netdev - RE: [PATCH net-next 4/4] r8152: support firmware files

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Date:	Wed, 20 Aug 2014 12:35:09 +0000
From:	Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>
To:	Daniele Forsi <dforsi@...il.com>
CC:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	nic_swsd <nic_swsd@...ltek.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	USB list <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next 4/4] r8152: support firmware files

 Daniele Forsi [mailto:dforsi@...il.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 8:01 PM
> To: Hayes Wang
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; nic_swsd; 
> linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; USB list
> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 4/4] r8152: support firmware files
[...]
> > +       start = le32_to_cpu(fw_header->fw_start);
> > +       if (start > fw->size)
> > +               goto out;
> 
> since "start" is an offset in an array of size "fw->size" this should
> check for ">=" and if a command is at least cmd(2 bytes) + length(2
> bytes), shouldn't this check for "start >= fw->size - 4"?

Is this necessary? Besides the check of the "start",
there are checks of the "size" and rtl_fw_data_ok().
I think they cover the situations which you indicate.
 
Best Regards,
Hayes
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