[PATCH v7 05/11] landlock: Clarify BUILD_BUG_ON check in scoping logic
Günther Noack
gnoack3000 at gmail.com
Mon Mar 23 16:56:47 UTC 2026
The BUILD_BUG_ON check in domain_is_scoped() and
unmask_scoped_access() should check that the loop that counts down
client_layer finishes. We therefore check that the numbers
LANDLOCK_MAX_NUM_LAYERS-1 and -1 are both representable by that
integer. If they are representable, the numbers in between are
representable too, and the loop finishes.
Signed-off-by: Günther Noack <gnoack3000 at gmail.com>
---
security/landlock/fs.c | 9 ++++++---
security/landlock/task.c | 9 ++++++---
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/security/landlock/fs.c b/security/landlock/fs.c
index fcf69b3d734d..c1ecfe239032 100644
--- a/security/landlock/fs.c
+++ b/security/landlock/fs.c
@@ -1595,10 +1595,13 @@ static void unmask_scoped_access(const struct landlock_ruleset *const client,
return;
/*
- * client_layer must be a signed integer with greater capacity
- * than client->num_layers to ensure the following loop stops.
+ * client_layer must be able to represent all numbers from
+ * LANDLOCK_MAX_NUM_LAYERS - 1 to -1 for the loop below to terminate.
+ * (It must be large enough, and it must be signed.)
*/
- BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(client_layer) > sizeof(client->num_layers));
+ BUILD_BUG_ON(!is_signed_type(typeof(client_layer)));
+ BUILD_BUG_ON(LANDLOCK_MAX_NUM_LAYERS - 1 >
+ type_max(typeof(client_layer)));
client_layer = client->num_layers - 1;
client_walker = client->hierarchy;
diff --git a/security/landlock/task.c b/security/landlock/task.c
index f2dbdebf2770..6d46042132ce 100644
--- a/security/landlock/task.c
+++ b/security/landlock/task.c
@@ -191,10 +191,13 @@ static bool domain_is_scoped(const struct landlock_ruleset *const client,
client_layer = client->num_layers - 1;
client_walker = client->hierarchy;
/*
- * client_layer must be a signed integer with greater capacity
- * than client->num_layers to ensure the following loop stops.
+ * client_layer must be able to represent all numbers from
+ * LANDLOCK_MAX_NUM_LAYERS - 1 to -1 for the loop below to terminate.
+ * (It must be large enough, and it must be signed.)
*/
- BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(client_layer) > sizeof(client->num_layers));
+ BUILD_BUG_ON(!is_signed_type(typeof(client_layer)));
+ BUILD_BUG_ON(LANDLOCK_MAX_NUM_LAYERS - 1 >
+ type_max(typeof(client_layer)));
server_layer = server ? (server->num_layers - 1) : -1;
server_walker = server ? server->hierarchy : NULL;
--
2.53.0
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