valgrind/cve-2008-4865.diff

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--- docs/xml/manual-core.xml
+++ docs/xml/manual-core.xml
@@ -1255,7 +1255,9 @@ processed earlier; for example, options
precedence over those in
<computeroutput>~/.valgrindrc</computeroutput>. The first two
are particularly useful for setting the default tool to
-use.</para>
+use. Please note that the .valgrindrc file is ignored if
+it is world writeable or not owned by the current user.
+</para>
<para>Any tool-specific options put in
<computeroutput>$VALGRIND_OPTS</computeroutput> or the
--- coregrind/m_commandline.c
+++ coregrind/m_commandline.c
@@ -57,23 +57,33 @@ static HChar* read_dot_valgrindrc ( HCha
{
Int n;
SysRes fd;
- Int size;
+ struct vki_stat stat_buf;
HChar* f_clo = NULL;
HChar filename[VKI_PATH_MAX];
VG_(snprintf)(filename, VKI_PATH_MAX, "%s/.valgrindrc",
( NULL == dir ? "" : dir ) );
fd = VG_(open)(filename, 0, VKI_S_IRUSR);
+
if ( !fd.isError ) {
- size = VG_(fsize)(fd.res);
- if (size > 0) {
- f_clo = VG_(malloc)(size+1);
- vg_assert(f_clo);
- n = VG_(read)(fd.res, f_clo, size);
- if (n == -1) n = 0;
- vg_assert(n >= 0 && n <= size+1);
- f_clo[n] = '\0';
+ Int res = VG_(fstat)( fd.res, &stat_buf );
+ // Ignore if not owned by current user or world writeable (CVE-2008-4865)
+ if (!res && stat_buf.st_uid == VG_(geteuid)()
+ && (!(stat_buf.st_mode & VKI_S_IWOTH))) {
+ if ( stat_buf.st_size > 0) {
+ f_clo = VG_(malloc)(stat_buf.st_size+1);
+ vg_assert(f_clo);
+ n = VG_(read)(fd.res, f_clo, stat_buf.st_size);
+ if (n == -1) n = 0;
+ vg_assert(n >= 0 && n <= stat_buf.st_size+1);
+ f_clo[n] = '\0';
+ }
}
+ else
+ VG_(message)(Vg_UserMsg,
+ "%s was not read as it is world writeable or not owned by the "
+ "current user", filename);
+
VG_(close)(fd.res);
}
return f_clo;