[PATCH v2] lsm: check size of writes

Leo Stone
2024-12-17T18:27:39Z

syzbot attempts to write a buffer with a large size to a sysfs entry
with writes handled by handle_policy_update(), triggering a warning
in kmalloc.

Check the size specified for write buffers before allocating.

Reported-by: syzbot+4eb7a741b3216020043a@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=4eb7a741b3216020043a
Signed-off-by: Leo Stone <leocstone@gmail.com>
---
v2: Make the check in handle_policy_update() to also cover
safesetid_uid_file_write(). Thanks for your feedback.
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20241216030213.246804-2-leocstone@gmail.com/
---
security/safesetid/securityfs.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/security/safesetid/securityfs.c b/security/safesetid/securityfs.c
index 25310468bcdd..8e1ffd70b18a 100644
--- a/security/safesetid/securityfs.c
+++ b/security/safesetid/securityfs.c
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@ static ssize_t handle_policy_update(struct file *file,
char *buf, *p, *end;
int err;

+ if (len >= KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
pol = kmalloc(sizeof(struct setid_ruleset), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!pol)
return -ENOMEM;
--
2.43.0