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drivers/i2c/i2c-dev: Fix kernel memory disclosure

Message ID 1476190348-37589-1-git-send-email-vlad@tsyrklevich.net
State Superseded
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Commit Message

Vlad Tsyrklevich Oct. 11, 2016, 12:52 p.m. UTC
i2c_smbus_xfer() does not always fill an entire block, allowing
kernel stack memory disclosure through the temp variable. Clear
it before it's read to.

Signed-off-by: Vlad Tsyrklevich <vlad@tsyrklevich.net>

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 drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

Comments

Wolfram Sang Oct. 25, 2016, 9:45 a.m. UTC | #1
On Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 02:52:28PM +0200, Vlad Tsyrklevich wrote:
> i2c_smbus_xfer() does not always fill an entire block, allowing
> kernel stack memory disclosure through the temp variable. Clear
> it before it's read to.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vlad Tsyrklevich <vlad@tsyrklevich.net>

Yes, thanks. But what about clearing 'temp' when it is declared? This
would be rock-solid for all future code paths.

> 
> ---
>  drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
> index 66f323f..62cb111 100644
> --- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
> @@ -393,6 +393,8 @@ static noinline int i2cdev_ioctl_smbus(struct i2c_client *client,
>  	    (data_arg.read_write == I2C_SMBUS_WRITE)) {
>  		if (copy_from_user(&temp, data_arg.data, datasize))
>  			return -EFAULT;
> +	} else {
> +		memset(&temp, 0, datasize);
>  	}
>  	if (data_arg.size == I2C_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK_BROKEN) {
>  		/* Convert old I2C block commands to the new
> -- 
> 2.7.0
>
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diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
index 66f323f..62cb111 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@  static noinline int i2cdev_ioctl_smbus(struct i2c_client *client,
 	    (data_arg.read_write == I2C_SMBUS_WRITE)) {
 		if (copy_from_user(&temp, data_arg.data, datasize))
 			return -EFAULT;
+	} else {
+		memset(&temp, 0, datasize);
 	}
 	if (data_arg.size == I2C_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK_BROKEN) {
 		/* Convert old I2C block commands to the new