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-rw-r--r--include/net/netlink.h16
-rw-r--r--include/uapi/linux/netlink.h17
-rw-r--r--lib/nlattr.c30
3 files changed, 63 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
index ef8e6c3a80a6..82dd298b40c7 100644
--- a/include/net/netlink.h
+++ b/include/net/netlink.h
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ enum {
NLA_S16,
NLA_S32,
NLA_S64,
+ NLA_BITFIELD32,
__NLA_TYPE_MAX,
};
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ enum {
* NLA_MSECS Leaving the length field zero will verify the
* given type fits, using it verifies minimum length
* just like "All other"
+ * NLA_BITFIELD32 A 32-bit bitmap/bitselector attribute
* All other Minimum length of attribute payload
*
* Example:
@@ -213,11 +215,13 @@ enum {
* [ATTR_FOO] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
* [ATTR_BAR] = { .type = NLA_STRING, .len = BARSIZ },
* [ATTR_BAZ] = { .len = sizeof(struct mystruct) },
+ * [ATTR_GOO] = { .type = NLA_BITFIELD32, .validation_data = &myvalidflags },
* };
*/
struct nla_policy {
u16 type;
u16 len;
+ void *validation_data;
};
/**
@@ -1203,6 +1207,18 @@ static inline struct in6_addr nla_get_in6_addr(const struct nlattr *nla)
}
/**
+ * nla_get_bitfield32 - return payload of 32 bitfield attribute
+ * @nla: nla_bitfield32 attribute
+ */
+static inline struct nla_bitfield32 nla_get_bitfield32(const struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+ struct nla_bitfield32 tmp;
+
+ nla_memcpy(&tmp, nla, sizeof(tmp));
+ return tmp;
+}
+
+/**
* nla_memdup - duplicate attribute memory (kmemdup)
* @src: netlink attribute to duplicate from
* @gfp: GFP mask
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h
index f86127a46cfc..f4fc9c9e123d 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h
@@ -226,5 +226,22 @@ struct nlattr {
#define NLA_ALIGN(len) (((len) + NLA_ALIGNTO - 1) & ~(NLA_ALIGNTO - 1))
#define NLA_HDRLEN ((int) NLA_ALIGN(sizeof(struct nlattr)))
+/* Generic 32 bitflags attribute content sent to the kernel.
+ *
+ * The value is a bitmap that defines the values being set
+ * The selector is a bitmask that defines which value is legit
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ * value = 0x0, and selector = 0x1
+ * implies we are selecting bit 1 and we want to set its value to 0.
+ *
+ * value = 0x2, and selector = 0x2
+ * implies we are selecting bit 2 and we want to set its value to 1.
+ *
+ */
+struct nla_bitfield32 {
+ __u32 value;
+ __u32 selector;
+};
#endif /* _UAPI__LINUX_NETLINK_H */
diff --git a/lib/nlattr.c b/lib/nlattr.c
index fb52435be42d..ee79b7a3c6b0 100644
--- a/lib/nlattr.c
+++ b/lib/nlattr.c
@@ -27,6 +27,30 @@ static const u8 nla_attr_minlen[NLA_TYPE_MAX+1] = {
[NLA_S64] = sizeof(s64),
};
+static int validate_nla_bitfield32(const struct nlattr *nla,
+ u32 *valid_flags_allowed)
+{
+ const struct nla_bitfield32 *bf = nla_data(nla);
+ u32 *valid_flags_mask = valid_flags_allowed;
+
+ if (!valid_flags_allowed)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ /*disallow invalid bit selector */
+ if (bf->selector & ~*valid_flags_mask)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ /*disallow invalid bit values */
+ if (bf->value & ~*valid_flags_mask)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ /*disallow valid bit values that are not selected*/
+ if (bf->value & ~bf->selector)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static int validate_nla(const struct nlattr *nla, int maxtype,
const struct nla_policy *policy)
{
@@ -46,6 +70,12 @@ static int validate_nla(const struct nlattr *nla, int maxtype,
return -ERANGE;
break;
+ case NLA_BITFIELD32:
+ if (attrlen != sizeof(struct nla_bitfield32))
+ return -ERANGE;
+
+ return validate_nla_bitfield32(nla, pt->validation_data);
+
case NLA_NUL_STRING:
if (pt->len)
minlen = min_t(int, attrlen, pt->len + 1);