Re: [PATCH] mwl8k: Avoid memcpy() over-reading of ETH_SS_STATS

From: Kees Cook
Date: Wed Jun 16 2021 - 23:22:59 EST


On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 09:58:09PM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 12:52:42PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> > In preparation for FORTIFY_SOURCE performing compile-time and run-time
> > field bounds checking for memcpy(), memmove(), and memset(), avoid
> > intentionally reading across neighboring array fields. Use the
> > sub-structure address directly.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwl8k.c | 4 ++--
> > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwl8k.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwl8k.c
> > index 84b32a5f01ee..3bf6571f4149 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwl8k.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwl8k.c
> > @@ -4552,7 +4552,7 @@ static int mwl8k_cmd_update_stadb_add(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
> > else
> > rates = sta->supp_rates[NL80211_BAND_5GHZ] << 5;
> > legacy_rate_mask_to_array(p->legacy_rates, rates);
> > - memcpy(p->ht_rates, sta->ht_cap.mcs.rx_mask, 16);
> > + memcpy(p->ht_rates, &sta->ht_cap.mcs, 16);
> > p->interop = 1;
> > p->amsdu_enabled = 0;
> >
> > @@ -5034,7 +5034,7 @@ mwl8k_bss_info_changed_sta(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
> > ap_legacy_rates =
> > ap->supp_rates[NL80211_BAND_5GHZ] << 5;
> > }
> > - memcpy(ap_mcs_rates, ap->ht_cap.mcs.rx_mask, 16);
> > + memcpy(ap_mcs_rates, &ap->ht_cap.mcs, 16);
> >
> > rcu_read_unlock();
>
> This does not appear to have anything to do with ETH_SS_STATS which is
> what the Subject: says.

Whoops! I was off-by-one in my Subject edits. I will respin.

-Kees

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Kees Cook