+ fs-partitions-ldmc-fix-buffer-overflow-again.patch added to -mm tree

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The patch titled
     fs/partitions/ldm.c: fix buffer overflow again
has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
     fs-partitions-ldmc-fix-buffer-overflow-again.patch

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Subject: fs/partitions/ldm.c: fix buffer overflow again
From: Timo Warns <Warns@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

c340b1d640001 ("fs/partitions/ldm.c: fix oops caused by corrupted
partition table") was incomplete and incorrect.  It does not consider that
for subsequent fragments, previously allocated memory is used.

Signed-off-by: Timo Warns <warns@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Eugene Teo <eugeneteo@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Richard Russon <rich@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reported-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 fs/partitions/ldm.c |    5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff -puN fs/partitions/ldm.c~fs-partitions-ldmc-fix-buffer-overflow-again fs/partitions/ldm.c
--- a/fs/partitions/ldm.c~fs-partitions-ldmc-fix-buffer-overflow-again
+++ a/fs/partitions/ldm.c
@@ -1335,6 +1335,11 @@ static bool ldm_frag_add (const u8 *data
 
 	list_add_tail (&f->list, frags);
 found:
+	if (rec >= f->num) {
+		ldm_error("REC value (%d) exceeds NUM value (%d)", rec, f->num);
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	if (f->map & (1 << rec)) {
 		ldm_error ("Duplicate VBLK, part %d.", rec);
 		f->map &= 0x7F;			/* Mark the group as broken */
_

Patches currently in -mm which might be from Warns@xxxxxxxxxxxx are

fs-partitions-efic-corrupted-guid-partition-tables-can-cause-kernel-oops.patch
fs-partitions-ldmc-fix-buffer-overflow-again.patch

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