From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Sanjay Chitroda" <sanjayembeddedse@gmail.com>
Cc: dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com, linux-input@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/11] iio: magnetometer: hid-sensor-magn-3d: align parenthesis for readability
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:19:46 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260616111946.EEE301F000E9@smtp.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260616-15-jun-hid-iio-alignment-v1-4-0cd544286575@gmail.com>
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential issue(s) to consider:
Pre-existing issues:
- [High] Blindly reading 32 or 64 bits from `raw_data` without verifying `raw_len` can lead to slab-out-of-bounds reads.
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commit 13804edb2c46947f67fe0d4d5d050f780422d2f7
Author: Sanjay Chitroda <sanjayembeddedse@gmail.com>
iio: magnetometer: hid-sensor-magn-3d: align parenthesis for readability
This commit adjusts the alignment of parentheses across multiple functions in
the hid-sensor-magn-3d driver. This improves readability and maintains
consistency with the kernel coding style.
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hid-sensor-magn-3d.c b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hid-sensor-magn-3d.c
> index 23884825eb00f..82507297c55bb 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hid-sensor-magn-3d.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/magnetometer/hid-sensor-magn-3d.c
[ ... ]
> @@ -292,9 +291,9 @@ static int magn_3d_proc_event(struct hid_sensor_hub_device *hsdev,
>
> /* Capture samples in local storage */
> static int magn_3d_capture_sample(struct hid_sensor_hub_device *hsdev,
> - u32 usage_id,
> - size_t raw_len, char *raw_data,
> - void *priv)
> + u32 usage_id,
> + size_t raw_len, char *raw_data,
> + void *priv)
> {
> struct iio_dev *indio_dev = platform_get_drvdata(priv);
> struct magn_3d_state *magn_state = iio_priv(indio_dev);
[Severity: High]
This is a pre-existing issue, but since this patch touches the signature of
magn_3d_capture_sample(), could we be at risk of a slab out-of-bounds read
further down in the function?
If a device presents a crafted HID report descriptor that defines the
HID_USAGE_SENSOR_TIME_TIMESTAMP field with a smaller size, it could result in
raw_len being less than 8. Reading 8 bytes from raw_data in this case:
case HID_USAGE_SENSOR_TIME_TIMESTAMP:
magn_state->timestamp =
hid_sensor_convert_timestamp(&magn_state->magn_flux_attributes,
*(s64 *)raw_data);
would read past the end of the buffer.
A similar dereference happens later in the function for the magnetic axes
where 4 bytes are read:
iio_val = magn_state->magn_val_addr[offset];
if (iio_val != NULL)
*iio_val = *((u32 *)raw_data);
Could this also trigger an out-of-bounds read if raw_len is smaller than 4?
Should we verify the size of raw_len before making these casts?
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Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260616-15-jun-hid-iio-alignment-v1-0-0cd544286575@gmail.com?part=4
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-16 11:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-16 10:26 [PATCH 00/11] HID: iio: warning clean up and prefer kernel coding style Sanjay Chitroda
2026-06-16 10:26 ` [PATCH 01/11] iio: hid-sensors: add missing blank line after declarations Sanjay Chitroda
2026-06-16 11:22 ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-16 10:26 ` [PATCH 02/11] iio: humidity: hid-sensor-humidity: align parenthesis for readability Sanjay Chitroda
2026-06-16 10:57 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-06-16 11:22 ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-16 10:26 ` [PATCH 03/11] iio: gyro: hid-sensor-gyro-3d: " Sanjay Chitroda
2026-06-16 10:56 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-06-16 10:26 ` [PATCH 04/11] iio: magnetometer: hid-sensor-magn-3d: " Sanjay Chitroda
2026-06-16 11:19 ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-06-16 10:26 ` [PATCH 05/11] iio: humidity: hid-sensor-humidity: use common device for devres Sanjay Chitroda
2026-06-16 11:27 ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-16 10:26 ` [PATCH 06/11] iio: position: hid-sensor-custom-intel-hinge: " Sanjay Chitroda
2026-06-16 10:26 ` [PATCH 07/11] iio: temperature: hid-sensor-temperature: " Sanjay Chitroda
2026-06-16 11:27 ` sashiko-bot
2026-06-16 10:26 ` [PATCH 08/11] iio: hid-sensor-magn-3d: use ! instead of explicit NULL check Sanjay Chitroda
2026-06-16 11:01 ` Joshua Crofts
2026-06-16 10:26 ` [PATCH 09/11] iio: hid-sensor-rotation: " Sanjay Chitroda
2026-06-16 10:26 ` [PATCH 10/11] iio: hid-sensor-incl-3d: " Sanjay Chitroda
2026-06-16 11:11 ` [PATCH 11/11] iio: hid-sensor-accel-3d: " Sanjay Chitroda
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