fs/proc/task_mmu.c v1: fix clear_refs_write() input sanity check
authorVincent Li <macli@brc.ubc.ca>
Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:45:36 +0000 (16:45 -0700)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:39:40 +0000 (07:39 -0700)
Andrew Morton pointed out similar string hacking and obfuscated check for
zero-length input at the end of the function, David Rientjes suggested to
use strict_strtol to replace simple_strtol, this patch cover above
suggestions, add removing of leading and trailing whitespace from user
input.  It does not change function behavious.

Signed-off-by: Vincent Li <macli@brc.ubc.ca>
Acked-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>
Cc: Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
Cc: Amerigo Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
fs/proc/task_mmu.c

index 59e98fe..366b101 100644 (file)
@@ -473,21 +473,20 @@ static ssize_t clear_refs_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
                                size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
        struct task_struct *task;
-       char buffer[PROC_NUMBUF], *end;
+       char buffer[PROC_NUMBUF];
        struct mm_struct *mm;
        struct vm_area_struct *vma;
-       int type;
+       long type;
 
        memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer));
        if (count > sizeof(buffer) - 1)
                count = sizeof(buffer) - 1;
        if (copy_from_user(buffer, buf, count))
                return -EFAULT;
-       type = simple_strtol(buffer, &end, 0);
+       if (strict_strtol(strstrip(buffer), 10, &type))
+               return -EINVAL;
        if (type < CLEAR_REFS_ALL || type > CLEAR_REFS_MAPPED)
                return -EINVAL;
-       if (*end == '\n')
-               end++;
        task = get_proc_task(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode);
        if (!task)
                return -ESRCH;
@@ -523,9 +522,8 @@ static ssize_t clear_refs_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
                mmput(mm);
        }
        put_task_struct(task);
-       if (end - buffer == 0)
-               return -EIO;
-       return end - buffer;
+
+       return count;
 }
 
 const struct file_operations proc_clear_refs_operations = {