[PATCH] net: fix uninitialised access in mii_nway_restart()

From: Qasim Ijaz
Date: Mon Feb 17 2025 - 19:25:43 EST


In mii_nway_restart() during the line:

bmcr = mii->mdio_read(mii->dev, mii->phy_id, MII_BMCR);

The code attempts to call mii->mdio_read which is ch9200_mdio_read().

ch9200_mdio_read() utilises a local buffer, which is initialised
with control_read():

unsigned char buff[2];

However buff is conditionally initialised inside control_read():

if (err == size) {
memcpy(data, buf, size);
}

If the condition of "err == size" is not met, then buff remains
uninitialised. Once this happens the uninitialised buff is accessed
and returned during ch9200_mdio_read():

return (buff[0] | buff[1] << 8);

The problem stems from the fact that ch9200_mdio_read() ignores the
return value of control_read(), leading to uinit-access of buff.

To fix this we should check the return value of control_read()
and return early on error.

Signed-off-by: Qasim Ijaz <qasdev00@xxxxxxxxx>
Reported-by: syzbot <syzbot+3361c2d6f78a3e0892f9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: syzbot <syzbot+3361c2d6f78a3e0892f9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=3361c2d6f78a3e0892f9
Fixes: 4a476bd6d1d9 ("usbnet: New driver for QinHeng CH9200 devices")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
drivers/net/mii.c | 2 ++
drivers/net/usb/ch9200.c | 7 +++++--
2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/mii.c b/drivers/net/mii.c
index 37bc3131d31a..e305bf0f1d04 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mii.c
@@ -464,6 +464,8 @@ int mii_nway_restart (struct mii_if_info *mii)

/* if autoneg is off, it's an error */
bmcr = mii->mdio_read(mii->dev, mii->phy_id, MII_BMCR);
+ if (bmcr < 0)
+ return bmcr;

if (bmcr & BMCR_ANENABLE) {
bmcr |= BMCR_ANRESTART;
diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/ch9200.c b/drivers/net/usb/ch9200.c
index f69d9b902da0..e32d3c282dc1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/ch9200.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/ch9200.c
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ static int ch9200_mdio_read(struct net_device *netdev, int phy_id, int loc)
{
struct usbnet *dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
unsigned char buff[2];
+ int ret;

netdev_dbg(netdev, "%s phy_id:%02x loc:%02x\n",
__func__, phy_id, loc);
@@ -185,8 +186,10 @@ static int ch9200_mdio_read(struct net_device *netdev, int phy_id, int loc)
if (phy_id != 0)
return -ENODEV;

- control_read(dev, REQUEST_READ, 0, loc * 2, buff, 0x02,
- CONTROL_TIMEOUT_MS);
+ ret = control_read(dev, REQUEST_READ, 0, loc * 2, buff, 0x02,
+ CONTROL_TIMEOUT_MS);
+ if (ret != 2)
+ return ret < 0 ? ret : -EINVAL;

return (buff[0] | buff[1] << 8);
}
--
2.39.5