Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/8] Some pktgen fixes/improvments

From: Simon Horman
Date: Wed Jan 22 2025 - 13:16:47 EST


On Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 03:41:02PM +0100, Peter Seiderer wrote:
> While taking a look at '[PATCH net] pktgen: Avoid out-of-range in
> get_imix_entries' ([1]) and '[PATCH net v2] pktgen: Avoid out-of-bounds access
> in get_imix_entries' ([2], [3]) and doing some tests and code review I
> detected that the /proc/net/pktgen/... parsing logic does not honour the
> user given buffer bounds (resulting in out-of-bounds access).
>
> This can be observed e.g. by the following simple test (sometimes the
> old/'longer' previous value is re-read from the buffer):
>
> $ echo add_device lo@0 > /proc/net/pktgen/kpktgend_0
>
> $ echo "min_pkt_size 12345" > /proc/net/pktgen/lo\@0 && grep min_pkt_size /proc/net/pktgen/lo\@0
> Params: count 1000 min_pkt_size: 12345 max_pkt_size: 0
> Result: OK: min_pkt_size=12345
>
> $ echo -n "min_pkt_size 123" > /proc/net/pktgen/lo\@0 && grep min_pkt_size /proc/net/pktgen/lo\@0
> Params: count 1000 min_pkt_size: 12345 max_pkt_size: 0
> Result: OK: min_pkt_size=12345
>
> $ echo "min_pkt_size 123" > /proc/net/pktgen/lo\@0 && grep min_pkt_size /proc/net/pktgen/lo\@0
> Params: count 1000 min_pkt_size: 123 max_pkt_size: 0
> Result: OK: min_pkt_size=123
>
> So fix the out-of-bounds access (and two minor findings) and add a simple
> proc_net_pktgen selftest...

Hi Peter,

Unfortunately net-next is closed at this time.

## Form letter - net-next-closed

The merge window for v6.14 has begun. Therefore net-next is closed
for new drivers, features, code refactoring and optimizations.
We are currently accepting bug fixes only.

Please repost when net-next reopens after Feb 3rd.

RFC patches sent for review only are obviously welcome at any time.

See: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/next/process/maintainer-netdev.html#development-cycle

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