linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH] wifi: ray_cs: Replace 1-element array with flexible array

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Date:   Tue,  1 Aug 2023 13:41:18 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] wifi: ray_cs: Replace 1-element array with flexible array

Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> wrote:

> The trailing array member of struct tx_buf was defined as a 1-element
> array, but used as a flexible array. This was resulting in build warnings:
> 
>     In function 'fortify_memset_chk',
>         inlined from 'memset_io' at /kisskb/src/arch/mips/include/asm/io.h:486:2,
>         inlined from 'build_auth_frame' at /kisskb/src/drivers/net/wireless/legacy/ray_cs.c:2697:2:
>     /kisskb/src/include/linux/fortify-string.h:493:25: error: call to '__write_overflow_field' declared with attribute warning:
> detected write beyond size of field (1st parameter); maybe use struct_group()? [-Werror=attribute-warning]
>       493 |                         __write_overflow_field(p_size_field, size);
>           |                         ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 
> Replace it with an actual flexible array. Binary difference comparison
> shows a single change in output:
> 
> │  drivers/net/wireless/legacy/ray_cs.c:883
> │       lea    0x1c(%rbp),%r13d
> │ -     cmp    $0x7c3,%r13d
> │ +     cmp    $0x7c4,%r13d
> 
> This is from:
> 
>         if (len + TX_HEADER_LENGTH > TX_BUF_SIZE) {
> 
> specifically:
> 
>  #define TX_BUF_SIZE (2048 - sizeof(struct tx_msg))
> 
> This appears to have been originally buggy, so the change is correct.
> 
> Reported-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/88f83d73-781d-bdc-126-aa629cb368c@linux-m68k.org
> Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
> Cc: linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

Patch applied to wireless.git, thanks.

1d7dd5aa3547 wifi: ray_cs: Replace 1-element array with flexible array

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