[for-next][PATCH 03/15] tracing: Bound synthetic-field strings with seq_buf
From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Fri May 22 2026 - 10:36:07 EST
From: Pengpeng Hou <pengpeng@xxxxxxxxxxx>
The synthetic field helpers build a prefixed synthetic variable name and
a generated hist command in fixed MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL buffers. The
current code appends those strings with raw strcat(), so long key lists,
field names, or saved filters can run past the end of the staging
buffers.
Build both strings with seq_buf and propagate -E2BIG if either the
synthetic variable name or the generated command exceeds
MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL. This keeps the existing tracing-side limit while
using the helper intended for bounded command construction.
Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260430043350.57928-1-pengpeng@xxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: 02205a6752f2 ("tracing: Add support for 'field variables'")
Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Tom Zanussi <zanussi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Pengpeng Hou <pengpeng@xxxxxxxxxxx>
[ sdr: Moved struct seq_buf *s for upside-down x-mas tree formatting ]
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
index eb2c2bc8bc3d..9701650c89b2 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_events_hist.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
#include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/seq_buf.h>
#include <linux/mutex.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/stacktrace.h>
@@ -2967,13 +2968,22 @@ find_synthetic_field_var(struct hist_trigger_data *target_hist_data,
{
struct hist_field *event_var;
char *synthetic_name;
+ struct seq_buf s;
synthetic_name = kzalloc(MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL, GFP_KERNEL);
if (!synthetic_name)
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
- strcpy(synthetic_name, "synthetic_");
- strcat(synthetic_name, field_name);
+ seq_buf_init(&s, synthetic_name, MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL);
+ seq_buf_printf(&s, "synthetic_%s", field_name);
+
+ /* Terminate synthetic_name with a NUL. */
+ seq_buf_str(&s);
+
+ if (seq_buf_has_overflowed(&s)) {
+ kfree(synthetic_name);
+ return ERR_PTR(-E2BIG);
+ }
event_var = find_event_var(target_hist_data, system, event_name, synthetic_name);
@@ -3019,6 +3029,7 @@ create_field_var_hist(struct hist_trigger_data *target_hist_data,
struct hist_field *key_field;
struct hist_field *event_var;
char *saved_filter;
+ struct seq_buf s;
char *cmd;
int ret;
@@ -3063,28 +3074,34 @@ create_field_var_hist(struct hist_trigger_data *target_hist_data,
return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
}
+ seq_buf_init(&s, cmd, MAX_FILTER_STR_VAL);
+
/* Use the same keys as the compatible histogram */
- strcat(cmd, "keys=");
+ seq_buf_puts(&s, "keys=");
for_each_hist_key_field(i, hist_data) {
key_field = hist_data->fields[i];
if (!first)
- strcat(cmd, ",");
- strcat(cmd, key_field->field->name);
+ seq_buf_putc(&s, ',');
+ seq_buf_puts(&s, key_field->field->name);
first = false;
}
/* Create the synthetic field variable specification */
- strcat(cmd, ":synthetic_");
- strcat(cmd, field_name);
- strcat(cmd, "=");
- strcat(cmd, field_name);
+ seq_buf_printf(&s, ":synthetic_%s=%s", field_name, field_name);
/* Use the same filter as the compatible histogram */
saved_filter = find_trigger_filter(hist_data, file);
- if (saved_filter) {
- strcat(cmd, " if ");
- strcat(cmd, saved_filter);
+ if (saved_filter)
+ seq_buf_printf(&s, " if %s", saved_filter);
+
+ /* Terminate cmd with a NUL. */
+ seq_buf_str(&s);
+
+ if (seq_buf_has_overflowed(&s)) {
+ kfree(cmd);
+ kfree(var_hist);
+ return ERR_PTR(-E2BIG);
}
var_hist->cmd = kstrdup(cmd, GFP_KERNEL);
--
2.53.0