netdev - [net-next 05/13] i40e: lie to the VF

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 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:	Sat, 14 May 2016 21:57:27 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	Mitch Williams <mitch.a.williams@...el.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, nhorman@...hat.com, sassmann@...hat.com,
	jogreene@...hat.com, Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Subject: [net-next 05/13] i40e: lie to the VF

From: Mitch Williams <mitch.a.williams@...el.com>

If an untrusted VF attempts to configure promiscuous mode, log a message
pointing out its naughty behavior. But then, instead of returning an
error to the offender, just lie to it and say everything's OK. It will
continue on its way, thinking it's in promiscuous mode, but receiving no
packets except its own.

Change-ID: I63369215b1720f3c531eedfc06af86ff8c0e3dc8
Signed-off-by: Mitch Williams <mitch.a.williams@...el.com>
Tested-by: Andrew Bowers <andrewx.bowers@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c | 10 +++++++---
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 6430933..9473429 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -1474,12 +1474,16 @@ static int i40e_vc_config_promiscuous_mode_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf,
 
 	vsi = i40e_find_vsi_from_id(pf, info->vsi_id);
 	if (!test_bit(I40E_VF_STAT_ACTIVE, &vf->vf_states) ||
-	    !test_bit(I40E_VIRTCHNL_VF_CAP_PRIVILEGE, &vf->vf_caps) ||
 	    !i40e_vc_isvalid_vsi_id(vf, info->vsi_id)) {
+		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
+		goto error_param;
+	}
+	if (!test_bit(I40E_VIRTCHNL_VF_CAP_PRIVILEGE, &vf->vf_caps)) {
 		dev_err(&pf->pdev->dev,
-			"VF %d doesn't meet requirements to enter promiscuous mode\n",
+			"Unprivileged VF %d is attempting to configure promiscuous mode\n",
 			vf->vf_id);
-		aq_ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
+		/* Lie to the VF on purpose. */
+		aq_ret = 0;
 		goto error_param;
 	}
 	/* Multicast promiscuous handling*/
-- 
2.5.5