* [PATCH net v3] selftests: net: fix "buffer overflow detected" for tap.c
@ 2025-12-16 17:06 Alice C. Munduruca
2025-12-16 19:54 ` Willem de Bruijn
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Alice C. Munduruca @ 2025-12-16 17:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netdev
Cc: linux-kselftest, Alice C. Munduruca, David S. Miller,
Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Simon Horman,
Shuah Khan, Willem de Bruijn, Cengiz Can
When the selftest 'tap.c' is compiled with '-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3',
the strcpy() in rtattr_add_strsz() is replaced with a checked
version which causes the test to consistently fail when compiled
with toolchains for which this option is enabled by default.
TAP version 13
1..3
# Starting 3 tests from 1 test cases.
# RUN tap.test_packet_valid_udp_gso ...
*** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
# test_packet_valid_udp_gso: Test terminated by assertion
# FAIL tap.test_packet_valid_udp_gso
not ok 1 tap.test_packet_valid_udp_gso
# RUN tap.test_packet_valid_udp_csum ...
*** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
# test_packet_valid_udp_csum: Test terminated by assertion
# FAIL tap.test_packet_valid_udp_csum
not ok 2 tap.test_packet_valid_udp_csum
# RUN tap.test_packet_crash_tap_invalid_eth_proto ...
*** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
# test_packet_crash_tap_invalid_eth_proto: Test terminated by assertion
# FAIL tap.test_packet_crash_tap_invalid_eth_proto
not ok 3 tap.test_packet_crash_tap_invalid_eth_proto
# FAILED: 0 / 3 tests passed.
# Totals: pass:0 fail:3 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:0 error:0
A buffer overflow is detected by the fortified glibc __strcpy_chk()
since the __builtin_object_size() of `RTA_DATA(rta)` is incorrectly
reported as 1, even though there is ample space in its bounding
buffer `req`.
Additionally, given that IFLA_IFNAME also expects a null-terminated
string, callers of rtaddr_add_str{,sz}() could simply use the
rtaddr_add_strsz() variant. (which has been renamed to remove the
trailing `sz`) memset() has been used for this function since it
is unchecked and thus circumvents the issue discussed in the
previous paragraph.
Fixes: 2e64fe4624d1 ("selftests: add few test cases for tap driver")
Signed-off-by: Alice C. Munduruca <alice.munduruca@canonical.com>
Reviewed-by: Cengiz Can <cengiz.can@canonical.com>
---
tools/testing/selftests/net/tap.c | 16 +++++-----------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/tap.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/tap.c
index 247c3b3ac1c9..51a209014f1c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/tap.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/tap.c
@@ -56,18 +56,12 @@ static void rtattr_end(struct nlmsghdr *nh, struct rtattr *attr)
static struct rtattr *rtattr_add_str(struct nlmsghdr *nh, unsigned short type,
const char *s)
{
- struct rtattr *rta = rtattr_add(nh, type, strlen(s));
+ unsigned int strsz = strlen(s) + 1;
+ struct rtattr *rta;
- memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), s, strlen(s));
- return rta;
-}
-
-static struct rtattr *rtattr_add_strsz(struct nlmsghdr *nh, unsigned short type,
- const char *s)
-{
- struct rtattr *rta = rtattr_add(nh, type, strlen(s) + 1);
+ rta = rtattr_add(nh, type, strsz);
- strcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), s);
+ memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), s, strsz);
return rta;
}
@@ -119,7 +113,7 @@ static int dev_create(const char *dev, const char *link_type,
link_info = rtattr_begin(&req.nh, IFLA_LINKINFO);
- rtattr_add_strsz(&req.nh, IFLA_INFO_KIND, link_type);
+ rtattr_add_str(&req.nh, IFLA_INFO_KIND, link_type);
if (fill_info_data) {
info_data = rtattr_begin(&req.nh, IFLA_INFO_DATA);
--
2.48.1
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2025-12-16 17:06 [PATCH net v3] selftests: net: fix "buffer overflow detected" for tap.c Alice C. Munduruca
@ 2025-12-16 19:54 ` Willem de Bruijn
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Willem de Bruijn @ 2025-12-16 19:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alice C. Munduruca, netdev
Cc: linux-kselftest, Alice C. Munduruca, David S. Miller,
Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Simon Horman,
Shuah Khan, Willem de Bruijn, Cengiz Can, cbulinaru
Alice C. Munduruca wrote:
> When the selftest 'tap.c' is compiled with '-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=3',
> the strcpy() in rtattr_add_strsz() is replaced with a checked
> version which causes the test to consistently fail when compiled
> with toolchains for which this option is enabled by default.
