Re: [PATCH v2] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: hwtstamp: fix potential negative array index read

Richard Cochran
2018-02-16T15:48:52Z

On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 12:31:39PM -0600, Gustavo A. R. Silva wrote:
> _port_ is being used as index to array port_hwtstamp before verifying
> it is a non-negative number and a valid index at line 209 and 258:
>
> if (port < 0 || port >= mv88e6xxx_num_ports(chip))
>
> Fix this by checking _port_ before using it as index to array
> port_hwtstamp.

NAK. Port is already known to be valid in the callers.

See:

*** net/dsa/slave.c: dsa_slave_ioctl[266]
*** net/dsa/slave.c: dsa_skb_tx_timestamp[416]
*** net/dsa/dsa.c: dsa_skb_defer_rx_timestamp[152]

> Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1465287 ("Negative array index read")
> Addresses-Coverity-ID: 1465291 ("Negative array index read")

Please check the code before posting. These false positives are
really annoying.

Thanks,
Richard