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* re: brcm80211: use endian annotation for pmk related structure
@ 2014-10-31 12:51 Dan Carpenter
  2014-10-31 14:18 ` Arend van Spriel
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Dan Carpenter @ 2014-10-31 12:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: arend; +Cc: linux-wireless, brcm80211-dev-list

Hello Arend van Spriel,

The patch 40c8e95af02d: "brcm80211: use endian annotation for pmk
related structure" from Oct 12, 2011, leads to the following static
checker warning:

	drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c:2965 brcmf_cfg80211_set_pmksa()
	warn: can 'pmkid_len' be negative?

drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
  2950  brcmf_cfg80211_set_pmksa(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *ndev,
  2951                           struct cfg80211_pmksa *pmksa)
  2952  {
  2953          struct brcmf_cfg80211_info *cfg = wiphy_to_cfg(wiphy);
  2954          struct brcmf_if *ifp = netdev_priv(ndev);
  2955          struct pmkid_list *pmkids = &cfg->pmk_list->pmkids;
  2956          s32 err = 0;
  2957          int i;
  2958          int pmkid_len;
  2959  
  2960          brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "Enter\n");
  2961          if (!check_vif_up(ifp->vif))
  2962                  return -EIO;
  2963  
  2964          pmkid_len = le32_to_cpu(pmkids->npmkid);

The thinking behind this check is that endian data is less trust worthy
than cpu data.  But probably this comes from the hardware so it's fine?

Anyway, let's assume pmkid_len = -1.

  2965          for (i = 0; i < pmkid_len; i++)
  2966                  if (!memcmp(pmksa->bssid, pmkids->pmkid[i].BSSID, ETH_ALEN))
  2967                          break;

We don't enter this loop.

  2968          if (i < WL_NUM_PMKIDS_MAX) {

Zero is less than WL_NUM_PMKIDS_MAX.

  2969                  memcpy(pmkids->pmkid[i].BSSID, pmksa->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
  2970                  memcpy(pmkids->pmkid[i].PMKID, pmksa->pmkid, WLAN_PMKID_LEN);
  2971                  if (i == pmkid_len) {
                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This is false.

  2972                          pmkid_len++;
  2973                          pmkids->npmkid = cpu_to_le32(pmkid_len);
  2974                  }
  2975          } else
  2976                  err = -EINVAL;
  2977  
  2978          brcmf_dbg(CONN, "set_pmksa,IW_PMKSA_ADD - PMKID: %pM =\n",
  2979                    pmkids->pmkid[pmkid_len].BSSID);
                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Underflow.

  2980          for (i = 0; i < WLAN_PMKID_LEN; i++)
  2981                  brcmf_dbg(CONN, "%02x\n", pmkids->pmkid[pmkid_len].PMKID[i]);
                                                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Underflow.

  2982  
  2983          err = brcmf_update_pmklist(ndev, cfg->pmk_list, err);
  2984  
  2985          brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "Exit\n");
  2986          return err;
  2987  }

regards,
dan carpenter

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* Re: brcm80211: use endian annotation for pmk related structure
  2014-10-31 12:51 brcm80211: use endian annotation for pmk related structure Dan Carpenter
@ 2014-10-31 14:18 ` Arend van Spriel
  2014-10-31 14:26   ` Dan Carpenter
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Arend van Spriel @ 2014-10-31 14:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Dan Carpenter; +Cc: linux-wireless, brcm80211-dev-list

On 10/31/14 13:51, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> Hello Arend van Spriel,
>
> The patch 40c8e95af02d: "brcm80211: use endian annotation for pmk
> related structure" from Oct 12, 2011, leads to the following static
> checker warning:
>
> 	drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c:2965 brcmf_cfg80211_set_pmksa()
> 	warn: can 'pmkid_len' be negative?
>
> drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c
>    2950  brcmf_cfg80211_set_pmksa(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *ndev,
>    2951                           struct cfg80211_pmksa *pmksa)
>    2952  {
>    2953          struct brcmf_cfg80211_info *cfg = wiphy_to_cfg(wiphy);
>    2954          struct brcmf_if *ifp = netdev_priv(ndev);
>    2955          struct pmkid_list *pmkids =&cfg->pmk_list->pmkids;
>    2956          s32 err = 0;
>    2957          int i;
>    2958          int pmkid_len;
>    2959
>    2960          brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "Enter\n");
>    2961          if (!check_vif_up(ifp->vif))
>    2962                  return -EIO;
>    2963
>    2964          pmkid_len = le32_to_cpu(pmkids->npmkid);
>
> The thinking behind this check is that endian data is less trust worthy
> than cpu data.  But probably this comes from the hardware so it's fine?
>
> Anyway, let's assume pmkid_len = -1.
>
>    2965          for (i = 0; i<  pmkid_len; i++)
>    2966                  if (!memcmp(pmksa->bssid, pmkids->pmkid[i].BSSID, ETH_ALEN))
>    2967                          break;
>
> We don't enter this loop.
>
>    2968          if (i<  WL_NUM_PMKIDS_MAX) {
>
> Zero is less than WL_NUM_PMKIDS_MAX.
>
>    2969                  memcpy(pmkids->pmkid[i].BSSID, pmksa->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
>    2970                  memcpy(pmkids->pmkid[i].PMKID, pmksa->pmkid, WLAN_PMKID_LEN);
>    2971                  if (i == pmkid_len) {
>                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> This is false.
>
>    2972                          pmkid_len++;
>    2973                          pmkids->npmkid = cpu_to_le32(pmkid_len);
>    2974                  }
>    2975          } else
>    2976                  err = -EINVAL;
>    2977
>    2978          brcmf_dbg(CONN, "set_pmksa,IW_PMKSA_ADD - PMKID: %pM =\n",
>    2979                    pmkids->pmkid[pmkid_len].BSSID);
>                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Underflow.
>
>    2980          for (i = 0; i<  WLAN_PMKID_LEN; i++)
>    2981                  brcmf_dbg(CONN, "%02x\n", pmkids->pmkid[pmkid_len].PMKID[i]);
>                                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Underflow.
>
>    2982
>    2983          err = brcmf_update_pmklist(ndev, cfg->pmk_list, err);
>    2984
>    2985          brcmf_dbg(TRACE, "Exit\n");
>    2986          return err;
>    2987  }

