[2.6.20.17 review 50/58] random: fix bound check ordering (CVE-2007-3105)

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If root raised the default wakeup threshold over the size of the
output pool, the pool transfer function could overflow the stack with
RNG bytes, causing a DoS or potential privilege escalation.

(Bug reported by the PaX Team <[email protected]>)

Cc: Theodore Tso <[email protected]>
Cc: Willy Tarreau <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Matt Mackall <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Willy Tarreau <[email protected]>
---
 drivers/char/random.c |    9 +++++++--
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/random.c b/drivers/char/random.c
index 263e5e5..96561c8 100644
--- a/drivers/char/random.c
+++ b/drivers/char/random.c
@@ -693,9 +693,14 @@ static void xfer_secondary_pool(struct entropy_store *r, size_t nbytes)
 
 	if (r->pull && r->entropy_count < nbytes * 8 &&
 	    r->entropy_count < r->poolinfo->POOLBITS) {
-		int bytes = max_t(int, random_read_wakeup_thresh / 8,
-				min_t(int, nbytes, sizeof(tmp)));
+		/* If we're limited, always leave two wakeup worth's BITS */
 		int rsvd = r->limit ? 0 : random_read_wakeup_thresh/4;
+		int bytes = nbytes;
+
+		/* pull at least as many as BYTES as wakeup BITS */
+		bytes = max_t(int, bytes, random_read_wakeup_thresh / 8);
+		/* but never more than the buffer size */
+		bytes = min_t(int, bytes, sizeof(tmp));
 
 		DEBUG_ENT("going to reseed %s with %d bits "
 			  "(%d of %d requested)
",
-- 
1.5.2.5

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