libio: Avoid _allocate_buffer, _free_buffer function pointers [BZ #23236]

These unmangled function pointers reside on the heap and could
be targeted by exploit writers, effectively bypassing libio vtable
validation.  Instead, we ignore these pointers and always call
malloc or free.

In theory, this is a backwards-incompatible change, but using the
global heap instead of the user-supplied callback functions should
have little application impact.  (The old libstdc++ implementation
exposed this functionality via a public, undocumented constructor
in its strstreambuf class.)

8 files changed, 49 insertions, 32 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 74588da..1b5b27c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
+2018-06-01  Florian Weimer  <fweimer@redhat.com>
+
+	[BZ #23236]
+	* libio/strfile.h (struct _IO_str_fields): Rename members to
+	discourage their use and add comment.
+	(_IO_STR_DYNAMIC): Remove unused macro.
+	* libio/strops.c (_IO_str_init_static_internal): Do not use
+	callback pointers.  Call malloc and free.
+	(_IO_str_overflow): Do not use callback pointers.  Call malloc
+	and free.
+	(enlarge_userbuf): Likewise.
+	(_IO_str_finish): Call free.
+	* libio/wstrops.c (_IO_wstr_init_static): Initialize
+	_allocate_buffer_unused.
+	(_IO_wstr_overflow): Do not use callback pointers.  Call malloc
+	and free.
+	(enlarge_userbuf): Likewise.
+	(_IO_wstr_finish): Call free.
+	* debug/vasprintf_chk.c (__vasprintf_chk): Initialize
+	_allocate_buffer_unused, _free_buffer_unused.
+	* libio/memstream.c (__open_memstream): Likewise.
+	* libio/vasprintf.c (_IO_vasprintf): Likewise.
+	* libio/wmemstream.c (open_wmemstream): Likewise.
+
 2018-05-30  Paul Pluzhnikov  <ppluzhnikov@google.com>
 
 	* sysdeps/x86_64/fpu/libm-test-ulps (log_vlen8_avx2): Update for
diff --git a/debug/vasprintf_chk.c b/debug/vasprintf_chk.c
index 46603d9..48b4741 100644
--- a/debug/vasprintf_chk.c
+++ b/debug/vasprintf_chk.c
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ __vasprintf_chk (char **result_ptr, int flags, const char *format,
   _IO_JUMPS (&sf._sbf) = &_IO_str_jumps;
   _IO_str_init_static_internal (&sf, string, init_string_size, string);
   sf._sbf._f._flags &= ~_IO_USER_BUF;
-  sf._s._allocate_buffer = (_IO_alloc_type) malloc;
-  sf._s._free_buffer = (_IO_free_type) free;
+  sf._s._allocate_buffer_unused = (_IO_alloc_type) malloc;
+  sf._s._free_buffer_unused = (_IO_free_type) free;
 
   /* For flags > 0 (i.e. __USE_FORTIFY_LEVEL > 1) request that %n
      can only come from read-only format strings.  */
diff --git a/libio/memstream.c b/libio/memstream.c
index 8d2726d..b5eaa54 100644
--- a/libio/memstream.c
+++ b/libio/memstream.c
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ __open_memstream (char **bufloc, size_t *sizeloc)
   _IO_JUMPS_FILE_plus (&new_f->fp._sf._sbf) = &_IO_mem_jumps;
   _IO_str_init_static_internal (&new_f->fp._sf, buf, BUFSIZ, buf);
   new_f->fp._sf._sbf._f._flags &= ~_IO_USER_BUF;
-  new_f->fp._sf._s._allocate_buffer = (_IO_alloc_type) malloc;
-  new_f->fp._sf._s._free_buffer = (_IO_free_type) free;
+  new_f->fp._sf._s._allocate_buffer_unused = (_IO_alloc_type) malloc;
+  new_f->fp._sf._s._free_buffer_unused = (_IO_free_type) free;
 
   new_f->fp.bufloc = bufloc;
   new_f->fp.sizeloc = sizeloc;
diff --git a/libio/strfile.h b/libio/strfile.h
index 46ac818..75caac2 100644
--- a/libio/strfile.h
+++ b/libio/strfile.h
@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@ typedef void (*_IO_free_type) (void*);
 
 struct _IO_str_fields
 {
-  _IO_alloc_type _allocate_buffer;
-  _IO_free_type _free_buffer;
+  /* These members are preserved for ABI compatibility.  The glibc
+     implementation always calls malloc/free for user buffers if
+     _IO_USER_BUF or _IO_FLAGS2_USER_WBUF are not set.  */
+  _IO_alloc_type _allocate_buffer_unused;
+  _IO_free_type _free_buffer_unused;
 };
 
