netdev - Re: [PATCH 36/64] scsi: ibmvscsi: Avoid multi-field memset() overflow by aiming at srp

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Date:   Wed, 28 Jul 2021 23:35:05 -0400
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        Keith Packard <keithpac@...zon.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com,
        Brian King <brking@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Tyrel Datwyler <tyreld@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 36/64] scsi: ibmvscsi: Avoid multi-field memset()
 overflow by aiming at srp


Kees,

> For example, change it to:
>
> +	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(evt_struct->iu.srp) != SRP_MAX_IU_LEN);
> +	memset(&evt_struct->iu.srp, 0x00, sizeof(evt_struct->iu.srp));
>  	srp_cmd = &evt_struct->iu.srp.cmd;
> -	memset(srp_cmd, 0x00, SRP_MAX_IU_LEN);

> For the moment, I'll leave the patch as-is unless you prefer having
> the BUILD_BUG_ON(). :)

I'm OK with the BUILD_BUG_ON(). Hopefully Tyrel or Brian will chime in.

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering