linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] USB: usbtmc: prevent kernel-usb-infoleak

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Message-ID: <tencent_D062C96FE3AC045EF77E5779C6C4B36D4305@qq.com>
Date: Sun,  8 Sep 2024 10:01:52 +0800
From: Edward Adam Davis <eadavis@...com>
To: stern@...land.harvard.edu
Cc: eadavis@...com,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	syzbot+9d34f80f841e948c3fdb@...kaller.appspotmail.com,
	syzkaller-bugs@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] USB: usbtmc: prevent kernel-usb-infoleak

On Sat, 7 Sep 2024 21:32:28 -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 08, 2024 at 08:59:48AM +0800, Edward Adam Davis wrote:
> > On Sat, 7 Sep 2024 10:45:52 -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> > > On Sat, Sep 07, 2024 at 10:08:57AM +0800, Edward Adam Davis wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 6 Sep 2024 10:28:11 -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> > > > > On Fri, Sep 06, 2024 at 10:11:03PM +0800, Edward Adam Davis wrote:
> > > > > > The syzbot reported a kernel-usb-infoleak in usbtmc_write.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The expression "aligned = (transfersize + (USBTMC_HEADER_SIZE + 3)) & ~3;"
> > > > > > in usbtmcw_write() follows the following pattern:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > aligned = (1 + 12 + 3) & ~3 = 16   // 3 bytes have not been initialized
> > > > > > aligned = (2 + 12 + 3) & ~3 = 16   // 2 bytes have not been initialized
> > > > > > aligned = (3 + 12 + 3) & ~3 = 16   // 1 byte has not been initialized
> > > > > > aligned = (4 + 12 + 3) & ~3 = 16   // All bytes have been initialized
> > > > > > aligned = (5 + 12 + 3) & ~3 = 20   // 3 bytes have not been initialized
> > > > > > aligned = (6 + 12 + 3) & ~3 = 20   // 2 bytes have not been initialized
> > > > > > aligned = (7 + 12 + 3) & ~3 = 20   // 1 byte has not been initialized
> > > > > > aligned = (8 + 12 + 3) & ~3 = 20   // All bytes have been initialized
> > > > > > aligned = (9 + 12 + 3) & ~3 = 24
> > > > > > ...
> > > > >
> > > > > What is the purpose of aligned?  Why doesn't the driver simply use
> > > > > USBTMC_HEADER_SIZE + transfersize instead of rounding it up to a
> > > > > multiple of 4?
> > > > I just found out that the logic of aligned calculation is like this.
> > > > As for why it is calculated like this, perhaps Guido Kiener can provide
> > > > a clearer explanation.
> > > > It was introduced by commit 4d5e18d9ed93 ("usb: usbtmc: Optimize usbtmc_write").
> > > > >
> > > > > > Note: #define USBTMC_HEADER_SIZE      12
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This results in the buffer[USBTMC_SEAD_SIZE+transfersize] and its
> > > > > > subsequent memory not being initialized.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The condition aligned < buflen is used to avoid out of bounds access to
> > > > > > the buffer[USBTMC_HEADER_SIZE + transfersize] when "transfersize =
> > > > > > buflen - USBTMC_HEADER_SIZE".
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Fixes: 4ddc645f40e9 ("usb: usbtmc: Add ioctl for vendor specific write")
> > > > > > Reported-and-tested-by: syzbot+9d34f80f841e948c3fdb@...kaller.appspotmail.com
> > > > > > Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=9d34f80f841e948c3fdb
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Edward Adam Davis <eadavis@...com>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >  drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c | 4 ++++
> > > > > >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
> > > > > > index 6bd9fe565385..faf8c5508997 100644
> > > > > > --- a/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
> > > > > > +++ b/drivers/usb/class/usbtmc.c
> > > > > > @@ -1591,6 +1591,10 @@ static ssize_t usbtmc_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
> > > > > >  		goto exit;
> > > > > >  	}
> > > > > >
> > > > > > +	if (aligned < buflen && (transfersize % 4))
> > > > >
> > > > > Shouldn't this be
> > > > >
> > > > > 	if (USBTMC_HEADER_SIZE + transfersize < aligned)
> > > > Logically, it seems possible to write it this way.
> > >
> > > In fact, what you wrote is wrong.  Consider the case where buflen is 32
> > > and transfersize is 17.  Then aligned = (12 + 17 + 3) & ~3 = 32, so your
> > > condition would fail to initialize the extra 3 bytes.
> > The buflen is equal to USBTMC_BUFSIZE and can not equal to any other value.
> > You can find it in usbtmc_create_urb() and usbtmc_write().
> >
> > Note: #define USBTMC_BUFSIZE          (4096)
> 
> All right, so what happens if transfersize is 4081?  Then aligned will
> be equal to 4096, so your condition would fail to initialize the extra 3
> bytes.
Not bad, when the transfersize values are 4081, 4082, and 4083, the aligned
value is 4096, which will result in 1, 2, and 3 bytes not being initialized,
respectively. I will update my patch.

BR,
Edward