Re: [PATCH] usb: musb: gadget: misplaced out of bounds check

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On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 06:36:42PM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 10:48:28AM -0500, Bin Liu wrote:
> > From: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@xxxxxx>
> > 
> > musb->endpoints[] has array size MUSB_C_NUM_EPS.
> > We must check array bounds before accessing the array and not afterwards.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@xxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Bin Liu <b-liu@xxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  drivers/usb/musb/musb_gadget_ep0.c | 14 +++++++++-----
> >  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> Should this also go to the stable kernels?

Your call. My understanding is this is just a potential, and the code
looks wrong - checking the boundary after used it, but the ep index
won't be able to over the boundary anyway. Though I don't have enough
security knowledge to judge if the bug has an security hole...

Regards,
-Bin.
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