sd: fix memory corruption by sd_read_cache_type
Let sd check more thoroughly before using mode_sense responses for data
length calculation. Fixes memory corruption ("slab error in
cache_free_debugcheck") or kernel panic when buggy disks are connected,
notably Initio SBP-2 bridges.
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6114
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=182005
Taken from a patch by Al Viro <[email protected]>.
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-scsi&m=114055884611429
Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <[email protected]>
---
Patch is applicable to 2.6.14, 2.6.15, 2.6.16.
Index: linux-2.6.16-rc4/drivers/scsi/sd.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.16-rc4.orig/drivers/scsi/sd.c 2006-02-22 22:27:42.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.16-rc4/drivers/scsi/sd.c 2006-02-22 22:29:10.000000000 +0100
@@ -1342,6 +1342,8 @@ sd_read_cache_type(struct scsi_disk *sdk
/* Take headers and block descriptors into account */
len += data.header_length + data.block_descriptor_length;
+ if (len > 512)
+ goto bad_sense;
/* Get the data */
res = sd_do_mode_sense(sdp, dbd, modepage, buffer, len, &data, &sshdr);
@@ -1354,6 +1356,12 @@ sd_read_cache_type(struct scsi_disk *sdk
int ct = 0;
int offset = data.header_length + data.block_descriptor_length;
+ if (offset >= 512 - 2) {
+ printk(KERN_ERR "%s: malformed MODE SENSE response",
+ diskname);
+ goto defaults;
+ }
+
if ((buffer[offset] & 0x3f) != modepage) {
printk(KERN_ERR "%s: got wrong page\n", diskname);
goto defaults;
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