Re: [PATCH] qnx4: fix to avoid panic due to buffer overflow

From: Kees Cook
Date: Thu Nov 16 2023 - 09:30:08 EST


On Sun, Nov 12, 2023 at 07:53:53PM +1000, Ronald Monthero wrote:
> qnx4 dir name length can vary to be of maximum size
> QNX4_NAME_MAX or QNX4_SHORT_NAME_MAX depending on whether
> 'link info' entry is stored and the status byte is set.
> So to avoid buffer overflow check di_fname length
> fetched from (struct qnx4_inode_entry *)
> before use in strlen to avoid buffer overflow.
>
> panic context
> [ 4849.636861] detected buffer overflow in strlen
> [ 4849.636897] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> [ 4849.636902] kernel BUG at lib/string.c:1165!
> [ 4849.636917] invalid opcode: 0000 [#2] SMP PTI
> ..
> [ 4849.637047] Call Trace:
> [ 4849.637053] <TASK>
> [ 4849.637059] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1d6/0x2ea
> [ 4849.637075] ? show_trace_log_lvl+0x1d6/0x2ea
> [ 4849.637095] ? qnx4_find_entry.cold+0xc/0x18 [qnx4]
> [ 4849.637111] ? show_regs.part.0+0x23/0x29
> [ 4849.637123] ? __die_body.cold+0x8/0xd
> [ 4849.637135] ? __die+0x2b/0x37
> [ 4849.637147] ? die+0x30/0x60
> [ 4849.637161] ? do_trap+0xbe/0x100
> [ 4849.637171] ? do_error_trap+0x6f/0xb0
> [ 4849.637180] ? fortify_panic+0x13/0x15
> [ 4849.637192] ? exc_invalid_op+0x53/0x70
> [ 4849.637203] ? fortify_panic+0x13/0x15
> [ 4849.637215] ? asm_exc_invalid_op+0x1b/0x20
> [ 4849.637228] ? fortify_panic+0x13/0x15
> [ 4849.637240] ? fortify_panic+0x13/0x15
> [ 4849.637251] qnx4_find_entry.cold+0xc/0x18 [qnx4]
> [ 4849.637264] qnx4_lookup+0x3c/0xa0 [qnx4]
> [ 4849.637275] __lookup_slow+0x85/0x150
> [ 4849.637291] walk_component+0x145/0x1c0
> [ 4849.637304] ? path_init+0x2c0/0x3f0
> [ 4849.637316] path_lookupat+0x6e/0x1c0
> [ 4849.637330] filename_lookup+0xcf/0x1d0
> [ 4849.637341] ? __check_object_size+0x1d/0x30
> [ 4849.637354] ? strncpy_from_user+0x44/0x150
> [ 4849.637365] ? getname_flags.part.0+0x4c/0x1b0
> [ 4849.637375] user_path_at_empty+0x3f/0x60
> [ 4849.637383] vfs_statx+0x7a/0x130
> [ 4849.637393] do_statx+0x45/0x80
> ..
>
> Signed-off-by: Ronald Monthero <debug.penguin32@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> fs/qnx4/namei.c | 7 +++++++
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/fs/qnx4/namei.c b/fs/qnx4/namei.c
> index 8d72221735d7..825b891a52b3 100644
> --- a/fs/qnx4/namei.c
> +++ b/fs/qnx4/namei.c
> @@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ static int qnx4_match(int len, const char *name,
> } else {
> namelen = QNX4_SHORT_NAME_MAX;
> }
> +
> + /** qnx4 dir name length can vary, check the di_fname
> + * fetched from (struct qnx4_inode_entry *) before use in
> + * strlen to avoid panic due to buffer overflow"
> + */

Style nit: this comment should start with just "/*" alone, like:

/*
* qnx4 dir name ...

> + if (strnlen(de->di_fname, namelen) >= sizeof(de->di_fname))
> + return -ENAMETOOLONG;
> thislen = strlen( de->di_fname );

de->di_fname is:

struct qnx4_inode_entry {
char di_fname[QNX4_SHORT_NAME_MAX];
...

#define QNX4_SHORT_NAME_MAX 16
#define QNX4_NAME_MAX 48

It's always going to have a max of QNX4_SHORT_NAME_MAX. Is any of this
code correct if namelen ends up being QNX4_NAME_MAX? It'll be reading
past the end of di_fname.

Is bh->b_data actually struct qnx4_inode_entry ?

-Kees

> if ( thislen > namelen )
> thislen = namelen;
> --
> 2.34.1
>

--
Kees Cook