linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] esas2r: Use flex array destination for memcpy()

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Message-ID: <YxMUsGW0ZYt9rmKd@work>
Date:   Sat, 3 Sep 2022 09:47:44 +0100
From:   "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     Bradley Grove <linuxdrivers@...otech.com>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] esas2r: Use flex array destination for memcpy()

On Thu, Sep 01, 2022 at 01:57:29PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> In preparation for FORTIFY_SOURCE performing run-time destination buffer
> bounds checking for memcpy(), specify the destination output buffer
> explicitly, instead of asking memcpy() to write past the end of what
> looked like a fixed-size object. Silences future run-time warning:
> 
>   memcpy: detected field-spanning write (size 80) of single field "trc + 1" (size 64)
> 
> There is no binary code output differences from this change.
> 
> Cc: Bradley Grove <linuxdrivers@...otech.com>
> Cc: "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>
> Cc: "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
> Cc: linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

Reviewed-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@...nel.org>

Thanks
--
Gustavo

> ---
>  drivers/scsi/esas2r/atioctl.h      | 1 +
>  drivers/scsi/esas2r/esas2r_ioctl.c | 3 +--
>  2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/esas2r/atioctl.h b/drivers/scsi/esas2r/atioctl.h
> index ff2ad9b38575..dd3437412ffc 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/esas2r/atioctl.h
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/esas2r/atioctl.h
> @@ -831,6 +831,7 @@ struct __packed atto_hba_trace {
>  	u32 total_length;
>  	u32 trace_mask;
>  	u8 reserved2[48];
> +	u8 contents[];
>  };
>  
>  #define ATTO_FUNC_SCSI_PASS_THRU     0x04
> diff --git a/drivers/scsi/esas2r/esas2r_ioctl.c b/drivers/scsi/esas2r/esas2r_ioctl.c
> index 08f4e43c7d9e..e003d923acbf 100644
> --- a/drivers/scsi/esas2r/esas2r_ioctl.c
> +++ b/drivers/scsi/esas2r/esas2r_ioctl.c
> @@ -947,10 +947,9 @@ static int hba_ioctl_callback(struct esas2r_adapter *a,
>  					break;
>  				}
>  
> -				memcpy(trc + 1,
> +				memcpy(trc->contents,
>  				       a->fw_coredump_buff + offset,
>  				       len);
> -
>  				hi->data_length = len;
>  			} else if (trc->trace_func == ATTO_TRC_TF_RESET) {
>  				memset(a->fw_coredump_buff, 0,
> -- 
> 2.34.1
>