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iwlwifi: pcie: Fixed integer overflow in iwl_write_to_user_buf

Message ID 20220614173352.GA588327@ubuntu (mailing list archive)
State Accepted
Delegated to: Gregory Greenman
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Series iwlwifi: pcie: Fixed integer overflow in iwl_write_to_user_buf | expand

Commit Message

V4bel June 14, 2022, 5:33 p.m. UTC
An integer overflow occurs in the iwl_write_to_user_buf() function,
   which is called by the iwl_dbgfs_monitor_data_read() function.

static bool iwl_write_to_user_buf(char __user *user_buf, ssize_t count,
				  void *buf, ssize_t *size,
				  ssize_t *bytes_copied)
{
	int buf_size_left = count - *bytes_copied;

	buf_size_left = buf_size_left - (buf_size_left % sizeof(u32));
	if (*size > buf_size_left)
		*size = buf_size_left;

If the user passes a SIZE_MAX value to the "ssize_t count" parameter,
   the ssize_t count parameter is assigned to "int buf_size_left".
Then compare "*size" with "buf_size_left" . Here, "buf_size_left" is a
negative number, so "*size" is assigned "buf_size_left" and goes into
the third argument of the copy_to_user function, causing a heap overflow.

This is not a security vulnerability because iwl_dbgfs_monitor_data_read()
is a debugfs operation with 0400 privileges.

Signed-off-by: Hyunwoo Kim <imv4bel@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Johannes Berg June 15, 2022, 7:06 a.m. UTC | #1
On Tue, 2022-06-14 at 10:33 -0700, Hyunwoo Kim wrote:
> An integer overflow occurs in the iwl_write_to_user_buf() function,
>    which is called by the iwl_dbgfs_monitor_data_read() function.
> 

Out of curiosity, how did you find this?

johannes
V4bel June 15, 2022, 7:45 a.m. UTC | #2
On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 09:06:51AM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Tue, 2022-06-14 at 10:33 -0700, Hyunwoo Kim wrote:
> > An integer overflow occurs in the iwl_write_to_user_buf() function,
> >    which is called by the iwl_dbgfs_monitor_data_read() function.
> > 
> 
> Out of curiosity, how did you find this?

I found it while analyzing several device drivers as a personal hobby.


I also want to ask you one question.
While analyzing several device drivers, I found several such integer overflow 
or race condition problems, and made and submitted a patch.

https://marc.info/?l=linux-fbdev&m=165497564701256&w=2
https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-efi/msg24884.html

However, there is no response whether this patch has been accepted or rejected. 
In this case, do I have to send an email to the higher level maintainer? Or do I have to wait?

Thanks,
Hyunwoo Kim
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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
index bd50f52a1aad..fded5d305b11 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
@@ -2854,7 +2854,7 @@  static bool iwl_write_to_user_buf(char __user *user_buf, ssize_t count,
 				  void *buf, ssize_t *size,
 				  ssize_t *bytes_copied)
 {
-	int buf_size_left = count - *bytes_copied;
+	ssize_t buf_size_left = count - *bytes_copied;
 
 	buf_size_left = buf_size_left - (buf_size_left % sizeof(u32));
 	if (*size > buf_size_left)