netdev - [PATCH v2 44/63] mac80211: Use memset

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Message-Id: <20210818060533.3569517-45-keescook@chromium.org>
Date:   Tue, 17 Aug 2021 23:05:14 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        "Gustavo A. R. Silva" <gustavoars@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.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,
        Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 44/63] mac80211: Use memset_after() to clear tx status

In preparation for FORTIFY_SOURCE performing compile-time and run-time
field bounds checking for memset(), avoid intentionally writing across
neighboring fields.

Use memset_after() so memset() doesn't get confused about writing
beyond the destination member that is intended to be the starting point
of zeroing through the end of the struct.

Additionally fix the common helper, ieee80211_tx_info_clear_status(),
which was not clearing ack_signal, but the open-coded versions
did. Johannes Berg points out this bug was introduced by commit
e3e1a0bcb3f1 ("mac80211: reduce IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES") but was harmless.

Also drops the associated unneeded BUILD_BUG_ON()s, and adds a note to
carl9170 about usage.

Cc: Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c   | 11 +++++------
 drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/txrx.c |  6 +-----
 include/net/mac80211.h                   |  7 +------
 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c
index 88444fe6d1c6..aa95d1a65882 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c
@@ -275,12 +275,11 @@ static void carl9170_tx_release(struct kref *ref)
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!ar))
 		return;
 
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(
-	    offsetof(struct ieee80211_tx_info, status.ack_signal) != 20);
-
-	memset(&txinfo->status.ack_signal, 0,
-	       sizeof(struct ieee80211_tx_info) -
-	       offsetof(struct ieee80211_tx_info, status.ack_signal));
+	/*
+	 * Should this call ieee80211_tx_info_clear_status() instead of clearing
+	 * manually? txinfo->status.rates do not seem to be used here.
+	 */
+	memset_after(&txinfo->status, 0, rates);
 
 	if (atomic_read(&ar->tx_total_queued))
 		ar->tx_schedule = true;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/txrx.c
index 873fea59894f..8414aa208655 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intersil/p54/txrx.c
@@ -431,11 +431,7 @@ static void p54_rx_frame_sent(struct p54_common *priv, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	 * Clear manually, ieee80211_tx_info_clear_status would
 	 * clear the counts too and we need them.
 	 */
-	memset(&info->status.ack_signal, 0,
-	       sizeof(struct ieee80211_tx_info) -
-	       offsetof(struct ieee80211_tx_info, status.ack_signal));
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct ieee80211_tx_info,
-			      status.ack_signal) != 20);
+	memset_after(&info->status, 0, rates);
 
 	if (entry_hdr->flags & cpu_to_le16(P54_HDR_FLAG_DATA_ALIGN))
 		pad = entry_data->align[0];
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index d8a1d09a2141..4c469b04de37 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -1197,12 +1197,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_info_clear_status(struct ieee80211_tx_info *info)
 	/* clear the rate counts */
 	for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES; i++)
 		info->status.rates[i].count = 0;
-
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(
-	    offsetof(struct ieee80211_tx_info, status.ack_signal) != 20);
-	memset(&info->status.ampdu_ack_len, 0,
-	       sizeof(struct ieee80211_tx_info) -
-	       offsetof(struct ieee80211_tx_info, status.ampdu_ack_len));
+	memset_after(&info->status, 0, rates);
 }
 
 
-- 
2.30.2