[PATCH v2 0/2] wifi: wilc1000: fix RCU warning in connect path

[PATCH v2 0/2] wifi: wilc1000: fix RCU warning in connect path

[Alexis Lothoré]

Hello,
this small series aims to fix a RCU warning due to RCU pointer dereference
outside of a RCU critical read section.

Fix is in the second commit, the first one is a mere declarations
reordering before touching declared variables in wilc_parse_join_bss_param

Changes in v2:
- fix leak in early return

Alexis Lothoré (2):
  wifi: wilc1000: fix declarations ordering
  wifi: wilc1000: fix RCU usage in connect path

 drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c | 40 ++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

-- 
2.42.1

[PATCH v2 1/2] wifi: wilc1000: fix declarations ordering

[Alexis Lothoré]

From: Alexis Lothoré <alexis.lothore@bootlin.com>

Reorder parameters declaration in wilc_parse_join_bss_param to enforce
reverse christmas tree

Signed-off-by: Alexis Lothoré <alexis.lothore@bootlin.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c
index 839f142663e8..6f1218a51061 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c
@@ -377,13 +377,13 @@ struct wilc_join_bss_param *
 wilc_parse_join_bss_param(struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 			  struct cfg80211_crypto_settings *crypto)
 {
-	struct wilc_join_bss_param *param;
-	struct ieee80211_p2p_noa_attr noa_attr;
-	u8 rates_len = 0;
+	const struct cfg80211_bss_ies *ies = rcu_dereference(bss->ies);
 	const u8 *tim_elm, *ssid_elm, *rates_ie, *supp_rates_ie;
 	const u8 *ht_ie, *wpa_ie, *wmm_ie, *rsn_ie;
+	struct ieee80211_p2p_noa_attr noa_attr;
+	struct wilc_join_bss_param *param;
+	u8 rates_len = 0;
 	int ret;
-	const struct cfg80211_bss_ies *ies = rcu_dereference(bss->ies);
 
 	param = kzalloc(sizeof(*param), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!param)
-- 
2.42.1

[PATCH v2 2/2] wifi: wilc1000: fix RCU usage in connect path

[Alexis Lothoré]

From: Alexis Lothoré <alexis.lothore@bootlin.com>

With lockdep enabled, calls to the connect function from cfg802.11 layer
lead to the following warning:

=============================
WARNING: suspicious RCU usage
6.7.0-rc1-wt+ #333 Not tainted
-----------------------------
drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c:386
suspicious rcu_dereference_check() usage!
[...]
stack backtrace:
CPU: 0 PID: 100 Comm: wpa_supplicant Not tainted 6.7.0-rc1-wt+ #333
Hardware name: Atmel SAMA5
 unwind_backtrace from show_stack+0x18/0x1c
 show_stack from dump_stack_lvl+0x34/0x48
 dump_stack_lvl from wilc_parse_join_bss_param+0x7dc/0x7f4
 wilc_parse_join_bss_param from connect+0x2c4/0x648
 connect from cfg80211_connect+0x30c/0xb74
 cfg80211_connect from nl80211_connect+0x860/0xa94
 nl80211_connect from genl_rcv_msg+0x3fc/0x59c
 genl_rcv_msg from netlink_rcv_skb+0xd0/0x1f8
 netlink_rcv_skb from genl_rcv+0x2c/0x3c
 genl_rcv from netlink_unicast+0x3b0/0x550
 netlink_unicast from netlink_sendmsg+0x368/0x688
 netlink_sendmsg from ____sys_sendmsg+0x190/0x430
 ____sys_sendmsg from ___sys_sendmsg+0x110/0x158
 ___sys_sendmsg from sys_sendmsg+0xe8/0x150
 sys_sendmsg from ret_fast_syscall+0x0/0x1c

This warning is emitted because in the connect path, when trying to parse
target BSS parameters, we dereference a RCU pointer whithout being in RCU
critical section.
Fix RCU dereference usage by moving it to a RCU read critical section. To
avoid wrapping the whole wilc_parse_join_bss_param under the critical
section, just use the critical section to copy ies data

Fixes: c460495ee072 ("staging: wilc1000: fix incorrent type in initializer")
Signed-off-by: Alexis Lothoré <alexis.lothore@bootlin.com>
---
Changes in v2:
- fix leak in early return
---
 drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c | 36 ++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c
index 6f1218a51061..d2b8c2630819 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/hif.c
@@ -377,38 +377,49 @@ struct wilc_join_bss_param *
 wilc_parse_join_bss_param(struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 			  struct cfg80211_crypto_settings *crypto)
 {
-	const struct cfg80211_bss_ies *ies = rcu_dereference(bss->ies);
-	const u8 *tim_elm, *ssid_elm, *rates_ie, *supp_rates_ie;
+	const u8 *ies_data, *tim_elm, *ssid_elm, *rates_ie, *supp_rates_ie;
 	const u8 *ht_ie, *wpa_ie, *wmm_ie, *rsn_ie;
 	struct ieee80211_p2p_noa_attr noa_attr;
+	const struct cfg80211_bss_ies *ies;
 	struct wilc_join_bss_param *param;
-	u8 rates_len = 0;
+	u8 rates_len = 0, ies_len;
 	int ret;
 
 	param = kzalloc(sizeof(*param), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!param)
 		return NULL;
 
