Re: [RFC PATCH] selinux: fix double free in selinux_parse_opts_str()

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On Tue, Jun 6, 2017 at 3:32 PM, Paul Moore <pmoore@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Paul Moore <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> This patch is based on a discussion generated by an earlier patch
> from Tetsuo Handa:
>
> * https://marc.info/?t=149035659300001&r=1&w=2
>
> The double free problem involves the mnt_opts field of the
> security_mnt_opts struct, selinux_parse_opts_str() frees the memory
> on error, but doesn't set the field to NULL so if the caller later
> attempts to call security_free_mnt_opts() we trigger the problem.
>
> In order to play it safe we change selinux_parse_opts_str() to call
> security_free_mnt_opts() on error instead of free'ing the memory
> directly.  This should ensure that everything is handled correctly,
> regardless of what the caller may do.
>
> Fixes: e0007529893c1c06 ("LSM/SELinux: Interfaces to allow FS to control mount options")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reported-by: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Moore <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  security/selinux/hooks.c |    5 ++---
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

FYI, I just merged this into selinux/stable-4.12.

-- 
paul moore
www.paul-moore.com



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