1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 7ad1a863587a..59be89813a29 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -367,6 +367,36 @@ textify_hooks(char *buf, size_t size, unsigned int mask, uint8_t nfproto)
 	return buf;
 }
 
+/**
+ * xt_check_proc_name - check that name is suitable for /proc file creation
+ *
+ * @name: file name candidate
+ * @size: length of buffer
+ *
+ * some x_tables modules wish to create a file in /proc.
+ * This function makes sure that the name is suitable for this
+ * purpose, it checks that name is NUL terminated and isn't a 'special'
+ * name, like "..".
+ *
+ * returns negative number on error or 0 if name is useable.
+ */
+int xt_check_proc_name(const char *name, unsigned int size)
+{
+	if (name[0] == '\0')
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (strnlen(name, size) == size)
+		return -ENAMETOOLONG;
+
+	if (strcmp(name, ".") == 0 ||
+	    strcmp(name, "..") == 0 ||
+	    strchr(name, '/'))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(xt_check_proc_name);
+
 int xt_check_match(struct xt_mtchk_param *par,
 		   unsigned int size, u_int8_t proto, bool inv_proto)
 {