On 15/01/22, Paul Moore wrote: > There are several areas in the kernel that create temporary filename > objects using the following pattern: > > int func(const char *name) > { > struct filename *file = { .name = name }; > ... > return 0; > } > > ... which for the most part works okay, but it causes havoc within the > audit subsystem as the filename object does not persist beyond the > lifetime of the function. This patch converts all of these temporary > filename objects into proper filename objects using getname_kernel() > and putname() which ensure that the filename object persists until the > audit subsystem is finished with it. > > Also, a special thanks to Al Viro, Guenter Roeck, and Sabrina Dubroca > for helping resolve a difficult kernel panic on boot related to a > use-after-free problem in kern_path_create(); the thread can be seen > at the link below: > > * https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/1/20/710 > > This patch includes code that was either based on, or directly written > by Al in the above thread. > > CC: viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: sd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: linux-fsdevel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Signed-off-by: Paul Moore <pmoore@xxxxxxxxxx> Noted change to use ERR_CAST() for consistency. Reviewed-by: Richard Guy Briggs <rgb@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > fs/exec.c | 11 +++++++- > fs/namei.c | 80 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------- > fs/open.c | 11 +++++++- > 3 files changed, 81 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c > index a3d33fe..d067771 100644 > --- a/fs/exec.c > +++ b/fs/exec.c > @@ -789,8 +789,15 @@ exit: > > struct file *open_exec(const char *name) > { > - struct filename tmp = { .name = name }; > - return do_open_exec(&tmp); > + struct file *file; > + struct filename *tmp; > + > + tmp = getname_kernel(name); > + if (unlikely(IS_ERR(tmp))) > + return (void *)tmp; > + file = do_open_exec(tmp); > + putname(tmp); > + return file; > } > EXPORT_SYMBOL(open_exec); > > diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c > index 63eaaf6..f793fe4 100644 > --- a/fs/namei.c > +++ b/fs/namei.c > @@ -2001,31 +2001,50 @@ static int filename_lookup(int dfd, struct filename *name, > static int do_path_lookup(int dfd, const char *name, > unsigned int flags, struct nameidata *nd) > { > - struct filename filename = { .name = name }; > + int retval; > + struct filename *filename; > > - return filename_lookup(dfd, &filename, flags, nd); > + filename = getname_kernel(name); > + if (unlikely(IS_ERR(filename))) > + return PTR_ERR(filename); > + retval = filename_lookup(dfd, filename, flags, nd); > + putname(filename); > + return retval; > } > > /* does lookup, returns the object with parent locked */ > struct dentry *kern_path_locked(const char *name, struct path *path) > { > + struct filename *filename; > struct nameidata nd; > struct dentry *d; > - int err = do_path_lookup(AT_FDCWD, name, LOOKUP_PARENT, &nd); > - if (err) > - return ERR_PTR(err); > + int err; > + > + filename = getname_kernel(name); > + if (IS_ERR(filename)) > + return ERR_CAST(filename); > + > + err = filename_lookup(AT_FDCWD, filename, LOOKUP_PARENT, &nd); > + if (err) { > + d = ERR_PTR(err); > + goto out; > + } > if (nd.last_type != LAST_NORM) { > path_put(&nd.path); > - return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL); > + d = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL); > + goto out; > } > mutex_lock_nested(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex, I_MUTEX_PARENT); > d = __lookup_hash(&nd.last, nd.path.dentry, 0); > if (IS_ERR(d)) { > mutex_unlock(&nd.path.dentry->d_inode->i_mutex); > path_put(&nd.path); > - return d; > + goto out; > } > *path = nd.path; > + > +out: > + putname(filename); > return d; > } > > @@ -2368,8 +2387,15 @@ int > kern_path_mountpoint(int dfd, const char *name, struct path *path, > unsigned int