@@ -495,8 +495,14 @@ static int bprm_stack_limits(struct linu
* the stack. They aren't stored until much later when we can't
* signal to the parent that the child has run out of stack space.
* Instead, calculate it here so it's possible to fail gracefully.
+ *
+ * In the case of argc = 0, make sure there is space for adding a
+ * empty string (which will bump argc to 1), to ensure confused
+ * userspace programs don't start processing from argv[1], thinking
+ * argc can never be 0, to keep them from walking envp by accident.
+ * See do_execveat_common().
*/
- ptr_size = (bprm->argc + bprm->envc) * sizeof(void *);
+ ptr_size = (max(bprm->argc, 1) + bprm->envc) * sizeof(void *);
if (limit <= ptr_size)
return -E2BIG;
limit -= ptr_size;
@@ -1897,6 +1903,9 @@ static int do_execveat_common(int fd, st
}
retval = count(argv, MAX_ARG_STRINGS);
+ if (retval == 0)
+ pr_warn_once("process '%s' launched '%s' with NULL argv: empty string added\n",
+ current->comm, bprm->filename);
if (retval < 0)
goto out_free;
bprm->argc = retval;
@@ -1923,6 +1932,19 @@ static int do_execveat_common(int fd, st
if (retval < 0)
goto out_free;
+ /*
+ * When argv is empty, add an empty string ("") as argv[0] to
+ * ensure confused userspace programs that start processing
+ * from argv[1] won't end up walking envp. See also
+ * bprm_stack_limits().
+ */
+ if (bprm->argc == 0) {
+ retval = copy_string_kernel("", bprm);
+ if (retval < 0)
+ goto out_free;
+ bprm->argc = 1;
+ }
+
retval = bprm_execve(bprm, fd, filename, flags);
out_free:
free_bprm(bprm);
@@ -1951,6 +1973,8 @@ int kernel_execve(const char *kernel_fil
}
retval = count_strings_kernel(argv);
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(retval == 0))
+ retval = -EINVAL;
if (retval < 0)
goto out_free;
bprm->argc = retval;