[patch 098/140] checkpatch: warn for use of %px

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From: "Tobin C. Harding" <me@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: checkpatch: warn for use of %px

Usage of the new %px specifier potentially leaks sensitive inforamtion. 
Printing kernel addresses exposes the kernel layout in memory, this is
potentially exploitable.  We have tools in the kernel to help us do the
right thing.  We can have checkpatch warn developers of potential dangers
of using %px.

Have checkpatch emit a warning for usage of specifier %px.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1519700648-23108-5-git-send-email-me@xxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Tobin C. Harding <me@xxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 scripts/checkpatch.pl |   48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff -puN scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-warn-for-use-of-%px scripts/checkpatch.pl
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl~checkpatch-warn-for-use-of-%px
+++ a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -5812,29 +5812,45 @@ sub process {
 		    defined $stat &&
 		    $stat =~ /^\+(?![^\{]*\{\s*).*\b(\w+)\s*\(.*$String\s*,/s &&
 		    $1 !~ /^_*volatile_*$/) {
-			my $bad_extension = "";
+			my $specifier;
+			my $extension;
+			my $bad_specifier = "";
+			my $stat_real;
+
 			my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
 			$lc = $lc + $linenr;
 		        for (my $count = $linenr; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
 				my $fmt = get_quoted_string($lines[$count - 1], raw_line($count, 0));
 				$fmt =~ s/%%//g;
-				if ($fmt =~ /(\%[\*\d\.]*p(?![\WSsBKRraEhMmIiUDdgVCbGNOx]).)/) {
-					$bad_extension = $1;
-					last;
-				}
-			}
-			if ($bad_extension ne "") {
-				my $stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
-				my $ext_type = "Invalid";
-				my $use = "";
-				if ($bad_extension =~ /p[Ff]/) {
-					$ext_type = "Deprecated";
-					$use = " - use %pS instead";
-					$use =~ s/pS/ps/ if ($bad_extension =~ /pf/);
+
+				while ($fmt =~ /(\%[\*\d\.]*p(\w))/g) {
+					$specifier = $1;
+					$extension = $2;
+					if ($extension !~ /[SsBKRraEhMmIiUDdgVCbGNOx]/) {
+						$bad_specifier = $specifier;
+						last;
+					}
+					if ($extension eq "x" && !defined($stat_real)) {
+						if (!defined($stat_real)) {
+							$stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
+						}
+						WARN("VSPRINTF_SPECIFIER_PX",
+						     "Using vsprintf specifier '\%px' potentially exposes the kernel memory layout, if you don't really need the address please consider using '\%p'.\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
+					}
 				}
+				if ($bad_specifier ne "") {
+					my $stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
+					my $ext_type = "Invalid";
+					my $use = "";
+					if ($bad_specifier =~ /p[Ff]/) {
+						$ext_type = "Deprecated";
+						$use = " - use %pS instead";
+						$use =~ s/pS/ps/ if ($bad_specifier =~ /pf/);
+					}
 
-				WARN("VSPRINTF_POINTER_EXTENSION",
-				     "$ext_type vsprintf pointer extension '$bad_extension'$use\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
+					WARN("VSPRINTF_POINTER_EXTENSION",
+					     "$ext_type vsprintf pointer extension '$bad_specifier'$use\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
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