[OE-core] [PATCH] libxml2 CVE-2012-2807

jackie.huang at windriver.com jackie.huang at windriver.com
Thu Jun 20 11:09:57 UTC 2013


From: Jackie Huang <jackie.huang at windriver.com>

Multiple integer overflows in libxml2, as used in Google Chrome
before 20.0.1132.43, on 64-bit Linux platforms allow remote attackers to
cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2012-2807

Signed-off-by: Li Wang <li.wang at windriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Jackie Huang <jackie.huang at windriver.com>
---
 .../libxml/libxml2/libxml2-fix-CVE-2012-2807.patch |   78 ++++++++++++++++++++
 meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2_2.9.1.bb          |    1 +
 2 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml2-fix-CVE-2012-2807.patch

diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml2-fix-CVE-2012-2807.patch b/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml2-fix-CVE-2012-2807.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f796ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2/libxml2-fix-CVE-2012-2807.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+Attempt to address libxml crash.
+
+BUG=129930
+Review URL: https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10458051
+
+https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=142822
+
+2012-2807
+Multiple integer overflows in libxml2, as used in Google Chrome
+before 20.0.1132.43, on 64-bit Linux platforms allow remote attackers to cause \
+a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
+http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2012-2807
+
+Signed-off-by: Li Wang <li.wang at windriver.com>
+---
+ globals.c |   25 ++++++++++++++++++++++---
+ 1 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/globals.c b/globals.c
+index 69002f0..b369346 100644
+--- a/globals.c
++++ b/globals.c
+@@ -86,6 +86,25 @@ xmlMallocFunc xmlMallocAtomic = (xmlMallocFunc) xmlMemMalloc;
+ xmlReallocFunc xmlRealloc = (xmlReallocFunc) xmlMemRealloc;
+ xmlStrdupFunc xmlMemStrdup = (xmlStrdupFunc) xmlMemoryStrdup;
+ #else
++
++#define MAX_LIBXML_MALLOC (1024*1024*512)
++
++static void* size_checked_malloc(size_t size) {
++  if (size > MAX_LIBXML_MALLOC) {
++    *(volatile char*)0 = '\0';
++    return NULL;
++  }
++  return malloc(size);
++}
++
++static void* size_checked_realloc(void* ptr, size_t size) {
++  if (size > MAX_LIBXML_MALLOC) {
++    *(volatile char*)0 = '\0';
++    return NULL;
++  }
++  return realloc(ptr, size);
++}
++
+ /**
+  * xmlFree:
+  * @mem: an already allocated block of memory
+@@ -101,7 +120,7 @@ xmlFreeFunc xmlFree = (xmlFreeFunc) free;
+  *
+  * Returns a pointer to the newly allocated block or NULL in case of error
+  */
+-xmlMallocFunc xmlMalloc = (xmlMallocFunc) malloc;
++xmlMallocFunc xmlMalloc = (xmlMallocFunc) size_checked_malloc;
+ /**
+  * xmlMallocAtomic:
+  * @size:  the size requested in bytes
+@@ -112,7 +131,7 @@ xmlMallocFunc xmlMalloc = (xmlMallocFunc) malloc;
+  *
+  * Returns a pointer to the newly allocated block or NULL in case of error
+  */
+-xmlMallocFunc xmlMallocAtomic = (xmlMallocFunc) malloc;
++xmlMallocFunc xmlMallocAtomic = (xmlMallocFunc) size_checked_malloc;
+ /**
+  * xmlRealloc:
+  * @mem: an already allocated block of memory
+@@ -122,7 +141,7 @@ xmlMallocFunc xmlMallocAtomic = (xmlMallocFunc) malloc;
+  *
+  * Returns a pointer to the newly reallocated block or NULL in case of error
+  */
+-xmlReallocFunc xmlRealloc = (xmlReallocFunc) realloc;
++xmlReallocFunc xmlRealloc = (xmlReallocFunc) size_checked_realloc;
+ /**
+  * xmlMemStrdup:
+  * @str: a zero terminated string
+--
+1.7.0.5
+
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2_2.9.1.bb b/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2_2.9.1.bb
index a1093ed..11d8486 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2_2.9.1.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2_2.9.1.bb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 require libxml2.inc

 SRC_URI += "file://libxml2-CVE-2012-2871.patch \
+	    file://libxml2-fix-CVE-2012-2807.patch \
 	   "

 SRC_URI[md5sum] = "9c0cfef285d5c4a5c80d00904ddab380"
--
1.7.4.1




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