Re: [PATCH 2/2] libselinux: avoid dynamic allocation in openattr()

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On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 1:46 PM Christian Göttsche
<cgoettsche@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: Christian Göttsche <cgzones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> openattr() supplies the simplementation for the getcon(3) interface

implementation

> family.  Use a short local buffer instead of descend into memory

"Use a short local buffer instead of dynamic memory allocation"?

> allocation.
>
> Signed-off-by: Christian Göttsche <cgzones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  libselinux/src/procattr.c | 24 ++++++++++++------------
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/libselinux/src/procattr.c b/libselinux/src/procattr.c
> index ddcc7f8d..ee1f48af 100644
> --- a/libselinux/src/procattr.c
> +++ b/libselinux/src/procattr.c
> @@ -86,32 +86,32 @@ static void init_procattr(void)
>  static int openattr(pid_t pid, const char *attr, int flags)
>  {
>         int fd, rc;
> -       char *path;
> +       char path[56];  /* must hold "/proc/self/task/%d/attr/sockcreate" */

Why 56? I understand that sockcreate is the largest attr, but it looks
to me like you are giving way more space than is needed for the pid. I
am just curious. Maybe I am missing something.

Thanks,
Jim


>         pid_t tid;
>
>         if (pid > 0) {
> -               rc = asprintf(&path, "/proc/%d/attr/%s", pid, attr);
> +               rc = snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/proc/%d/attr/%s", pid, attr);
>         } else if (pid == 0) {
> -               rc = asprintf(&path, "/proc/thread-self/attr/%s", attr);
> -               if (rc < 0)
> +               rc = snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/proc/thread-self/attr/%s", attr);
> +               if (rc < 0 || (size_t)rc >= sizeof(path)) {
> +                       errno = EOVERFLOW;
>                         return -1;
> +               }
>                 fd = open(path, flags | O_CLOEXEC);
>                 if (fd >= 0 || errno != ENOENT)
> -                       goto out;
> -               free(path);
> +                       return fd;
>                 tid = selinux_gettid();
> -               rc = asprintf(&path, "/proc/self/task/%d/attr/%s", tid, attr);
> +               rc = snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/proc/self/task/%d/attr/%s", tid, attr);
>         } else {
>                 errno = EINVAL;
>                 return -1;
>         }
> -       if (rc < 0)
> +       if (rc < 0 || (size_t)rc >= sizeof(path)) {
> +               errno = EOVERFLOW;
>                 return -1;
> +       }
>
> -       fd = open(path, flags | O_CLOEXEC);
> -out:
> -       free(path);
> -       return fd;
> +       return open(path, flags | O_CLOEXEC);
>  }
>
>  static int getprocattrcon_raw(char **context, pid_t pid, const char *attr,
> --
> 2.45.2
>
>





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