Re: [PATCH] USB: core: Check buffer length matches wLength for control transfers

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On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 11:32:44AM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> A type of inconsistency that can show up in control URBs is when the
> setup packet's wLength value does not match the URB's
> transfer_buffer_length field.  The two should always be equal;
> differences could lead to information leaks or undefined behavior for
> OUT transfers or overruns for IN transfers.
> 
> This patch adds a test for such mismatches during URB submission.  If
> the test fails, the submission is rejected with a -EBADR error code
> (which is not used elsewhere in the USB core), and a debugging message
> is logged for people interested in tracking down these errors.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> ---
> 
> 
> [as1961]
> 
> 
>  Documentation/driver-api/usb/error-codes.rst |    3 +++
>  drivers/usb/core/urb.c                       |    6 ++++++
>  2 files changed, 9 insertions(+)
> 
> Index: usb-devel/drivers/usb/core/urb.c
> ===================================================================
> --- usb-devel.orig/drivers/usb/core/urb.c
> +++ usb-devel/drivers/usb/core/urb.c
> @@ -410,6 +410,12 @@ int usb_submit_urb(struct urb *urb, gfp_
>  		dev_WARN_ONCE(&dev->dev, (usb_pipeout(urb->pipe) != is_out),
>  				"BOGUS control dir, pipe %x doesn't match bRequestType %x\n",
>  				urb->pipe, setup->bRequestType);
> +		if (le16_to_cpu(setup->wLength) != urb->transfer_buffer_length) {
> +			dev_dbg(&dev->dev, "BOGUS control len %d doesn't match transfer length %d\n",
> +					le16_to_cpu(setup->wLength),
> +					urb->transfer_buffer_length);
> +			return -EBADR;
> +		}

Looks good, let's see if this catches anything :)

now queued up, thanks.

greg k-h



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