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From: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@csr.com>
To: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@gmail.com>
Cc: drzeus@drzeus.cx, LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sdio: Read buffer overflow
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:45:49 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A7C5A3D.4090309@csr.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4A7C4501.7070700@gmail.com>

Roel Kluin wrote:
> If the loop breaks with an index of 0, then we read before the array.

This isn't a helpful subject or changelog comment really.  Suggest

sdio: avoid buffer underrun when parsing an invalid CISTPL_VERS_1

> Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@gmail.com>
> ---
> diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_cis.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_cis.c
> index 963f293..0f8853c 100644
> --- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_cis.c
> +++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_cis.c
> @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static int cistpl_vers_1(struct mmc_card *card, struct sdio_func *func,
>  			nr_strings++;
>  	}
>  
> -	if (buf[i-1] != '\0') {
> +	if (i != 0 && buf[i-1] != '\0') {

Looking at the PC Card 8.0 spec (vol 4, section 3.2.10) this test could
simply be:

if (nr_strings < 4) {

>  		printk(KERN_WARNING "SDIO: ignoring broken CISTPL_VERS_1\n");
>  		return 0;
>  	}
-- 
David Vrabel, Senior Software Engineer, Drivers
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  reply	other threads:[~2009-08-07 16:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-08-07 15:15 [PATCH] sdio: Read buffer overflow Roel Kluin
2009-08-07 16:45 ` David Vrabel [this message]
2009-08-07 17:42   ` Roel Kluin

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