2022-05-06 11:28:14

by Wang Cheng

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Subject: [PATCH v2 2/2] staging: rtl8712: fix uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init()

When 'tmpU1b' returns from r8712_read8(padapter, EE_9346CR) is 0,
'mac[6]' will not be initialized.

BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init+0x2d54/0x3070 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c:541
r871xu_drv_init+0x2d54/0x3070 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c:541
usb_probe_interface+0xf19/0x1600 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396
really_probe+0x653/0x14b0 drivers/base/dd.c:596
__driver_probe_device+0x3e9/0x530 drivers/base/dd.c:752
driver_probe_device drivers/base/dd.c:782 [inline]
__device_attach_driver+0x79f/0x1120 drivers/base/dd.c:899
bus_for_each_drv+0x2d6/0x3f0 drivers/base/bus.c:427
__device_attach+0x593/0x8e0 drivers/base/dd.c:970
device_initial_probe+0x4a/0x60 drivers/base/dd.c:1017
bus_probe_device+0x17b/0x3e0 drivers/base/bus.c:487
device_add+0x1fff/0x26e0 drivers/base/core.c:3405
usb_set_configuration+0x37e9/0x3ed0 drivers/usb/core/message.c:2170
usb_generic_driver_probe+0x13c/0x300 drivers/usb/core/generic.c:238
usb_probe_device+0x309/0x570 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:293
really_probe+0x653/0x14b0 drivers/base/dd.c:596
__driver_probe_device+0x3e9/0x530 drivers/base/dd.c:752
driver_probe_device drivers/base/dd.c:782 [inline]
__device_attach_driver+0x79f/0x1120 drivers/base/dd.c:899
bus_for_each_drv+0x2d6/0x3f0 drivers/base/bus.c:427
__device_attach+0x593/0x8e0 drivers/base/dd.c:970
device_initial_probe+0x4a/0x60 drivers/base/dd.c:1017
bus_probe_device+0x17b/0x3e0 drivers/base/bus.c:487
device_add+0x1fff/0x26e0 drivers/base/core.c:3405
usb_new_device+0x1b8e/0x2950 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:2566
hub_port_connect drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5358 [inline]
hub_port_connect_change drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5502 [inline]
port_event drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5660 [inline]
hub_event+0x58e3/0x89e0 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5742
process_one_work+0xdb6/0x1820 kernel/workqueue.c:2307
worker_thread+0x10b3/0x21e0 kernel/workqueue.c:2454
kthread+0x3c7/0x500 kernel/kthread.c:377
ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30

Local variable mac created at:
r871xu_drv_init+0x1771/0x3070 drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c:394
usb_probe_interface+0xf19/0x1600 drivers/usb/core/driver.c:396

Reported-and-tested-by: [email protected]
Signed-off-by: Wang Cheng <[email protected]>
---
drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
index ee4c61f85a07..50dcd3ecb685 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
@@ -538,13 +538,13 @@ static int r871xu_drv_init(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf,
} else {
AutoloadFail = false;
}
- if (((mac[0] == 0xff) && (mac[1] == 0xff) &&
+ if ((!AutoloadFail) ||
+ ((mac[0] == 0xff) && (mac[1] == 0xff) &&
(mac[2] == 0xff) && (mac[3] == 0xff) &&
(mac[4] == 0xff) && (mac[5] == 0xff)) ||
((mac[0] == 0x00) && (mac[1] == 0x00) &&
(mac[2] == 0x00) && (mac[3] == 0x00) &&
- (mac[4] == 0x00) && (mac[5] == 0x00)) ||
- (!AutoloadFail)) {
+ (mac[4] == 0x00) && (mac[5] == 0x00))) {
mac[0] = 0x00;
mac[1] = 0xe0;
mac[2] = 0x4c;
--
2.33.1



2022-05-06 15:05:32

by Wang Cheng

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] staging: rtl8712: fix uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init()

