Re: [PATCH v4 02/11] VFS: copy_file_range check validity of input source offset

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On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 5:27 AM Dave Chinner <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 04:10:48PM -0400, Olga Kornievskaia wrote:
> > From: Olga Kornievskaia <kolga@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Input source offset can't be beyond the end of the file.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Olga Kornievskaia <kolga@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  fs/read_write.c | 3 +++
> >  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
> > index fb4ffca..b3b304e 100644
> > --- a/fs/read_write.c
> > +++ b/fs/read_write.c
> > @@ -1594,6 +1594,9 @@ ssize_t vfs_copy_file_range(struct file *file_in, loff_t pos_in,
> >               }
> >       }
> >
> > +     if (pos_in >= i_size_read(inode_in))
> > +             return -EINVAL;
> > +
>
> vfs_copy_file_range seems ot be missing a wide range of checks.
> rlimit, s_maxbytes, LFS file sizes, etc. This is a write, so all the
> checks in generic_write_checks() apply, right? And the same security
> issues like stripping setuid bits, etc? And we need to touch
> atime on the source file, too?

Yes sound like needed checks.

> We've just merged 5 or so patches in 4.19-rc8 and we're ready to
> merge another ~30 patch series to fix all the stuff missing from the
> clone/dedupe file range operations that make them safe and robust.
> It seems like copy_file_range is all the checks it needs, too?

Are you proposing to not do this check now in favor of the proper work
that will do all of those checks you listed above? I can not volunteer
to provide this comprehensive check. However if this is the path
community decides is the best then I can move this check into NFS for
now and remove it once VFS provides such check later.

>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave.
> --
> Dave Chinner
> david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx



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