>
> TAP version 13
> 1..3
> # Starting 3 tests from 1 test cases.
> # RUN tap.test_packet_valid_udp_gso ...
> *** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
> # test_packet_valid_udp_gso: Test terminated by assertion
> # FAIL tap.test_packet_valid_udp_gso
> not ok 1 tap.test_packet_valid_udp_gso
> # RUN tap.test_packet_valid_udp_csum ...
> *** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
> # test_packet_valid_udp_csum: Test terminated by assertion
> # FAIL tap.test_packet_valid_udp_csum
> not ok 2 tap.test_packet_valid_udp_csum
> # RUN tap.test_packet_crash_tap_invalid_eth_proto ...
> *** buffer overflow detected ***: terminated
> # test_packet_crash_tap_invalid_eth_proto: Test terminated by assertion
> # FAIL tap.test_packet_crash_tap_invalid_eth_proto
> not ok 3 tap.test_packet_crash_tap_invalid_eth_proto
> # FAILED: 0 / 3 tests passed.
> # Totals: pass:0 fail:3 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:0 error:0
>
> A buffer overflow is detected by the fortified glibc __strcpy_chk()
> since the __builtin_object_size() of `RTA_DATA(rta)` is incorrectly
> reported as 1, even though there is ample space in its bounding
> buffer `req`.
>
> Additionally, given that IFLA_IFNAME also expects a null-terminated
> string, callers of rtaddr_add_str{,sz}() could simply use the
> rtaddr_add_strsz() variant. (which has been renamed to remove the
> trailing `sz`) memset() has been used for this function since it
> is unchecked and thus circumvents the issue discussed in the
> previous paragraph.
>
> Fixes: 2e64fe4624d1 ("selftests: add few test cases for tap driver")
> Signed-off-by: Alice C. Munduruca <alice.munduruca@canonical.com>
> Reviewed-by: Cengiz Can <cengiz.can@canonical.com>
Reviewed-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@google.com>
Cc: original author cbulinaru@gmail.com in case we're overlooking a
reason for the split between rtattr_add_str and rtattr_add_strsz.
the first avoids the \0 and is used for IFLA_NAME. Device names are
guaranteed to fit into IFNAMSIZ, including the terminating \0.
> ---
> tools/testing/selftests/net/tap.c | 16 +++++-----------
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/tap.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/tap.c
> index 247c3b3ac1c9..51a209014f1c 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/tap.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/tap.c
> @@ -56,18 +56,12 @@ static void rtattr_end(struct nlmsghdr *nh, struct rtattr *attr)
> static struct rtattr *rtattr_add_str(struct nlmsghdr *nh, unsigned short type,
> const char *s)
> {
> - struct rtattr *rta = rtattr_add(nh, type, strlen(s));
> + unsigned int strsz = strlen(s) + 1;
> + struct rtattr *rta;
>
> - memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), s, strlen(s));
> - return rta;
> -}
> -
> -static struct rtattr *rtattr_add_strsz(struct nlmsghdr *nh, unsigned short type,
> - const char *s)
> -{
> - struct rtattr *rta = rtattr_add(nh, type, strlen(s) + 1);
> + rta = rtattr_add(nh, type, strsz);
>
> - strcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), s);
> + memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), s, strsz);
> return rta;
> }
>
> @@ -119,7 +113,7 @@ static int dev_create(const char *dev, const char *link_type,
>
> link_info = rtattr_begin(&req.nh, IFLA_LINKINFO);
>
> - rtattr_add_strsz(&req.nh, IFLA_INFO_KIND, link_type);
> + rtattr_add_str(&req.nh, IFLA_INFO_KIND, link_type);
>
> if (fill_info_data) {
> info_data = rtattr_begin(&req.nh, IFLA_INFO_DATA);
> --
> 2.48.1
>
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