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zd1211rw: fix potential array underflow

Message ID 20100227061234.GA14323@bicker
State Not Applicable, archived
Delegated to: David Miller
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Dan Carpenter Feb. 27, 2010, 6:12 a.m. UTC
The first chunk fixes a debugging assert to print a warning about array underflows.
The second chunk corrects a potential array underflow.  I also removed an assert
in the second chunk because it can no longer happen.

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com>
---
This was found by a static check and compile tested only.  Please review carefully.

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Comments

Benoit PAPILLAULT Feb. 27, 2010, 2:20 p.m. UTC | #1
Dan Carpenter a écrit :
> The first chunk fixes a debugging assert to print a warning about array underflows.
> The second chunk corrects a potential array underflow.  I also removed an assert
> in the second chunk because it can no longer happen.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com>
> ---
> This was found by a static check and compile tested only.  Please review carefully.
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
> index f14deb0..ead2f2c 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
> @@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static void zd_mac_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
>  	first_idx = info->status.rates[0].idx;
>  	ZD_ASSERT(0<=first_idx && first_idx<ARRAY_SIZE(zd_retry_rates));
>  	retries = &zd_retry_rates[first_idx];
> -	ZD_ASSERT(0<=retry && retry<=retries->count);
> +	ZD_ASSERT(1 <= retry && retry <= retries->count);
>   
Note: normal hardware always report a tx_status->retry >= 1. There are 2 
code paths to initialize retry itself : either tx_status is NULL and 
then retry=1 (so we are safe), or tx_status is not NULL and retry = 
tx_status->retry + success >=1 (so we are safe again).

However, I wonder how we should handle if it happens that the HW reports 
a tx_status->retry = 0. I think ZD_ASSERT purpose is to catch 
programming errors, not bogus hardware. Comments?
>  
>  	info->status.rates[0].idx = retries->rate[0];
>  	info->status.rates[0].count = 1; // (retry > 1 ? 2 : 1);
> @@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static void zd_mac_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
>  		info->status.rates[i].count = 1; // ((i==retry-1) && success ? 1:2);
>  	}
>  	for (; i<IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES && i<retry; i++) {
> -		info->status.rates[i].idx = retries->rate[retry-1];
> +		info->status.rates[i].idx = retries->rate[retry - 1];
>  		info->status.rates[i].count = 1; // (success ? 1:2);
>  	}
>  	if (i<IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES)
> @@ -424,12 +424,10 @@ void zd_mac_tx_failed(struct urb *urb)
>  		first_idx = info->status.rates[0].idx;
>  		ZD_ASSERT(0<=first_idx && first_idx<ARRAY_SIZE(zd_retry_rates));
>  		retries = &zd_retry_rates[first_idx];
> -		if (retry < 0 || retry > retries->count) {
> +		if (retry <= 0 || retry > retries->count)
>  			continue;
> -		}
>  
> -		ZD_ASSERT(0<=retry && retry<=retries->count);
> -		final_idx = retries->rate[retry-1];
> +		final_idx = retries->rate[retry - 1];
>  		final_rate = zd_rates[final_idx].hw_value;
>  
>  		if (final_rate != tx_status->rate) {
>
>   
Acked-by: Benoit Papillault <benoit.papillault@free.fr>

Regards,
Benoit

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Walter Harms Feb. 27, 2010, 5:27 p.m. UTC | #2
Benoit PAPILLAULT schrieb:
> Dan Carpenter a écrit :
>> The first chunk fixes a debugging assert to print a warning about
>> array underflows.
>> The second chunk corrects a potential array underflow.  I also removed
>> an assert
>> in the second chunk because it can no longer happen.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@gmail.com>
>> ---
>> This was found by a static check and compile tested only.  Please
>> review carefully.
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
>> b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
>> index f14deb0..ead2f2c 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
>> @@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static void zd_mac_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw
>> *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
>>      first_idx = info->status.rates[0].idx;
>>      ZD_ASSERT(0<=first_idx && first_idx<ARRAY_SIZE(zd_retry_rates));
>>      retries = &zd_retry_rates[first_idx];
>> -    ZD_ASSERT(0<=retry && retry<=retries->count);
>> +    ZD_ASSERT(1 <= retry && retry <= retries->count);
>>   
> Note: normal hardware always report a tx_status->retry >= 1. There are 2
> code paths to initialize retry itself : either tx_status is NULL and
> then retry=1 (so we are safe), or tx_status is not NULL and retry =
> tx_status->retry + success >=1 (so we are safe again).
> 
> However, I wonder how we should handle if it happens that the HW reports
> a tx_status->retry = 0. I think ZD_ASSERT purpose is to catch
> programming errors, not bogus hardware. Comments?


