tree dd40e6302d2770d3c51cced64cfd3b8cf1355da4
parent 23783f817bceedd6d4e549385e3f400ea64059e5
author Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com> 1328348830 +0100
committer Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> 1328570120 -0800

exec: fix use-after-free bug in setup_new_exec()

Setting the task name is done within setup_new_exec() by accessing
bprm->filename. However this happens after flush_old_exec().
This may result in a use after free bug, flush_old_exec() may
"complete" vfork_done, which will wake up the parent which in turn
may free the passed in filename.
To fix this add a new tcomm field in struct linux_binprm which
contains the now early generated task name until it is used.

Fixes this bug on s390:

  Unable to handle kernel pointer dereference at virtual kernel address 0000000039768000
  Process kworker/u:3 (pid: 245, task: 000000003a3dc840, ksp: 0000000039453818)
  Krnl PSW : 0704000180000000 0000000000282e94 (setup_new_exec+0xa0/0x374)
  Call Trace:
  ([<0000000000282e2c>] setup_new_exec+0x38/0x374)
   [<00000000002dd12e>] load_elf_binary+0x402/0x1bf4
   [<0000000000280a42>] search_binary_handler+0x38e/0x5bc
   [<0000000000282b6c>] do_execve_common+0x410/0x514
   [<0000000000282cb6>] do_execve+0x46/0x58
   [<00000000005bce58>] kernel_execve+0x28/0x70
   [<000000000014ba2e>] ____call_usermodehelper+0x102/0x140
   [<00000000005bc8da>] kernel_thread_starter+0x6/0xc
   [<00000000005bc8d4>] kernel_thread_starter+0x0/0xc
  Last Breaking-Event-Address:
   [<00000000002830f0>] setup_new_exec+0x2fc/0x374

  Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception: panic_on_oops

Reported-by: Sebastian Ott <sebott@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>