Merge branch 'master' into gfs2

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/fs/binfmt_aout.c b/fs/binfmt_aout.c
index f312103434d..517e111bb7e 100644
--- a/fs/binfmt_aout.c
+++ b/fs/binfmt_aout.c
@@ -278,6 +278,13 @@ static int load_aout_binary(struct linux_binprm * bprm, struct pt_regs * regs)
 		return -ENOEXEC;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Requires a mmap handler. This prevents people from using a.out
+	 * as part of an exploit attack against /proc-related vulnerabilities.
+	 */
+	if (!bprm->file->f_op || !bprm->file->f_op->mmap)
+		return -ENOEXEC;
+
 	fd_offset = N_TXTOFF(ex);
 
 	/* Check initial limits. This avoids letting people circumvent
@@ -476,6 +483,13 @@ static int load_aout_library(struct file *file)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Requires a mmap handler. This prevents people from using a.out
+	 * as part of an exploit attack against /proc-related vulnerabilities.
+	 */
+	if (!file->f_op || !file->f_op->mmap)
+		goto out;
+
 	if (N_FLAGS(ex))
 		goto out;