Simply assume the worst, so far i see the patch does not
add more code nor should it change normal behavier.
This will help to make the code more robust.

just my 2 cents,
 walter



>>  
>>      info->status.rates[0].idx = retries->rate[0];
>>      info->status.rates[0].count = 1; // (retry > 1 ? 2 : 1);
>> @@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static void zd_mac_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw
>> *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
>>          info->status.rates[i].count = 1; // ((i==retry-1) && success
>> ? 1:2);
>>      }
>>      for (; i<IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES && i<retry; i++) {
>> -        info->status.rates[i].idx = retries->rate[retry-1];
>> +        info->status.rates[i].idx = retries->rate[retry - 1];
>>          info->status.rates[i].count = 1; // (success ? 1:2);
>>      }
>>      if (i<IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES)
>> @@ -424,12 +424,10 @@ void zd_mac_tx_failed(struct urb *urb)
>>          first_idx = info->status.rates[0].idx;
>>          ZD_ASSERT(0<=first_idx && first_idx<ARRAY_SIZE(zd_retry_rates));
>>          retries = &zd_retry_rates[first_idx];
>> -        if (retry < 0 || retry > retries->count) {
>> +        if (retry <= 0 || retry > retries->count)
>>              continue;
>> -        }
>>  
>> -        ZD_ASSERT(0<=retry && retry<=retries->count);
>> -        final_idx = retries->rate[retry-1];
>> +        final_idx = retries->rate[retry - 1];
>>          final_rate = zd_rates[final_idx].hw_value;
>>  
>>          if (final_rate != tx_status->rate) {
>>
>>   
> Acked-by: Benoit Papillault <benoit.papillault@free.fr>
> 
> Regards,
> Benoit
> 
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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
index f14deb0..ead2f2c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@  static void zd_mac_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	first_idx = info->status.rates[0].idx;
 	ZD_ASSERT(0<=first_idx && first_idx<ARRAY_SIZE(zd_retry_rates));
 	retries = &zd_retry_rates[first_idx];
-	ZD_ASSERT(0<=retry && retry<=retries->count);
+	ZD_ASSERT(1 <= retry && retry <= retries->count);
 
 	info->status.rates[0].idx = retries->rate[0];
 	info->status.rates[0].count = 1; // (retry > 1 ? 2 : 1);
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@  static void zd_mac_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		info->status.rates[i].count = 1; // ((i==retry-1) && success ? 1:2);
 	}
 	for (; i<IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES && i<retry; i++) {
-		info->status.rates[i].idx = retries->rate[retry-1];
+		info->status.rates[i].idx = retries->rate[retry - 1];
 		info->status.rates[i].count = 1; // (success ? 1:2);
 	}
 	if (i<IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES)
@@ -424,12 +424,10 @@  void zd_mac_tx_failed(struct urb *urb)
 		first_idx = info->status.rates[0].idx;
 		ZD_ASSERT(0<=first_idx && first_idx<ARRAY_SIZE(zd_retry_rates));
 		retries = &zd_retry_rates[first_idx];
-		if (retry < 0 || retry > retries->count) {
+		if (retry <= 0 || retry > retries->count)
 			continue;
-		}
 
-		ZD_ASSERT(0<=retry && retry<=retries->count);
-		final_idx = retries->rate[retry-1];
+		final_idx = retries->rate[retry - 1];
 		final_rate = zd_rates[final_idx].hw_value;
 
 		if (final_rate != tx_status->rate) {