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	ies = rcu_dereference(bss->ies);
+	ies_data = kmemdup(ies->data, ies->len, GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!ies_data) {
+		rcu_read_unlock();
+		kfree(param);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	ies_len = ies->len;
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
 	param->beacon_period = cpu_to_le16(bss->beacon_interval);
 	param->cap_info = cpu_to_le16(bss->capability);
 	param->bss_type = WILC_FW_BSS_TYPE_INFRA;
 	param->ch = ieee80211_frequency_to_channel(bss->channel->center_freq);
 	ether_addr_copy(param->bssid, bss->bssid);
 
-	ssid_elm = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_SSID, ies->data, ies->len);
+	ssid_elm = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_SSID, ies_data, ies_len);
 	if (ssid_elm) {
 		if (ssid_elm[1] <= IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN)
 			memcpy(param->ssid, ssid_elm + 2, ssid_elm[1]);
 	}
 
-	tim_elm = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_TIM, ies->data, ies->len);
+	tim_elm = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_TIM, ies_data, ies_len);
 	if (tim_elm && tim_elm[1] >= 2)
 		param->dtim_period = tim_elm[3];
 
 	memset(param->p_suites, 0xFF, 3);
 	memset(param->akm_suites, 0xFF, 3);
 
-	rates_ie = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_SUPP_RATES, ies->data, ies->len);
+	rates_ie = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_SUPP_RATES, ies_data, ies_len);
 	if (rates_ie) {
 		rates_len = rates_ie[1];
 		if (rates_len > WILC_MAX_RATES_SUPPORTED)
@@ -419,7 +430,7 @@ wilc_parse_join_bss_param(struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 
 	if (rates_len < WILC_MAX_RATES_SUPPORTED) {
 		supp_rates_ie = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_EXT_SUPP_RATES,
-						 ies->data, ies->len);
+						 ies_data, ies_len);
 		if (supp_rates_ie) {
 			u8 ext_rates = supp_rates_ie[1];
 
@@ -434,11 +445,11 @@ wilc_parse_join_bss_param(struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 		}
 	}
 
-	ht_ie = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_HT_CAPABILITY, ies->data, ies->len);
+	ht_ie = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_HT_CAPABILITY, ies_data, ies_len);
 	if (ht_ie)
 		param->ht_capable = true;
 
-	ret = cfg80211_get_p2p_attr(ies->data, ies->len,
+	ret = cfg80211_get_p2p_attr(ies_data, ies_len,
 				    IEEE80211_P2P_ATTR_ABSENCE_NOTICE,
 				    (u8 *)&noa_attr, sizeof(noa_attr));
 	if (ret > 0) {
@@ -462,7 +473,7 @@ wilc_parse_join_bss_param(struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 	}
 	wmm_ie = cfg80211_find_vendor_ie(WLAN_OUI_MICROSOFT,
 					 WLAN_OUI_TYPE_MICROSOFT_WMM,
-					 ies->data, ies->len);
+					 ies_data, ies_len);
 	if (wmm_ie) {
 		struct ieee80211_wmm_param_ie *ie;
 
@@ -477,13 +488,13 @@ wilc_parse_join_bss_param(struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 
 	wpa_ie = cfg80211_find_vendor_ie(WLAN_OUI_MICROSOFT,
 					 WLAN_OUI_TYPE_MICROSOFT_WPA,
-					 ies->data, ies->len);
+					 ies_data, ies_len);
 	if (wpa_ie) {
 		param->mode_802_11i = 1;
 		param->rsn_found = true;
 	}
 
-	rsn_ie = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_RSN, ies->data, ies->len);
+	rsn_ie = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_RSN, ies_data, ies_len);
 	if (rsn_ie) {
 		int rsn_ie_len = sizeof(struct element) + rsn_ie[1];
 		int offset = 8;
@@ -517,6 +528,7 @@ wilc_parse_join_bss_param(struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 			param->akm_suites[i] = crypto->akm_suites[i] & 0xFF;
 	}
 
+	kfree(ies_data);
 	return (void *)param;
 }
 
-- 
2.42.1

Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] wifi: wilc1000: fix declarations ordering

[Kalle Valo]

Alexis Lothoré <alexis.lothore@bootlin.com> wrote:

> From: Alexis Lothoré <alexis.lothore@bootlin.com>
> 
> Reorder parameters declaration in wilc_parse_join_bss_param to enforce
> reverse christmas tree
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alexis Lothoré <alexis.lothore@bootlin.com>

2 patches applied to wireless-next.git, thanks.

535733e90e5d wifi: wilc1000: fix declarations ordering
205c50306acf wifi: wilc1000: fix RCU usage in connect path

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20240105075733.36331-2-alexis.lothore@bootlin.com/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches