Thread (7 messages) 7 messages, 4 authors, 2022-08-28

Re: KMSAN: uninit-value in ath9k_htc_rx_msg

From: Phillip Potter <phil@philpotter.co.uk>
Date: 2022-08-28 10:44:36
Also in: linux-wireless, lkml

Possibly related (same subject, not in this thread)

On Fri, Aug 26, 2022 at 10:35:43AM +0900, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
On 2022/08/26 0:09, Alexander Potapenko wrote:
quoted
On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 4:34 PM Tetsuo Handa
[off-list ref] wrote:
quoted
Hello.
Hi Tetsuo,
quoted
I found that your patch was applied. But since the reproducer tested only 0 byte
case, I think that rejecting only less than sizeof(struct htc_frame_hdr) bytes
is not sufficient.

More complete patch with Ack from Toke is waiting at
https://lkml.kernel.org/r/7acfa1be-4b5c-b2ce-de43-95b0593fb3e5@I-love.SAKURA.ne.jp .
Thanks for letting me know! I just checked that your patch indeed
fixes the issue I am facing.
If it is more complete, I think we'd indeed better use yours.
I recognized that "ath9k: fix an uninit value use in ath9k_htc_rx_msg()" is
local to KMSAN tree.
https://github.com/google/kmsan/commit/d891e35583bf2e81ccc7a2ea548bf7cf47329f40

That patch needs to be dropped, for I confirmed that passing pad_len == 8 below
still triggers uninit value at ath9k_htc_fw_panic_report(). (My patch does not
trigger at ath9k_htc_fw_panic_report().)

        fd = syz_usb_connect_ath9k(3, 0x5a, 0x20000800, 0);
        *(uint16_t*)0x20000880 = 0 + pad_len;
        *(uint16_t*)0x20000882 = 0x4e00;
        memmove((uint8_t*)0x20000884, "\x99\x11\x22\x33\x00\x00\x00\x00\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF", 16);
        syz_usb_ep_write(fd, 0x82, 4 + pad_len, 0x20000880);



Also, that patch has a skb leak bug; according to comment for ath9k_htc_rx_msg()

 * Service messages (Data, WMI) passed to the corresponding
 * endpoint RX handlers, which have to free the SKB.

, I think that this function is supposed to free skb if skb != NULL.

If dev_kfree_skb_any(skb) needs to be used when epid is invalid and pipe_id != USB_REG_IN_PIPE,
why it is OK to use kfree_skb(skb) if epid == 0x99 and pipe_id != USB_REG_IN_PIPE ?

We don't call kfree_skb(skb) if 0 < epid < ENDPOINT_MAX and endpoint->ep_callbacks.rx == NULL.
Why it is OK not to call kfree_skb(skb) in that case?

Callers can't pass such combinations? I leave these questions to ath9k developers...
Hi Tetsuo,

Thank you for this improved patch. My original one was somewhat naive
attempt at a resolution.

Regards,
Phil
Keyboard shortcuts
hback out one level
jnext message in thread
kprevious message in thread
ldrill in
Escclose help / fold thread tree
?toggle this help