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Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 16:11:46 -0800
From: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, Andy Whitcroft <apw@...onical.com>,
"Roberts, William C" <william.c.roberts@...el.com>,
"kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com" <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: Add ability to find
bad uses of vsprintf %p<foo> extensions
On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 4:06 PM, Andrew Morton
<akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Feb 2017 12:54:55 -0800 Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
>
>> %pK was at least once misused at %pk in an out-of-tree module.
>> This lead to some security concerns. Add the ability to track
>> single and multiple line statements for misuses of %p<foo>.
>
> Should we also do this?
Ah yes, good idea. Maybe "...when adding/removing new conversion..." ?
-Kees
>
> --- a/lib/vsprintf.c~checkpatch-add-ability-to-find-bad-uses-of-vsprintf-%pfoo-extensions-fix
> +++ a/lib/vsprintf.c
> @@ -1477,6 +1477,9 @@ int kptr_restrict __read_mostly;
> * by an extra set of alphanumeric characters that are extended format
> * specifiers.
> *
> + * Please update scripts/checkpatch.pl when adding new conversion characters.
> + * (search for "check for vsprintf extension").
> + *
> * Right now we handle:
> *
> * - 'F' For symbolic function descriptor pointers with offset
> _
>
--
Kees Cook
Pixel Security
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