kern/dl: Check for the SHF_INFO_LINK flag in grub_dl_relocate_symbols()
authorB Horn <b@horn.uk>
Thu, 7 Nov 2024 06:00:36 +0000 (06:00 +0000)
committerMiao Wang <shankerwangmiao@gmail.com>
Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:50:20 +0000 (13:50 +0000)
commit7de5f2847a3cc6bfd8f542f33cb8e785c8278ba3
treed0645e99c001258909a52102da1a4cf392d859ad
parente30e5019cf9fdb16cec39c93b785308c1cc96d2f
kern/dl: Check for the SHF_INFO_LINK flag in grub_dl_relocate_symbols()

The grub_dl_relocate_symbols() iterates through the sections in
an ELF looking for relocation sections. According to the spec [1]
the SHF_INFO_LINK flag should be set if the sh_info field is meant
to be a section index.

[1] https://refspecs.linuxbase.org/elf/gabi4+/ch4.sheader.html

Reported-by: B Horn <b@horn.uk>
Signed-off-by: B Horn <b@horn.uk>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@oracle.com>
Conflicts:
grub-core/kern/dl.c

Conflicts:
grub-core/kern/dl.c

Gbp-Pq: Topic cve-2025-jan
Gbp-Pq: Name kern-dl-Check-for-the-SHF_INFO_LINK-flag-in-grub_dl_reloc.patch
grub-core/kern/dl.c