);
- if (len < 0 || addr.nl_pid) {
+ if (len < 0) {
syslog(LOG_ERR, "recvfrom failed; pid:%u error:%d %s",
addr.nl_pid, errno, strerror(errno));
close(fd);
return -1;
}
+ if (addr.nl_pid) {
+ syslog(LOG_WARNING, "Received packet from untrusted pid:%u",
+ addr.nl_pid);
+ continue;
+ }
+
incoming_msg = (struct nlmsghdr *)vss_recv_buffer;
if (incoming_msg->nlmsg_type != NLMSG_DONE)
--
1.7.4.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-04-23 21:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-04-23 21:23 [PATCH 0/5] Tools: hv: snapshot K. Y. Srinivasan
2013-04-23 21:23 ` [PATCH 1/5] Tools: hv: fix warnings in hv_vss_daemon K. Y. Srinivasan
2013-04-23 21:23 ` K. Y. Srinivasan [this message]
2013-04-23 21:23 ` [PATCH 3/5] tools: hv: use getmntent " K. Y. Srinivasan
2013-04-23 21:24 ` [PATCH 4/5] tools: hv: use FIFREEZE/FITHAW " K. Y. Srinivasan
2013-04-23 21:24 ` [PATCH 5/5] [PATCH 2/2] tools: hv: skip iso9660 mounts " K. Y. Srinivasan
2013-04-23 21:09 ` Greg KH
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