[PATCH] sysctl: do not allow a 64bit value write in a 32bit knob

From: Aristeu Rozanski
Date: Mon Aug 27 2018 - 16:27:09 EST


Writing to a sysctl file that uses proc_dointvec_minmax like user/max_uts_namespaces
a larger than 32 bit value won't cause an error as expected but instead will zero
its value:
# echo 214748364800000 > max_uts_namespaces
# cat max_uts_namespaces
0

This patches fixes it.

Signed-off-by: Aristeu Rozanski <aris@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 4ac9b9a..243f277 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -2486,7 +2486,8 @@ static int do_proc_dointvec_minmax_conv(bool *negp, unsigned long *lvalp,
if (write) {
int val = *negp ? -*lvalp : *lvalp;
if ((param->min && *param->min > val) ||
- (param->max && *param->max < val))
+ (param->max && *param->max < val) ||
+ *lvalp >> (sizeof(int) * 8))
return -EINVAL;
*valp = val;
} else {