 /* This is needed for the Irix6 N32 ABI, which has a 64 bit off_t type,
@@ -53,10 +56,6 @@ typedef struct _IO_strfile_
   struct _IO_str_fields _s;
 } _IO_strfile;
 
-/* dynamic: set when the array object is allocated (or reallocated)  as
-   necessary to hold a character sequence that can change in length. */
-#define _IO_STR_DYNAMIC(FP) ((FP)->_s._allocate_buffer != (_IO_alloc_type)0)
-
 /* frozen: set when the program has requested that the array object not
    be altered, reallocated, or freed. */
 #define _IO_STR_FROZEN(FP) ((FP)->_f._flags & _IO_USER_BUF)
diff --git a/libio/strops.c b/libio/strops.c
index eddd722..df8268b 100644
--- a/libio/strops.c
+++ b/libio/strops.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ _IO_str_init_static_internal (_IO_strfile *sf, char *ptr, size_t size,
       fp->_IO_read_end = end;
     }
   /* A null _allocate_buffer function flags the strfile as being static. */
-  sf->_s._allocate_buffer = (_IO_alloc_type) 0;
+  sf->_s._allocate_buffer_unused = (_IO_alloc_type) 0;
 }
 
 void
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ _IO_str_overflow (FILE *fp, int c)
 	  size_t new_size = 2 * old_blen + 100;
 	  if (new_size < old_blen)
 	    return EOF;
-	  new_buf
-	    = (char *) (*((_IO_strfile *) fp)->_s._allocate_buffer) (new_size);
+	  new_buf = malloc (new_size);
 	  if (new_buf == NULL)
 	    {
 	      /*	  __ferror(fp) = 1; */
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ _IO_str_overflow (FILE *fp, int c)
 	  if (old_buf)
 	    {
 	      memcpy (new_buf, old_buf, old_blen);
-	      (*((_IO_strfile *) fp)->_s._free_buffer) (old_buf);
+	      free (old_buf);
 	      /* Make sure _IO_setb won't try to delete _IO_buf_base. */
 	      fp->_IO_buf_base = NULL;
 	    }
@@ -182,15 +181,14 @@ enlarge_userbuf (FILE *fp, off64_t offset, int reading)
 
   size_t newsize = offset + 100;
   char *oldbuf = fp->_IO_buf_base;
-  char *newbuf
-    = (char *) (*((_IO_strfile *) fp)->_s._allocate_buffer) (newsize);
+  char *newbuf = malloc (newsize);
   if (newbuf == NULL)
     return 1;
 
   if (oldbuf != NULL)
     {
       memcpy (newbuf, oldbuf, _IO_blen (fp));
-      (*((_IO_strfile *) fp)->_s._free_buffer) (oldbuf);
+      free (oldbuf);
       /* Make sure _IO_setb won't try to delete
 	 _IO_buf_base. */
       fp->_IO_buf_base = NULL;
@@ -346,7 +344,7 @@ void
 _IO_str_finish (FILE *fp, int dummy)
 {
   if (fp->_IO_buf_base && !(fp->_flags & _IO_USER_BUF))
-    (((_IO_strfile *) fp)->_s._free_buffer) (fp->_IO_buf_base);
+    free (fp->_IO_buf_base);
   fp->_IO_buf_base = NULL;
 