On 22/05/06 07:33PM, Wang Cheng wrote:
> On 22/05/06 10:41AM, Pavel Skripkin wrote:
> > Hi Wang,
> >
> > On 5/6/22 06:16, Wang Cheng wrote:
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > >
> > > Reported-and-tested-by: [email protected]
> > > Signed-off-by: Wang Cheng <[email protected]>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c | 6 +++---
> > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
> > > index ee4c61f85a07..50dcd3ecb685 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
> > > @@ -538,13 +538,13 @@ static int r871xu_drv_init(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf,
> > > } else {
> > > AutoloadFail = false;
> > > }
> > > - if (((mac[0] == 0xff) && (mac[1] == 0xff) &&
> > > + if ((!AutoloadFail) ||
> > > + ((mac[0] == 0xff) && (mac[1] == 0xff) &&
> > > (mac[2] == 0xff) && (mac[3] == 0xff) &&
> > > (mac[4] == 0xff) && (mac[5] == 0xff)) ||
> > > ((mac[0] == 0x00) && (mac[1] == 0x00) &&
> > > (mac[2] == 0x00) && (mac[3] == 0x00) &&
> > > - (mac[4] == 0x00) && (mac[5] == 0x00)) ||
> > > - (!AutoloadFail)) {
> > > + (mac[4] == 0x00) && (mac[5] == 0x00))) {
> >
> >
> > That looks ugly. I mean mac checks. Can we, please, use sane kernel API like
> > is_valid_ether_addr()?
>
> Good idea! But will is_valid_ether_addr() check a larger range?
> The comment of is_valid_ether_addr()(include/linux/etherdevice.h) says:
> Check that the Ethernet address (MAC) is not 00:00:00:00:00:00, is not
> a *multicast address*, and is not FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF.

is_zero_ether_addr() in etherdevice.h could check the all zero mac address.

thanks,
- w

>
>
> >
> >
> > > mac[0] = 0x00;
> > > mac[1] = 0xe0;
> > > mac[2] = 0x4c;
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > With regards,
> > Pavel Skripkin

2022-05-09 05:40:50

by Wang Cheng

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] staging: rtl8712: fix uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init()

On 22/05/06 10:41AM, Pavel Skripkin wrote:
> Hi Wang,
>
> On 5/6/22 06:16, Wang Cheng wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> >
> > Reported-and-tested-by: [email protected]
> > Signed-off-by: Wang Cheng <[email protected]>
> > ---
> > drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c | 6 +++---
> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
> > index ee4c61f85a07..50dcd3ecb685 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
> > @@ -538,13 +538,13 @@ static int r871xu_drv_init(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf,
> > } else {
> > AutoloadFail = false;
> > }
> > - if (((mac[0] == 0xff) && (mac[1] == 0xff) &&
> > + if ((!AutoloadFail) ||
> > + ((mac[0] == 0xff) && (mac[1] == 0xff) &&
> > (mac[2] == 0xff) && (mac[3] == 0xff) &&
> > (mac[4] == 0xff) && (mac[5] == 0xff)) ||
> > ((mac[0] == 0x00) && (mac[1] == 0x00) &&
> > (mac[2] == 0x00) && (mac[3] == 0x00) &&
> > - (mac[4] == 0x00) && (mac[5] == 0x00)) ||
> > - (!AutoloadFail)) {
> > + (mac[4] == 0x00) && (mac[5] == 0x00))) {
>
>
> That looks ugly. I mean mac checks. Can we, please, use sane kernel API like
> is_valid_ether_addr()?

Good idea! But will is_valid_ether_addr() check a larger range?
The comment of is_valid_ether_addr()(include/linux/etherdevice.h) says:
Check that the Ethernet address (MAC) is not 00:00:00:00:00:00, is not
a *multicast address*, and is not FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF.

thanks,
- w

>
>
> > mac[0] = 0x00;
> > mac[1] = 0xe0;
> > mac[2] = 0x4c;
>
>
>
>
> With regards,
> Pavel Skripkin

2022-05-09 08:48:28

by Pavel Skripkin

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] staging: rtl8712: fix uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init()

Hi Wang,

On 5/6/22 14:33, Wang Cheng wrote:
> On 22/05/06 10:41AM, Pavel Skripkin wrote:
>> Hi Wang,
>>
>> On 5/6/22 06:16, Wang Cheng wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> >
>> > Reported-and-tested-by: [email protected]
>> > Signed-off-by: Wang Cheng <[email protected]>
>> > ---
>> > drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c | 6 +++---
>> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>> >
>> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
>> > index ee4c61f85a07..50dcd3ecb685 100644
>> > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
>> > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
>> > @@ -538,13 +538,13 @@ static int r871xu_drv_init(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf,
>> > } else {
>> > AutoloadFail = false;
>> > }
>> > - if (((mac[0] == 0xff) && (mac[1] == 0xff) &&
>> > + if ((!AutoloadFail) ||
>> > + ((mac[0] == 0xff) && (mac[1] == 0xff) &&
>> > (mac[2] == 0xff) && (mac[3] == 0xff) &&
>> > (mac[4] == 0xff) && (mac[5] == 0xff)) ||
>> > ((mac[0] == 0x00) && (mac[1] == 0x00) &&
>> > (mac[2] == 0x00) && (mac[3] == 0x00) &&
>> > - (mac[4] == 0x00) && (mac[5] == 0x00)) ||
>> > - (!AutoloadFail)) {
>> > + (mac[4] == 0x00) && (mac[5] == 0x00))) {
>>
>>
>> That looks ugly. I mean mac checks. Can we, please, use sane kernel API like
>> is_valid_ether_addr()?
>
> Good idea! But will is_valid_ether_addr() check a larger range?
> The comment of is_valid_ether_addr()(include/linux/etherdevice.h) says:
> Check that the Ethernet address (MAC) is not 00:00:00:00:00:00, is not
> a *multicast address*, and is not FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF.
>

