Re: [PATCH] NET: ath5k, check ath5k_eeprom_mode_from_channel retval

From: Nick Kossifidis
Date: Sun Feb 17 2013 - 19:48:00 EST


2013/2/7 Jiri Slaby <jslaby@xxxxxxx>:
> It can, if invalid argument given, return a negative value. In that
> case we would access arrays out-of-bounds and such. Check the value
> and yell loudly if that happened as it would be a bug in the
> implementation. (Instead of silently corrupting memory.)
>
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/phy.c | 4 ++++
> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/reset.c | 2 ++
> 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/phy.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/phy.c
> index ab363f3..a78afa9 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/phy.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/phy.c
> @@ -1613,6 +1613,10 @@ ath5k_hw_update_noise_floor(struct ath5k_hw *ah)
> ah->ah_cal_mask |= AR5K_CALIBRATION_NF;
>
> ee_mode = ath5k_eeprom_mode_from_channel(ah->ah_current_channel);
> + if (WARN_ON(ee_mode < 0)) {
> + ah->ah_cal_mask &= ~AR5K_CALIBRATION_NF;
> + return;
> + }
>
> /* completed NF calibration, test threshold */
> nf = ath5k_hw_read_measured_noise_floor(ah);
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/reset.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/reset.c
> index 4084b10..e2d8b2c 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/reset.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/reset.c
> @@ -985,6 +985,8 @@ ath5k_hw_commit_eeprom_settings(struct ath5k_hw *ah,
> return;
>
> ee_mode = ath5k_eeprom_mode_from_channel(channel);
> + if (WARN_ON(ee_mode < 0))
> + return;
>
> /* Adjust power delta for channel 14 */
> if (channel->center_freq == 2484)

int
ath5k_eeprom_mode_from_channel(struct ieee80211_channel *channel)
{
switch (channel->hw_value) {
case AR5K_MODE_11A:
return AR5K_EEPROM_MODE_11A;
case AR5K_MODE_11G:
return AR5K_EEPROM_MODE_11G;
case AR5K_MODE_11B:
return AR5K_EEPROM_MODE_11B;
default:
return -1;
}
}

I think we should just change that default to return 0 instead and add
an ATH5K_WARN there.



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