[PATCH 59/82] lib/scatterlist: Refactor intentional wrap-around test

From: Kees Cook
Date: Mon Jan 22 2024 - 20:32:49 EST


In an effort to separate intentional arithmetic wrap-around from
unexpected wrap-around, we need to refactor places that depend on this
kind of math. One of the most common code patterns of this is:

VAR + value < VAR

Notably, this is considered "undefined behavior" for signed and pointer
types, which the kernel works around by using the -fno-strict-overflow
option in the build[1] (which used to just be -fwrapv). Regardless, we
want to get the kernel source to the position where we can meaningfully
instrument arithmetic wrap-around conditions and catch them when they
are unexpected, regardless of whether they are signed[2], unsigned[3],
or pointer[4] types.

Refactor open-coded wrap-around addition test to use add_would_overflow().
This paves the way to enabling the wrap-around sanitizers in the future.

Link: https://git.kernel.org/linus/68df3755e383e6fecf2354a67b08f92f18536594 [1]
Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/26 [2]
Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/27 [3]
Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/344 [4]
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
lib/scatterlist.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/scatterlist.c b/lib/scatterlist.c
index 68b45c82c37a..121905119bbc 100644
--- a/lib/scatterlist.c
+++ b/lib/scatterlist.c
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ struct scatterlist *sgl_alloc_order(unsigned long long length,
nalloc = nent;
if (chainable) {
/* Check for integer overflow */
- if (nalloc + 1 < nalloc)
+ if (add_would_overflow(nalloc, 1))
return NULL;
nalloc++;
}
--
2.34.1