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[PATCH] Range checking in do_proc_dointvec_(userhz_)jiffies_conv 

When (integer) sysctl values are in either seconds or centiseconds, but
represented internally as jiffies, the allowable value range is decreased.
This patch adds range checks to the conversion routines.

For values in seconds: maximum LONG_MAX / HZ.

For values in centiseconds: maximum (LONG_MAX / HZ) * USER_HZ.

(BTW, does anyone else feel that an interface in seconds should not be
accepting negative values?)

Signed-off-by: Bart Samwel <bart@samwel.tk>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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Bart Samwel 2006-03-24 03:15:50 -08:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
parent ed5b43f15a
commit cba9f33d13
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@ -2053,6 +2053,8 @@ static int do_proc_dointvec_jiffies_conv(int *negp, unsigned long *lvalp,
int write, void *data)
{
if (write) {
if (*lvalp > LONG_MAX / HZ)
return 1;
*valp = *negp ? -(*lvalp*HZ) : (*lvalp*HZ);
} else {
int val = *valp;
@ -2074,6 +2076,8 @@ static int do_proc_dointvec_userhz_jiffies_conv(int *negp, unsigned long *lvalp,
int write, void *data)
{
if (write) {
if (USER_HZ < HZ && *lvalp > (LONG_MAX / HZ) * USER_HZ)
return 1;
*valp = clock_t_to_jiffies(*negp ? -*lvalp : *lvalp);
} else {
int val = *valp;