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RE: [PATCH v2 1/5] kprobes: convert kprobe_lookup_name() to a function

From David Laight <David.Laight@ACULAB.COM>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject RE: [PATCH v2 1/5] kprobes: convert kprobe_lookup_name() to a function
Date 2017-04-18 15:00 +0200
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From: Naveen N. Rao
> Sent: 12 April 2017 11:58
...
> +kprobe_opcode_t *kprobe_lookup_name(const char *name)
> +{
...
> +	char dot_name[MODULE_NAME_LEN + 1 + KSYM_NAME_LEN];
> +	const char *modsym;
> +	bool dot_appended = false;
> +	if ((modsym = strchr(name, ':')) != NULL) {
> +		modsym++;
> +		if (*modsym != '\0' && *modsym != '.') {
> +			/* Convert to <module:.symbol> */
> +			strncpy(dot_name, name, modsym - name);
> +			dot_name[modsym - name] = '.';
> +			dot_name[modsym - name + 1] = '\0';
> +			strncat(dot_name, modsym,
> +				sizeof(dot_name) - (modsym - name) - 2);
> +			dot_appended = true;

If the ':' is 'a way down' name[] then although the strncpy() won't
overrun dot_name[] the rest of the code can.

The strncat() call is particularly borked.

	David

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[PATCH v2 0/5] powerpc: a few kprobe fixes and refactoring "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2017-04-12 13:00 +0200
  [PATCH v2 2/5] powerpc: kprobes: fix handling of function offsets on ABIv2 "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2017-04-12 13:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] powerpc: kprobes: fix handling of function  offsets on ABIv2 Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> - 2017-04-13 06:30 +0200
  [PATCH v2 3/5] powerpc: introduce a new helper to obtain function entry points "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2017-04-12 13:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] powerpc: introduce a new helper to obtain  function entry points Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> - 2017-04-13 06:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] powerpc: introduce a new helper to obtain  function entry points "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2017-04-13 08:00 +0200
  [PATCH v2 1/5] kprobes: convert kprobe_lookup_name() to a function "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2017-04-12 13:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] kprobes: convert kprobe_lookup_name() to a  function Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> - 2017-04-13 05:10 +0200
    RE: [PATCH v2 1/5] kprobes: convert kprobe_lookup_name() to a  function David Laight <David.Laight@ACULAB.COM> - 2017-04-18 15:00 +0200
      RE: [PATCH v2 1/5] kprobes: convert kprobe_lookup_name() to a  function "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2017-04-19 10:10 +0200
        RE: [PATCH v2 1/5] kprobes: convert kprobe_lookup_name() to a  function David Laight <David.Laight@ACULAB.COM> - 2017-04-19 10:50 +0200
          Re: [PATCH v2 1/5] kprobes: convert kprobe_lookup_name() to a  function "'Naveen N. Rao'" <naveen.n.rao@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2017-04-19 13:10 +0200
  [PATCH v2 4/5] powerpc: kprobes: factor out code to emulate instruction into a helper "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2017-04-12 13:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] powerpc: kprobes: factor out code to emulate  instruction into a helper Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> - 2017-04-13 06:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] powerpc: kprobes: factor out code to emulate  instruction into a helper "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2017-04-13 08:00 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v2 4/5] powerpc: kprobes: factor out code to emulate  instruction into a helper "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2017-04-13 11:00 +0200
  [PATCH v2 5/5] powerpc: kprobes: emulate instructions on kprobe handler re-entry "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2017-04-12 13:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] powerpc: kprobes: emulate instructions on kprobe  handler re-entry Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> - 2017-04-13 06:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] powerpc: kprobes: emulate instructions on kprobe  handler re-entry "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2017-04-13 08:00 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] powerpc: a few kprobe fixes and refactoring Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> - 2017-04-13 05:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] powerpc: a few kprobe fixes and refactoring "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@linux.vnet.ibm.com> - 2017-04-13 08:00 +0200

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