[PATCH] x86_64: Check for bad elf entry address.
Fixes a local DOS on Intel systems that lead to an endless
recursive fault. AMD machines don't seem to be affected.
Signed-off-by: Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
diff --git a/fs/binfmt_elf.c b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
index 1b117a4..c2eac2a 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_elf.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_elf.c
@@ -938,6 +938,11 @@
kfree(elf_interpreter);
} else {
elf_entry = loc->elf_ex.e_entry;
+ if (BAD_ADDR(elf_entry)) {
+ send_sig(SIGSEGV, current, 0);
+ retval = -ENOEXEC; /* Nobody gets to see this, but.. */
+ goto out_free_dentry;
+ }
}
kfree(elf_phdata);