2023-02-18 09:50:56

by Maxim Korotkov

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Subject: [PATCH] bnxt: avoid overflow in bnxt_get_nvram_directory()

The value of an arithmetic expression is subject
of possible overflow due to a failure to cast operands to a larger data
type before performing arithmetic. Used macro for multiplication instead
operator for avoiding overflow.

Found by Security Code and Linux Verification
Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Signed-off-by: Maxim Korotkov <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
index ec573127b707..696f32dfe41f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
@@ -2862,7 +2862,7 @@ static int bnxt_get_nvram_directory(struct net_device *dev, u32 len, u8 *data)
if (rc)
return rc;

- buflen = dir_entries * entry_length;
+ buflen = mul_u32_u32(dir_entries, entry_length);
buf = hwrm_req_dma_slice(bp, req, buflen, &dma_handle);
if (!buf) {
hwrm_req_drop(bp, req);
--
2.37.2



2023-02-18 16:58:05

by Pavan Chebbi

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] bnxt: avoid overflow in bnxt_get_nvram_directory()

On Sat, Feb 18, 2023 at 3:20 PM Maxim Korotkov
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> The value of an arithmetic expression is subject
> of possible overflow due to a failure to cast operands to a larger data
> type before performing arithmetic. Used macro for multiplication instead
> operator for avoiding overflow.
>
> Found by Security Code and Linux Verification
> Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
>

Looks OK to me. May need a fixes tag.

> Signed-off-by: Maxim Korotkov <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
> index ec573127b707..696f32dfe41f 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
> @@ -2862,7 +2862,7 @@ static int bnxt_get_nvram_directory(struct net_device *dev, u32 len, u8 *data)
> if (rc)
> return rc;
>
> - buflen = dir_entries * entry_length;
> + buflen = mul_u32_u32(dir_entries, entry_length);
> buf = hwrm_req_dma_slice(bp, req, buflen, &dma_handle);
> if (!buf) {
> hwrm_req_drop(bp, req);
> --
> 2.37.2
>


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