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authorFlorian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>2012-10-16 10:33:50 +0200
committerFlorian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>2012-10-16 10:33:50 +0200
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__alloc_dir: avoid integer overflow in malloc argument
Diffstat (limited to 'sysdeps')
-rw-r--r--sysdeps/posix/opendir.c15
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/sysdeps/posix/opendir.c b/sysdeps/posix/opendir.c
index e093142f62..f1cc1aeb57 100644
--- a/sysdeps/posix/opendir.c
+++ b/sysdeps/posix/opendir.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/* Copyright (C) 1991-1996,98,2000-2003,2005,2007,2009,2011
- Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Copyright (C) 1991-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of the GNU C Library.
The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
@@ -33,6 +32,11 @@
#include <not-cancel.h>
#include <kernel-features.h>
+/* The st_blksize value of the directory is used as a hint for the
+ size of the buffer which receives struct dirent values from the
+ kernel. st_blksize is limited to MAX_DIR_BUFFER_SIZE, in case the
+ file system provides a bogus value. */
+#define MAX_DIR_BUFFER_SIZE 1048576U
/* opendir() must not accidentally open something other than a directory.
Some OS's have kernel support for that, some don't. In the worst
@@ -192,8 +196,11 @@ __alloc_dir (int fd, bool close_fd, int flags, const struct stat64 *statp)
? sizeof (struct dirent64) : BUFSIZ);
size_t allocation = default_allocation;
#ifdef _STATBUF_ST_BLKSIZE
- if (statp != NULL && default_allocation < statp->st_blksize)
- allocation = statp->st_blksize;
+ /* Increase allocation if requested, but not if the value appears to
+ be bogus. */
+ if (statp != NULL)
+ allocation = MIN (MAX ((size_t) statp->st_blksize, default_allocation),
+ MAX_DIR_BUFFER_SIZE);
#endif
DIR *dirp = (DIR *) malloc (sizeof (DIR) + allocation);