2022-02-23 03:41:10

by Gustavo A. R. Silva

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Subject: [PATCH 4/6][next] ath6kl: wmi: Replace one-element array with flexible-array member in struct wmi_connect_event

Replace one-element array with flexible-array member in struct
wmi_connect_event.

It's also worth noting that due to the flexible array transformation,
the size of struct wmi_connect_event changed (now the size is 1 byte
smaller), and in order to preserve the logic of before the transformation,
the following change is needed:

- if (len < sizeof(struct wmi_connect_event))
+ if (len <= sizeof(struct wmi_connect_event))

This issue was found with the help of Coccinelle and audited and fixed,
manually.

Link: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.16/process/deprecated.html#zero-length-and-one-element-arrays
Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/79
Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <[email protected]>
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Hi!

It'd be great if someone can confirm or comment on the following
changes described in the changelog text:

- if (len < sizeof(struct wmi_connect_event))
+ if (len <= sizeof(struct wmi_connect_event))

Thanks

drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.h | 2 +-
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
index 049d75f31f3c..ccdccead688e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ static int ath6kl_wmi_connect_event_rx(struct wmi *wmi, u8 *datap, int len,
struct wmi_connect_event *ev;
u8 *pie, *peie;

- if (len < sizeof(struct wmi_connect_event))
+ if (len <= sizeof(struct wmi_connect_event))
return -EINVAL;

ev = (struct wmi_connect_event *) datap;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.h
index 432e4f428a4a..6b064e669d87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.h
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ struct wmi_connect_event {
u8 beacon_ie_len;
u8 assoc_req_len;
u8 assoc_resp_len;
- u8 assoc_info[1];
+ u8 assoc_info[];
} __packed;

/* Disconnect Event */
--
2.27.0