Re: [PATCH] media: pci: ttpci: av7110: avoid compiler optimization of reading data[0] in debiirq()

From: Sean Young
Date: Sun Aug 30 2020 - 04:31:00 EST


On Sun, Aug 30, 2020 at 04:20:42PM +0800, Jia-Ju Bai wrote:
> In debiirq(), data_0 stores the value of data[0], but it can be dropped
> by compiler optimization. Thus, data[0] is read through READ_ONCE().
>
> Fixes: 6499a0db9b0f ("media: pci: ttpci: av7110: fix possible buffer overflow caused by bad DMA value in debiirq()")
> Reported-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx>

Pavel reported that your patch was garbage, if you are trying to defend
against a malicious pci device. READ_ONCE() will not help here.

Sean

> Signed-off-by: Jia-Ju Bai <baijiaju@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/media/pci/ttpci/av7110.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/av7110.c b/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/av7110.c
> index bf36b1e22b63..f7d098d5b198 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/av7110.c
> +++ b/drivers/media/pci/ttpci/av7110.c
> @@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ static void debiirq(unsigned long cookie)
> case DATA_CI_GET:
> {
> u8 *data = av7110->debi_virt;
> - u8 data_0 = data[0];
> + u8 data_0 = READ_ONCE(data[0]);
>
> if (data_0 < 2 && data[2] == 0xff) {
> int flags = 0;
> --
> 2.17.1