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CAN: Use inode instead of kernel address for /proc file

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Since the socket address is just being used as a unique identifier, its
inode number is an alternative that does not leak potentially sensitive
information.

CC-ing stable because MITRE has assigned CVE-2010-4565 to the issue.

Signed-off-by: Dan Rosenberg <drosenberg@vsecurity.com>
Acked-by: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Dan Rosenberg 2010-12-26 06:54:53 +00:00 committed by David S. Miller
parent 4a5fc4e179
commit 9f260e0efa
1 changed files with 2 additions and 2 deletions
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net/can/bcm.c
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@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ struct bcm_sock {
struct list_head tx_ops;
unsigned long dropped_usr_msgs;
struct proc_dir_entry *bcm_proc_read;
char procname [20]; /* pointer printed in ASCII with \0 */
char procname [32]; /* inode number in decimal with \0 */
};
static inline struct bcm_sock *bcm_sk(const struct sock *sk)
@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ static int bcm_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *uaddr, int len,
if (proc_dir) {
/* unique socket address as filename */
sprintf(bo->procname, "%p", sock);
sprintf(bo->procname, "%lu", sock_i_ino(sk));
bo->bcm_proc_read = proc_create_data(bo->procname, 0644,
proc_dir,
&bcm_proc_fops, sk);