From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Cc: Kiran Kumar K <kirankumark@marvell.com>,
Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>,
stable@dpdk.org, Aman Singh <aman.deep.singh@intel.com>,
Gregory Etelson <getelson@nvidia.com>,
Viacheslav Ovsiienko <viacheslavo@nvidia.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] app/testpmd: fix stack overflow parsing flex item link
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 11:22:02 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260907182317.570481-2-stephen@networkplumber.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260907182317.570481-1-stephen@networkplumber.org>
The item string in a flex item JSON configuration is formatted into a
256 byte stack buffer with sprintf(). A longer string overflows it:
*** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
Use snprintf() and reject the item if it does not fit.
Fixes: 59f3a8acbcdb ("app/testpmd: add flex item commands")
Cc: stable@dpdk.org
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
app/test-pmd/cmd_flex_item.c | 11 +++++++----
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmd_flex_item.c b/app/test-pmd/cmd_flex_item.c
index c0bbff7b45..e62afe3cb5 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmd_flex_item.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmd_flex_item.c
@@ -135,10 +135,13 @@ flex_link_item_parse(const char *src, struct rte_flow_item *item)
struct rte_flow_item *pattern;
struct rte_flow_action *actions;
- sprintf(flow_rule,
- "flow create 0 pattern %s / end actions drop / end", src);
- src = flow_rule;
- ret = flow_parse(src, (void *)data, sizeof(data),
+ ret = snprintf(flow_rule, sizeof(flow_rule),
+ "flow create 0 pattern %s / end actions drop / end", src);
+ if (ret < 0 || ret >= (int)sizeof(flow_rule)) {
+ printf("Flex item link \"%s\" is too long\n", src);
+ return -ENOSPC;
+ }
+ ret = flow_parse(flow_rule, (void *)data, sizeof(data),
&attr, &pattern, &actions);
if (ret)
return ret;
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-07 18:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-07 18:22 [PATCH 0/3] app/testpmd: fix more overflow issues Stephen Hemminger
2026-09-07 18:22 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2026-09-07 18:22 ` [PATCH 2/3] app/testpmd: fix flex item allocation overlap Stephen Hemminger
2026-09-07 18:22 ` [PATCH 3/3] app/testpmd: fix null dereference parsing flex item link Stephen Hemminger
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