   _IO_default_finish (fp, 0);
diff --git a/libio/vasprintf.c b/libio/vasprintf.c
index 08218dd..6c35d2b 100644
--- a/libio/vasprintf.c
+++ b/libio/vasprintf.c
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ _IO_vasprintf (char **result_ptr, const char *format, va_list args)
   _IO_JUMPS (&sf._sbf) = &_IO_str_jumps;
   _IO_str_init_static_internal (&sf, string, init_string_size, string);
   sf._sbf._f._flags &= ~_IO_USER_BUF;
-  sf._s._allocate_buffer = (_IO_alloc_type) malloc;
-  sf._s._free_buffer = (_IO_free_type) free;
+  sf._s._allocate_buffer_unused = (_IO_alloc_type) malloc;
+  sf._s._free_buffer_unused = (_IO_free_type) free;
   ret = _IO_vfprintf (&sf._sbf._f, format, args);
   if (ret < 0)
     {
diff --git a/libio/wmemstream.c b/libio/wmemstream.c
index 88044f3..c92d2da 100644
--- a/libio/wmemstream.c
+++ b/libio/wmemstream.c
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ open_wmemstream (wchar_t **bufloc, size_t *sizeloc)
   _IO_wstr_init_static (&new_f->fp._sf._sbf._f, buf,
 			BUFSIZ / sizeof (wchar_t), buf);
   new_f->fp._sf._sbf._f._flags2 &= ~_IO_FLAGS2_USER_WBUF;
-  new_f->fp._sf._s._allocate_buffer = (_IO_alloc_type) malloc;
-  new_f->fp._sf._s._free_buffer = (_IO_free_type) free;
+  new_f->fp._sf._s._allocate_buffer_unused = (_IO_alloc_type) malloc;
+  new_f->fp._sf._s._free_buffer_unused = (_IO_free_type) free;
 
   new_f->fp.bufloc = bufloc;
   new_f->fp.sizeloc = sizeloc;
diff --git a/libio/wstrops.c b/libio/wstrops.c
index 36e8b20..6626f2f 100644
--- a/libio/wstrops.c
+++ b/libio/wstrops.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ _IO_wstr_init_static (FILE *fp, wchar_t *ptr, size_t size,
       fp->_wide_data->_IO_read_end = end;
     }
   /* A null _allocate_buffer function flags the strfile as being static. */
-  (((_IO_strfile *) fp)->_s._allocate_buffer) = (_IO_alloc_type)0;
+  (((_IO_strfile *) fp)->_s._allocate_buffer_unused) = (_IO_alloc_type)0;
 }
 
 wint_t
@@ -95,9 +95,7 @@ _IO_wstr_overflow (FILE *fp, wint_t c)
 	      || __glibc_unlikely (new_size > SIZE_MAX / sizeof (wchar_t)))
 	    return EOF;
 
-	  new_buf
-	    = (wchar_t *) (*((_IO_strfile *) fp)->_s._allocate_buffer) (new_size
-									* sizeof (wchar_t));
+	  new_buf = malloc (new_size * sizeof (wchar_t));
 	  if (new_buf == NULL)
 	    {
 	      /*	  __ferror(fp) = 1; */
@@ -106,7 +104,7 @@ _IO_wstr_overflow (FILE *fp, wint_t c)
 	  if (old_buf)
 	    {
 	      __wmemcpy (new_buf, old_buf, old_wblen);
-	      (*((_IO_strfile *) fp)->_s._free_buffer) (old_buf);
+	      free (old_buf);
 	      /* Make sure _IO_setb won't try to delete _IO_buf_base. */
 	      fp->_wide_data->_IO_buf_base = NULL;
 	    }
@@ -186,16 +184,14 @@ enlarge_userbuf (FILE *fp, off64_t offset, int reading)
     return 1;
 
   wchar_t *oldbuf = wd->_IO_buf_base;
-  wchar_t *newbuf
-    = (wchar_t *) (*((_IO_strfile *) fp)->_s._allocate_buffer) (newsize
-								* sizeof (wchar_t));
+  wchar_t *newbuf = malloc (newsize * sizeof (wchar_t));
   if (newbuf == NULL)
     return 1;
 
   if (oldbuf != NULL)
     {
       __wmemcpy (newbuf, oldbuf, _IO_wblen (fp));
-      (*((_IO_strfile *) fp)->_s._free_buffer) (oldbuf);
+      free (oldbuf);
       /* Make sure _IO_setb won't try to delete
 	 _IO_buf_base. */
       wd->_IO_buf_base = NULL;
@@ -357,7 +353,7 @@ void
 _IO_wstr_finish (FILE *fp, int dummy)
 {
   if (fp->_wide_data->_IO_buf_base && !(fp->_flags2 & _IO_FLAGS2_USER_WBUF))
-    (((_IO_strfile *) fp)->_s._free_buffer) (fp->_wide_data->_IO_buf_base);
+    free (fp->_wide_data->_IO_buf_base);
   fp->_wide_data->_IO_buf_base = NULL;
 
   _IO_wdefault_finish (fp, 0);