Hi Dan,

Understood. Not sure what the motivation is to mistrust endian more. 
Simply because there could be conversion errors? Anyway, the main 
question is whether pmkid_len is always between 0 and WLAN_PMKID_LEN. As 
far as I know it is. We could 1) add additional checks here, 2) make 
pmkid_len of u32 type, or 3) just mention the (sure) assumption in a 
comment. I would prefer option 2) or 3).

Regards,
Arend

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* Re: brcm80211: use endian annotation for pmk related structure
  2014-10-31 14:18 ` Arend van Spriel
@ 2014-10-31 14:26   ` Dan Carpenter
  2014-10-31 14:37     ` Arend van Spriel
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Dan Carpenter @ 2014-10-31 14:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Arend van Spriel; +Cc: linux-wireless, brcm80211-dev-list

On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 03:18:27PM +0100, Arend van Spriel wrote:
> Understood. Not sure what the motivation is to mistrust endian more.

Endian data tends to come from suspicious places such as disk images,
usb devices, and networks.

> Simply because there could be conversion errors? Anyway, the main
> question is whether pmkid_len is always between 0 and
> WLAN_PMKID_LEN. As far as I know it is. We could 1) add additional
> checks here, 2) make pmkid_len of u32 type, or 3) just mention the
> (sure) assumption in a comment. I would prefer option 2) or 3).

I would prefer 2.  Static checker warnings are a pain.

regards,
dan carpenter


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* Re: brcm80211: use endian annotation for pmk related structure
  2014-10-31 14:26   ` Dan Carpenter
@ 2014-10-31 14:37     ` Arend van Spriel
  2014-11-03 12:22       ` Dan Carpenter
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Arend van Spriel @ 2014-10-31 14:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Dan Carpenter; +Cc: linux-wireless, brcm80211-dev-list

On 10/31/14 15:26, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 03:18:27PM +0100, Arend van Spriel wrote:
>> Understood. Not sure what the motivation is to mistrust endian more.
>
> Endian data tends to come from suspicious places such as disk images,
> usb devices, and networks.
>
>> Simply because there could be conversion errors? Anyway, the main
>> question is whether pmkid_len is always between 0 and
>> WLAN_PMKID_LEN. As far as I know it is. We could 1) add additional
>> checks here, 2) make pmkid_len of u32 type, or 3) just mention the
>> (sure) assumption in a comment. I would prefer option 2) or 3).
>
> I would prefer 2.  Static checker warnings are a pain.

Now who has been tinkering on static checkers ;-) Anyway, option 2) it 
is. Who will do the patch? :-p

Regards,
Arend

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* Re: brcm80211: use endian annotation for pmk related structure
  2014-10-31 14:37     ` Arend van Spriel
@ 2014-11-03 12:22       ` Dan Carpenter
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Dan Carpenter @ 2014-11-03 12:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Arend van Spriel; +Cc: linux-wireless, brcm80211-dev-list

On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 03:37:36PM +0100, Arend van Spriel wrote:
> On 10/31/14 15:26, Dan Carpenter wrote:
> >On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 03:18:27PM +0100, Arend van Spriel wrote:
> >>Understood. Not sure what the motivation is to mistrust endian more.
> >
> >Endian data tends to come from suspicious places such as disk images,
> >usb devices, and networks.
> >
> >>Simply because there could be conversion errors? Anyway, the main
> >>question is whether pmkid_len is always between 0 and
> >>WLAN_PMKID_LEN. As far as I know it is. We could 1) add additional
> >>checks here, 2) make pmkid_len of u32 type, or 3) just mention the
> >>(sure) assumption in a comment. I would prefer option 2) or 3).
> >
> >I would prefer 2.  Static checker warnings are a pain.
> 
> Now who has been tinkering on static checkers ;-) Anyway, option 2)
> it is. Who will do the patch? :-p

Actually, in the end making it unsigned doesn't make sense because we
don't check for upper bound either.

Let's just forget about it.

regards,
dan carpenter


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