linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] bus: mhi: host: Add alignment check for event ring read pointer

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Fri, 27 Oct 2023 08:19:44 -0600
From:   Jeffrey Hugo <quic_jhugo@...cinc.com>
To:     Manivannan Sadhasivam <mani@...nel.org>,
        Krishna chaitanya chundru <quic_krichai@...cinc.com>
CC:     <mhi@...ts.linux.dev>, <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <quic_vbadigan@...cinc.com>,
        <quic_ramkri@...cinc.com>, <quic_skananth@...cinc.com>,
        <quic_parass@...cinc.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bus: mhi: host: Add alignment check for event ring read
 pointer

On 10/27/2023 7:09 AM, Manivannan Sadhasivam wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 23, 2023 at 03:13:06PM +0530, Krishna chaitanya chundru wrote:
>> Though we do check the event ring read pointer by "is_valid_ring_ptr"
>> to make sure it is in the buffer range, but there is another risk the
>> pointer may be not aligned.  Since we are expecting event ring elements
>> are 128 bits(struct mhi_tre) aligned, an unaligned read pointer could lead
> 
> "mhi_tre" got renamed to "mhi_ring_element"
> 
>> to multiple issues like DoS or ring buffer memory corruption.
>>
>> So add a alignment check for event ring read pointer.
>>
> 
> Since this is a potential fix, you should add the fixes tag and CC stable.
> 
>> Signed-off-by: Krishna chaitanya chundru <quic_krichai@...cinc.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c | 2 +-
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c
>> index 499590437e9b..c907bbb67fb2 100644
>> --- a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c
>> +++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c
>> @@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ static void mhi_del_ring_element(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl,
>>   
>>   static bool is_valid_ring_ptr(struct mhi_ring *ring, dma_addr_t addr)
>>   {
>> -	return addr >= ring->iommu_base && addr < ring->iommu_base + ring->len;
>> +	return addr >= ring->iommu_base && addr < ring->iommu_base + ring->len && addr % 16 == 0;
> 
> How about,
> 
> !(addr % 16)

We are guaranteed that the ring allocation is 16 byte aligned, right?

I think using "struct mhi_ring_element" instead of "16" would be better.

I'm also thinking that perhaps doing a bit-wise & with a mask would be 
better than the % operator.  Not only is that how these alignment checks 
seem to normally be done elsewhere, but this check is in a critical 
patch for the MHI stack.

-Jeff