Re: [PATCH] sctp: fix a potential missing-check bug

[Marcelo Ricardo Leitner]

On Thu, May 03, 2018 at 08:31:28AM -0500, Wenwen Wang wrote:
> On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 7:46 AM, Marcelo Ricardo Leitner
> <marcelo.leitner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Thu, May 03, 2018 at 07:01:51AM -0500, Wenwen Wang wrote:
> >> On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 8:48 PM, Marcelo Ricardo Leitner
> >> <marcelo.leitner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > On Wed, May 02, 2018 at 08:27:05PM -0500, Wenwen Wang wrote:
> >> >> On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 8:24 PM, Marcelo Ricardo Leitner
> >> >> <marcelo.leitner@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >> > On Wed, May 02, 2018 at 08:15:45PM -0500, Wenwen Wang wrote:
> >> >> >> In sctp_setsockopt_maxseg(), the integer 'val' is compared against min_len
> >> >> >> and max_len to check whether it is in the appropriate range. If it is not,
> >> >> >> an error code -EINVAL will be returned. This is enforced by a security
> >> >> >> check. But, this check is only executed when 'val' is not 0. In fact, if
> >> >> >> 'val' is 0, it will be assigned with a new value (if the return value of
> >> >> >> the function sctp_id2assoc() is not 0) in the following execution. However,
> >> >> >> this new value of 'val' is not checked before it is used to assigned to
> >> >> >> asoc->user_frag. That means it is possible that the new value of 'val'
> >> >> >> could be out of the expected range. This can cause security issues
> >> >> >> such as buffer overflows, e.g., the new value of 'val' is used as an index
> >> >> >> to access a buffer.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> This patch inserts a check for the new value of 'val' to see if it is in
> >> >> >> the expected range. If it is not, an error code -EINVAL will be returned.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Signed-off-by: Wenwen Wang <wang6495@xxxxxxx>
> >> >> >> ---
> >> >> >>  net/sctp/socket.c | 22 +++++++++++-----------
> >> >> >>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> >> >> >
> >> >> > ?
> >> >> > This patch is the same as previous one. git send-email <old file>
> >> >> > maybe?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >   Marcelo
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks for your suggestion, Marcelo. I can send the old file. But, I
> >> >> have added a line of comment in this patch.
> >> >
> >> > I meant if you had sent the old patch again by accident, because you
> >> > said you worked on an old version of the tree, but then posted a patch
> >> > that also doesn't use the new MTU function I mentioned.
> >> >
> >> >   Marcelo
> >>
> >> I worked on the latest kernel. But, I didn't find the MTU function
> >> sctp_mtu_payload().
> >
> > Which tree are you using?
> > [a] git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git
> >    or
> > [b] git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next.git
> > ?
> >
> > The function isn't on [a] yet, but it is on [b].
> >
> >   Marcelo
>
> Many thanks for your patience, Marcelo :)
>
> The tree I am working on is:
> git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git

Ahh! That explains the discrepancy :)
For networking patches, please refer to
Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt
It describes what the 2 trees I pointed out are and how they should be
used.
In short, both net and net-next are always newer than the one you're
using for networking subsystem.

Regards,
Marcelo