linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/6] firewire: ohci: fix Self ID Count register mask (safeguard against buffer overflow)

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Message-ID: <4AA5575E.6620.3D14E038@pageexec.freemail.hu>
Date:	Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:56:30 +0200
From:	pageexec@...email.hu
To:	linux1394-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] firewire: ohci: fix Self ID Count register mask (safeguard against buffer overflow)

On 6 Sep 2009 at 18:49, Stefan Richter wrote:

added stable as .30 is affected, possibly older kernels as well, i didn't check.

> The selfIDSize field of Self ID Count is 9 bits wide, and we are only
> interested in the high 8 bits.  Fix the mask accordingly.  The
> previously too large mask didn't do damage though because the next few
> bits in the register are reserved and therefore zero with presently
> existing hardware.

unless something prevents one from creating a malicious device,
i wouldn't be so sure about all existing hw ;).

> Also, check for the maximum possible self ID count of 252 (according to
> OHCI 1.1 clause 11.2 and IEEE 1394a-2000 clause 4.3.4.1, i.e. up to four
> self IDs of up to 63 nodes, even though IEEE 1394 up to edition 2008
> defines only up to three self IDs per node).  More than 252 self IDs
> would only happen if the self ID receive DMA unit malfunctioned, which
> would likely be caught by other self ID buffer checks.  However, check
> it early to be sure.  More than 253 quadlets would overflow the Topology
> Map CSR.
> 
> Reported-By: PaX Team
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
> ---
>  drivers/firewire/ohci.c |    4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> Index: linux-2.6.31-rc9/drivers/firewire/ohci.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.31-rc9.orig/drivers/firewire/ohci.c
> +++ linux-2.6.31-rc9/drivers/firewire/ohci.c
> @@ -1279,8 +1279,8 @@ static void bus_reset_tasklet(unsigned l
>  	 * the inverted quadlets and a header quadlet, we shift one
>  	 * bit extra to get the actual number of self IDs.
>  	 */
> -	self_id_count = (reg >> 3) & 0x3ff;
> -	if (self_id_count == 0) {
> +	self_id_count = (reg >> 3) & 0xff;
> +	if (self_id_count == 0 || self_id_count > 252) {
>  		fw_notify("inconsistent self IDs\n");
>  		return;
>  	}
> 
> -- 
> Stefan Richter
> -=====-==--= =--= --==-
> http://arcgraph.de/sr/
> 
> 



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