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Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] x86/boot/KASLR: Restrict kernel to be randomized in mirror regions

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On Tue, 4 Jul 2017, Baoquan He wrote:
> +/* Marks if efi mirror regions have been found and handled. */
> +static bool efi_mirror_found;
> +
> +static void process_efi_entry(unsigned long minimum, unsigned long image_size)
> +{
> +	struct efi_info *e = &boot_params->efi_info;
> +	struct mem_vector region;
> +	efi_memory_desc_t *md;
> +	unsigned long pmap;
> +	char *signature;
> +	u32 nr_desc;
> +	int i;
> +
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_EFI
> +	signature = (char *)&boot_params->efi_info.efi_loader_signature;
> +#endif

So if CONFIG_EFI=n you happily dereference the uninitialized signature
pointer ...

Why is process_efi_entry() invoked at all if EFI is not enabled?

> +	if (strncmp(signature, EFI32_LOADER_SIGNATURE, 4) &&
> +	    strncmp(signature, EFI64_LOADER_SIGNATURE, 4))
> +		return;
> +

Thanks,

	tglx

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[PATCH v2 2/2] x86/boot/KASLR: Restrict kernel to be randomized in mirror regions Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com> - 2017-07-04 10:10 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] x86/boot/KASLR: Restrict kernel to be randomized  in mirror regions Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-07-04 16:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] x86/boot/KASLR: Restrict kernel to be randomized  in mirror regions Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com> - 2017-07-04 16:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] x86/boot/KASLR: Restrict kernel to be randomized  in mirror regions Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-07-04 16:50 +0200
        Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] x86/boot/KASLR: Restrict kernel to be randomized  in mirror regions Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk> - 2017-07-04 17:40 +0200
          Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] x86/boot/KASLR: Restrict kernel to be randomized  in mirror regions Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2017-07-04 17:50 +0200
            Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] x86/boot/KASLR: Restrict kernel to be randomized  in mirror regions Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com> - 2017-07-05 01:20 +0200

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