linux-kernel - [PATCH] drivers/staging/bcm: Integer overflow

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Date:	Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:13:16 +0800
From:	Wenliang Fan <fanwlexca@...il.com>
To:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, klmckinney1@...il.com,
	tulinizer@...il.com
Cc:	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Wenliang Fan <fanwlexca@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] drivers/staging/bcm: Integer overflow

The checking condition in 'validateFlash2xReadWrite()' is not sufficient.
A large number invalid would cause an integer overflow and pass
the condition, which could cause further integer overflows in
'Bcmchar.c:bcm_char_ioctl()'.

Signed-off-by: Wenliang Fan <fanwlexca@...il.com>
---
 drivers/staging/bcm/nvm.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/bcm/nvm.c b/drivers/staging/bcm/nvm.c
index 9e5f955..0615609 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/bcm/nvm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/bcm/nvm.c
@@ -3945,7 +3945,9 @@ int validateFlash2xReadWrite(struct bcm_mini_adapter *Adapter, struct bcm_flash2
 	BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter, DBG_TYPE_OTHERS, NVM_RW, DBG_LVL_ALL, "End offset :%x\n", uiSectEndOffset);
 
 	/* Checking the boundary condition */
-	if ((uiSectStartOffset + psFlash2xReadWrite->offset + uiNumOfBytes) <= uiSectEndOffset)
+	if (((uiSectStartOffset + psFlash2xReadWrite->offset + uiNumOfBytes) <= uiSectEndOffset)
+			&& (uiSectStartOffset + psFlash2xReadWrite->offset > uiSectStartOffset)
+			&& (uiSectStartOffset + psFlash2xReadWrite->offset + uiNumBytes > uiNumBytes))
 		return TRUE;
 	else {
 		BCM_DEBUG_PRINT(Adapter, DBG_TYPE_PRINTK, 0, 0, "Invalid Request....");
-- 
1.8.5.rc1.28.g7061504

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