Re: [PATCH net,v2 1/2] hv_netvsc: Fix offset usage in netvsc_send_table()

From: Jakub Kicinski
Date: Thu Nov 21 2019 - 18:04:58 EST


On Thu, 21 Nov 2019 13:33:40 -0800, Haiyang Zhang wrote:
> To reach the data region, the existing code adds offset in struct
> nvsp_5_send_indirect_table on the beginning of this struct. But the
> offset should be based on the beginning of its container,
> struct nvsp_message. This bug causes the first table entry missing,
> and adds an extra zero from the zero pad after the data region.
> This can put extra burden on the channel 0.
>
> So, correct the offset usage. Also add a boundary check to ensure
> not reading beyond data region.

Please provide a change log at the end of the commit message when
posting new version in the future.

> Fixes: 5b54dac856cb ("hyperv: Add support for virtual Receive Side Scaling (vRSS)")
> Signed-off-by: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

>
> - tab = (u32 *)((unsigned long)&nvmsg->msg.v5_msg.send_table +
> - nvmsg->msg.v5_msg.send_table.offset);
> + if (offset > msglen - count * sizeof(u32)) {

Can't this underflow now? What if msglen is small?

> + netdev_err(ndev, "Received send-table offset too big:%u\n",
> + offset);
> + return;
> + }
> +
> + tab = (void *)nvmsg + offset;
>
> for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
> net_device_ctx->tx_table[i] = tab[i];