I am not good an expert at networking stuff, but can multicast mac
address be valid for purpose of Wi-Fi adapter? IIUC it's can't, but as I
said before, I am not an expert



With regards,
Pavel Skripkin


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2022-05-09 10:18:26

by Wang Cheng

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] staging: rtl8712: fix uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init()

On 22/05/06 03:02PM, Pavel Skripkin wrote:
> Hi Wang,
>
> On 5/6/22 14:33, Wang Cheng wrote:
> > On 22/05/06 10:41AM, Pavel Skripkin wrote:
> > > Hi Wang,
> > >
> > > On 5/6/22 06:16, Wang Cheng wrote:
> > >
> > > [snip]
> > >
> > > > > Reported-and-tested-by:
> > > [email protected]
> > > > Signed-off-by: Wang Cheng <[email protected]>
> > > > ---
> > > > drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c | 6 +++---
> > > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
> > > b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
> > > > index ee4c61f85a07..50dcd3ecb685 100644
> > > > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
> > > > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
> > > > @@ -538,13 +538,13 @@ static int r871xu_drv_init(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf,
> > > > } else {
> > > > AutoloadFail = false;
> > > > }
> > > > - if (((mac[0] == 0xff) && (mac[1] == 0xff) &&
> > > > + if ((!AutoloadFail) ||
> > > > + ((mac[0] == 0xff) && (mac[1] == 0xff) &&
> > > > (mac[2] == 0xff) && (mac[3] == 0xff) &&
> > > > (mac[4] == 0xff) && (mac[5] == 0xff)) ||
> > > > ((mac[0] == 0x00) && (mac[1] == 0x00) &&
> > > > (mac[2] == 0x00) && (mac[3] == 0x00) &&
> > > > - (mac[4] == 0x00) && (mac[5] == 0x00)) ||
> > > > - (!AutoloadFail)) {
> > > > + (mac[4] == 0x00) && (mac[5] == 0x00))) {
> > >
> > >
> > > That looks ugly. I mean mac checks. Can we, please, use sane kernel API like
> > > is_valid_ether_addr()?
> >
> > Good idea! But will is_valid_ether_addr() check a larger range?
> > The comment of is_valid_ether_addr()(include/linux/etherdevice.h) says:
> > Check that the Ethernet address (MAC) is not 00:00:00:00:00:00, is not
> > a *multicast address*, and is not FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF.
> >
>
> I am not good an expert at networking stuff, but can multicast mac address
> be valid for purpose of Wi-Fi adapter? IIUC it's can't, but as I said
> before, I am not an expert

Me neither. :P I found some reference here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multicast_address#Ethernet

And in the implementation of
is_multicast_ether_addr()(include/linux/etherdevice.h), it checks one
bit of mac address to determine a multicast or not.

Probably some other kernel API could help.

thanks,
- w


2022-05-09 11:26:18

by Pavel Skripkin

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] staging: rtl8712: fix uninit-value in r871xu_drv_init()

Hi Wang,

On 5/6/22 06:16, Wang Cheng wrote:

[snip]

>
> Reported-and-tested-by: [email protected]
> Signed-off-by: Wang Cheng <[email protected]>
> ---
> drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c | 6 +++---
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
> index ee4c61f85a07..50dcd3ecb685 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
> @@ -538,13 +538,13 @@ static int r871xu_drv_init(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf,
> } else {
> AutoloadFail = false;
> }
> - if (((mac[0] == 0xff) && (mac[1] == 0xff) &&
> + if ((!AutoloadFail) ||
> + ((mac[0] == 0xff) && (mac[1] == 0xff) &&
> (mac[2] == 0xff) && (mac[3] == 0xff) &&
> (mac[4] == 0xff) && (mac[5] == 0xff)) ||
> ((mac[0] == 0x00) && (mac[1] == 0x00) &&
> (mac[2] == 0x00) && (mac[3] == 0x00) &&
> - (mac[4] == 0x00) && (mac[5] == 0x00)) ||
> - (!AutoloadFail)) {
> + (mac[4] == 0x00) && (mac[5] == 0x00))) {


That looks ugly. I mean mac checks. Can we, please, use sane kernel API
like is_valid_ether_addr()?


> mac[0] = 0x00;
> mac[1] = 0xe0;
> mac[2] = 0x4c;




With regards,
Pavel Skripkin