Re: [PATCH v2] nfc: pn533: Add poll mod list filling check

From: Paolo Abeni
Date: Thu Aug 29 2024 - 04:27:19 EST




On 8/27/24 10:48, Aleksandr Mishin wrote:
In case of im_protocols value is 1 and tm_protocols value is 0 this
combination successfully passes the check
'if (!im_protocols && !tm_protocols)' in the nfc_start_poll().
But then after pn533_poll_create_mod_list() call in pn533_start_poll()
poll mod list will remain empty and dev->poll_mod_count will remain 0
which lead to division by zero.

Normally no im protocol has value 1 in the mask, so this combination is
not expected by driver. But these protocol values actually come from
userspace via Netlink interface (NFC_CMD_START_POLL operation). So a
broken or malicious program may pass a message containing a "bad"
combination of protocol parameter values so that dev->poll_mod_count
is not incremented inside pn533_poll_create_mod_list(), thus leading
to division by zero.
Call trace looks like:
nfc_genl_start_poll()
nfc_start_poll()
->start_poll()
pn533_start_poll()

Add poll mod list filling check.

Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Fixes: dfccd0f58044 ("NFC: pn533: Add some polling entropy")
Signed-off-by: Aleksandr Mishin <amishin@xxxxxxxxxx>

The issue looks real to me and the proposed fix the correct one, but waiting a little more for Krzysztof feedback, as he expressed concerns on v1.

Thanks,

Paolo