netdev - [PATCH] enc28j60: fix RX buffer overflow

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Date:	Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:55:39 +0200
From:	Baruch Siach <baruch@...s.co.il>
To:	Claudio Lanconelli <lanconelli.claudio@...ar.com>
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] enc28j60: fix RX buffer overflow

The enc28j60 driver doesn't check whether the length of the packet as reported 
by the hardware fits into the preallocated buffer. When stressed, the hardware 
may report insanely large packets even tough the "Receive OK" bit is set. Fix 
this.

Signed-off-by: Baruch Siach <baruch@...s.co.il>
---

--- drivers/net/enc28j60.c-git	2008-12-30 15:43:21.000000000 +0200
+++ drivers/net/enc28j60.c	2008-12-30 15:42:58.000000000 +0200
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ static void enc28j60_hw_rx(struct net_de
 	if (netif_msg_rx_status(priv))
 		enc28j60_dump_rsv(priv, __func__, next_packet, len, rxstat);
 
-	if (!RSV_GETBIT(rxstat, RSV_RXOK)) {
+	if (!RSV_GETBIT(rxstat, RSV_RXOK) || len > MAX_FRAMELEN) {
 		if (netif_msg_rx_err(priv))
 			dev_err(&ndev->dev, "Rx Error (%04x)\n", rxstat);
 		ndev->stats.rx_errors++;
@@ -952,6 +952,8 @@ static void enc28j60_hw_rx(struct net_de
 			ndev->stats.rx_crc_errors++;
 		if (RSV_GETBIT(rxstat, RSV_LENCHECKERR))
 			ndev->stats.rx_frame_errors++;
+		if (len > MAX_FRAMELEN)
+			ndev->stats.rx_over_errors++;
 	} else {
 		skb = dev_alloc_skb(len + NET_IP_ALIGN);
 		if (!skb) {

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