linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/6] staging: r8188eu: add error handling of rtw

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Date:   Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:07:06 +0300
From:   Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:     Pavel Skripkin <paskripkin@...il.com>
Cc:     Larry.Finger@...inger.net, phil@...lpotter.co.uk,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, straube.linux@...il.com,
        fmdefrancesco@...il.com, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/6] staging: r8188eu: add error handling of rtw_read8

On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 10:27:27AM +0300, Pavel Skripkin wrote:
> @@ -83,7 +83,12 @@ int proc_get_read_reg(char *page, char **start,
>  
>  	switch (proc_get_read_len) {
>  	case 1:
> -		len += snprintf(page + len, count - len, "rtw_read8(0x%x)=0x%x\n", proc_get_read_addr, rtw_read8(padapter, proc_get_read_addr));
> +		error = rtw_read8(padapter, proc_get_read_addr, (u8 *) &tmp);
> +		if (error)
> +			return len;
> +
> +		len += snprintf(page + len, count - len, "rtw_read8(0x%x)=0x%x\n",
> +				proc_get_read_addr, (u8) tmp);
>  		break;

Oh my goodness...  :P

If you look at what proc_get_read_addr is, it turns out it's a 32bit
address which is controlled by the user in proc_set_read_reg().  LOL!
Just a giant security hole.

My advise is just delete this dead code.  No one is using it so how
necessary can it be?

regards,
dan carpenter