[OE-core] [PATCH] meta:recipes-extended: stat fix security gaps

[Plauchu Edwin]

On 16/05/16 16:28, Khem Raj wrote:
>> On May 16, 2016, at 1:19 PM, edwin.plauchu.camacho at linux.intel.com wrote:
>>
>> From: Edwin Plauchu <edwin.plauchu.camacho at intel.com>
>>
>> This patch avoids stat fails to compile with compiler flags which elevate common string formatting issues into an error (-Wformat -Wformat-security -Werror=format-security).
>>
>> [YOCTO #9550]
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Edwin Plauchu <edwin.plauchu.camacho at intel.com>
>> ---
>> meta/conf/distro/include/security_flags.inc        |  1 -
>> .../stat/stat-3.3/fix-security-format.patch        | 77 ++++++++++++++++++++++
>> meta/recipes-extended/stat/stat_3.3.bb             |  1 +
>> 3 files changed, 78 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>> create mode 100644 meta/recipes-extended/stat/stat-3.3/fix-security-format.patch
>>
>> diff --git a/meta/conf/distro/include/security_flags.inc b/meta/conf/distro/include/security_flags.inc
>> index 7a91cec..5ae6dd8 100644
>> --- a/meta/conf/distro/include/security_flags.inc
>> +++ b/meta/conf/distro/include/security_flags.inc
>> @@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ SECURITY_STRINGFORMAT_pn-gettext = ""
>> SECURITY_STRINGFORMAT_pn-kexec-tools = ""
>> SECURITY_STRINGFORMAT_pn-makedevs = ""
>> SECURITY_STRINGFORMAT_pn-oh-puzzles = ""
>> -SECURITY_STRINGFORMAT_pn-stat = ""
>> SECURITY_STRINGFORMAT_pn-unzip = ""
>> SECURITY_STRINGFORMAT_pn-zip = ""
>>
>> diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/stat/stat-3.3/fix-security-format.patch b/meta/recipes-extended/stat/stat-3.3/fix-security-format.patch
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000..7d9f8df
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/meta/recipes-extended/stat/stat-3.3/fix-security-format.patch
>> @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
>> +meta: recipes-extended: Fixing security formatting issues on stat
>> +
>> +Fix security formatting issues related to printf without NULL argument
>> +
>> +stat.c: In function 'print_human_access':
>> +stat.c:292:13: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]
>> +     printf (access);
>> +             ^
>> +stat.c: In function 'print_human_time':
>> +stat.c:299:57: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]
>> +   if (strftime(str, 40, "%c", localtime(t)) > 0) printf(str);
>> +                                                         ^
>> +stat.c: In function 'print_it':
>> +stat.c:613:6: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]
>> +      printf(b);
>> +      ^
>> +stat.c:642:6: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]
>> +      printf(b);
>> +      ^
>> +
>> +[YOCTO #9550]
>> +[https://bugzilla.yoctoproject.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9550]
>> +
>> +Upstream-Status: Pending
>> +
>> +Signed-off-by: Edwin Plauchu <edwin.plauchu.camacho at intel.com>
>> +
>> +diff --git a/stat.c b/stat.c
>> +index 1ed07a9..351ab54 100644
>> +--- a/stat.c
>> ++++ b/stat.c
>> +@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
>> +
>> + #include "fs.h"
>> +
>> ++#define __PRINT(STR) printf (STR,NULL)
>> ++
> Can we use proper formatting string here something like
> printf(“%s”, access );
>
> or use fputs() Call instead
With fputs we need to specify stdout stream and
the printf "%s" option needs a little bit more processing in formatting.

The actual change covers the security considerations with minimal add of 
NULL if you
know why the another ways will be better please tell me.

Thanks in advance
Edwin Plauchu
>
>> + void print_human_type(unsigned short mode)
>> + {
>> +   switch (mode & S_IFMT)
>> +@@ -289,15 +291,15 @@ void print_human_access(struct stat *statbuf)
>> +     default:
>> +       access[0] = '?';
>> +     }
>> +-    printf (access);
>> ++    __PRINT(access);
>> + }
>> +
>> + void print_human_time(time_t *t)
>> + {
>> +   char str[40];
>> +
>> +-  if (strftime(str, 40, "%c", localtime(t)) > 0) printf(str);
>> +-  else printf("Cannot calculate human readable time, sorry");
>> ++  if (strftime(str, 40, "%c", localtime(t)) > 0) __PRINT(str);
>> ++  else __PRINT("Cannot calculate human readable time, sorry");
>> + }
>> +
>> + /* print statfs info */
>> +@@ -610,7 +612,7 @@ void print_it(char *masterformat, char *filename,
>> + 	{
>> + 	    strcpy (pformat, "%");
>> + 	    *m++ = '\0';
>> +-	    printf(b);
>> ++	    __PRINT(b);
>> +
>> + 	    /* copy all format specifiers to our format string */
>> + 	    while (isdigit(*m) || strchr("#0-+. I", *m))
>> +@@ -639,7 +641,7 @@ void print_it(char *masterformat, char *filename,
>> + 	}
>> + 	else
>> + 	{
>> +-	    printf(b);
>> ++	    __PRINT(b);
>> + 	    b = NULL;
>> + 	}
>> +     }
>> diff --git a/meta/recipes-extended/stat/stat_3.3.bb b/meta/recipes-extended/stat/stat_3.3.bb
>> index a5ece07..0697c73 100644
>> --- a/meta/recipes-extended/stat/stat_3.3.bb
>> +++ b/meta/recipes-extended/stat/stat_3.3.bb
>> @@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYRIGHT;md5=39886b077fd072e876e5c4c16310b631 \
>>                      file://GPL;md5=94d55d512a9ba36caa9b7df079bae19f"
>>
>> SRC_URI = "http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/utils/file/${BP}.tar.gz \
>> +           file://fix-security-format.patch \
>>             file://fix-error-return.patch"
>>
>> SRC_URI[md5sum] = "37e247e8e400ad9205f1b0500b728fd3"
>> --
>> 1.9.1
>>
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