flags) > { > - struct filename s = {.name = name}; > - return filename_mountpoint(dfd, &s, path, flags); > + int retval; > + struct filename *s; > + > + s = getname_kernel(name); > + if (unlikely(IS_ERR(s))) > + return PTR_ERR(s); > + retval = filename_mountpoint(dfd, s, path, flags); > + putname(s); > + return retval; > } > EXPORT_SYMBOL(kern_path_mountpoint); > > @@ -3259,7 +3285,7 @@ struct file *do_file_open_root(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt, > { > struct nameidata nd; > struct file *file; > - struct filename filename = { .name = name }; > + struct filename *filename; > int flags = op->lookup_flags | LOOKUP_ROOT; > > nd.root.mnt = mnt; > @@ -3268,16 +3294,22 @@ struct file *do_file_open_root(struct dentry *dentry, struct vfsmount *mnt, > if (d_is_symlink(dentry) && op->intent & LOOKUP_OPEN) > return ERR_PTR(-ELOOP); > > - file = path_openat(-1, &filename, &nd, op, flags | LOOKUP_RCU); > + filename = getname_kernel(name); > + if (unlikely(IS_ERR(filename))) > + return ERR_CAST(filename); > + > + file = path_openat(-1, filename, &nd, op, flags | LOOKUP_RCU); > if (unlikely(file == ERR_PTR(-ECHILD))) > - file = path_openat(-1, &filename, &nd, op, flags); > + file = path_openat(-1, filename, &nd, op, flags); > if (unlikely(file == ERR_PTR(-ESTALE))) > - file = path_openat(-1, &filename, &nd, op, flags | LOOKUP_REVAL); > + file = path_openat(-1, filename, &nd, op, flags | LOOKUP_REVAL); > + putname(filename); > return file; > } > > -struct dentry *kern_path_create(int dfd, const char *pathname, > - struct path *path, unsigned int lookup_flags) > +static struct dentry *filename_create(int dfd, struct filename *name, > + struct path *path, > + unsigned int lookup_flags) > { > struct dentry *dentry = ERR_PTR(-EEXIST); > struct nameidata nd; > @@ -3291,7 +3323,7 @@ struct dentry *kern_path_create(int dfd, const char *pathname, > */ > lookup_flags &= LOOKUP_REVAL; > > - error = do_path_lookup(dfd, pathname, LOOKUP_PARENT|lookup_flags, &nd); > + error = filename_lookup(dfd, name, LOOKUP_PARENT|lookup_flags, &nd); > if (error) > return ERR_PTR(error); > > @@ -3345,6 +3377,20 @@ out: > path_put(&nd.path); > return dentry; > } > + > +struct dentry *kern_path_create(int dfd, const char *pathname, > + struct path *path, unsigned int lookup_flags) > +{ > + struct filename *filename; > + struct dentry *res; > + > + filename = getname_kernel(pathname); > + if (IS_ERR(filename)) > + return ERR_CAST(filename); > + res = filename_create(dfd, filename, path, lookup_flags); > + putname(filename); > + return res; > +} > EXPORT_SYMBOL(kern_path_create); > > void done_path_create(struct path *path, struct dentry *dentry) > @@ -3363,7 +3409,7 @@ struct dentry *user_path_create(int dfd, const char __user *pathname, > struct dentry *res; > if (IS_ERR(tmp)) > return ERR_CAST(tmp); > - res = kern_path_create(dfd, tmp->name, path, lookup_flags); > + res = filename_create(dfd, tmp, path, lookup_flags); > putname(tmp); > return res; > } > diff --git a/fs/open.c b/fs/open.c > index d6fd3ac..33839e1 100644 > --- a/fs/open.c > +++ b/fs/open.c > @@ -940,8 +940,15 @@ struct file *file_open_name(struct filename *name, int flags, umode_t mode) > */ > struct file *filp_open(const char *filename, int flags, umode_t mode) > { > - struct filename name = {.name = filename}; > - return file_open_name(&name, flags, mode); > + struct file *file; > + struct filename *name; > + > + name = getname_kernel(filename); > + if (unlikely(IS_ERR(name))) > + return ERR_CAST(name); > + file = file_open_name(name, flags, mode); > + putname(name); > + return file; > } > EXPORT_SYMBOL(filp_open); > > - RGB -- Richard Guy Briggs <rbriggs@xxxxxxxxxx> Senior Software Engineer, Kernel Security, AMER ENG Base Operating Systems, Red Hat Remote, Ottawa, Canada Voice: +1.647.777.2635, Internal: (81) 32635, Alt: +1.613.693.0684x3545 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-fsdevel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html