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checkpatch: warn for use of %px 

Usage of the new %px specifier potentially leaks sensitive information.
Printing kernel addresses exposes the kernel layout in memory, this is
potentially exploitable.  We have tools in the kernel to help us do the
right thing.  We can have checkpatch warn developers of potential
dangers of using %px.

Have checkpatch emit a warning for usage of specifier %px.

Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1519700648-23108-5-git-send-email-me@tobin.cc
Signed-off-by: Tobin C. Harding <me@tobin.cc>
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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Tobin C. Harding 2018-04-10 16:33:31 -07:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
parent e3d95a2a05
commit e3c6bc9566
1 changed files with 33 additions and 17 deletions
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@ -5812,29 +5812,45 @@ sub process {
defined $stat &&
$stat =~ /^\+(?![^\{]*\{\s*).*\b(\w+)\s*\(.*$String\s*,/s &&
$1 !~ /^_*volatile_*$/) {
my $bad_extension = "";
my $specifier;
my $extension;
my $bad_specifier = "";
my $stat_real;
my $lc = $stat =~ tr@\n@@;
$lc = $lc + $linenr;
for (my $count = $linenr; $count <= $lc; $count++) {
my $fmt = get_quoted_string($lines[$count - 1], raw_line($count, 0));
$fmt =~ s/%%//g;
if ($fmt =~ /(\%[\*\d\.]*p(?![\WSsBKRraEhMmIiUDdgVCbGNOx]).)/) {
$bad_extension = $1;
last;
}
}
if ($bad_extension ne "") {
my $stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
my $ext_type = "Invalid";
my $use = "";
if ($bad_extension =~ /p[Ff]/) {
$ext_type = "Deprecated";
$use = " - use %pS instead";
$use =~ s/pS/ps/ if ($bad_extension =~ /pf/);
}
WARN("VSPRINTF_POINTER_EXTENSION",
"$ext_type vsprintf pointer extension '$bad_extension'$use\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
while ($fmt =~ /(\%[\*\d\.]*p(\w))/g) {
$specifier = $1;
$extension = $2;
if ($extension !~ /[SsBKRraEhMmIiUDdgVCbGNOx]/) {
$bad_specifier = $specifier;
last;
}
if ($extension eq "x" && !defined($stat_real)) {
if (!defined($stat_real)) {
$stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
}
WARN("VSPRINTF_SPECIFIER_PX",
"Using vsprintf specifier '\%px' potentially exposes the kernel memory layout, if you don't really need the address please consider using '\%p'.\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
}
}
if ($bad_specifier ne "") {
my $stat_real = get_stat_real($linenr, $lc);
my $ext_type = "Invalid";
my $use = "";
if ($bad_specifier =~ /p[Ff]/) {
$ext_type = "Deprecated";
$use = " - use %pS instead";
$use =~ s/pS/ps/ if ($bad_specifier =~ /pf/);
}
WARN("VSPRINTF_POINTER_EXTENSION",
"$ext_type vsprintf pointer extension '$bad_specifier'$use\n" . "$here\n$stat_real\n");
}
}
}