linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.2 86/87] [media] usbvision fix overflow of interfaces array

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Date:	Mon, 08 Feb 2016 23:53:51 +0000
From:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
CC:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, "Vladis Dronov" <vdronov@...hat.com>,
	"Mauro Carvalho Chehab" <mchehab@....samsung.com>,
	"Hans Verkuil" <hans.verkuil@...co.com>,
	"Oliver Neukum" <oneukum@...e.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3.2 86/87] [media] usbvision fix overflow of interfaces array

3.2.77-rc1 review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>

commit 588afcc1c0e45358159090d95bf7b246fb67565f upstream.

This fixes the crash reported in:
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2015/Oct/35
The interface number needs a sanity check.

Signed-off-by: Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.com>
Cc: Vladis Dronov <vdronov@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Hans Verkuil <hans.verkuil@...co.com>
Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@....samsung.com>
[bwh: Backported to 3.2: adjust filename]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
---
 drivers/media/video/usbvision/usbvision-video.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

--- a/drivers/media/video/usbvision/usbvision-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/usbvision/usbvision-video.c
@@ -1502,6 +1502,13 @@ static int __devinit usbvision_probe(str
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: %s found\n", __func__,
 				usbvision_device_data[model].model_string);
 
+	/*
+	 * this is a security check.
+	 * an exploit using an incorrect bInterfaceNumber is known
+	 */
+	if (ifnum >= USB_MAXINTERFACES || !dev->actconfig->interface[ifnum])
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	if (usbvision_device_data[model].interface >= 0)
 		interface = &dev->actconfig->interface[usbvision_device_data[model].interface]->altsetting[0];
 	else