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Hi Dan,

Why not use min() function?
    index = min(COMP_HDR_LEN + osize, 2046);
    mchecksum = word[index] |
                    (word[index + 1] << 8);

Or would smatch miss this in its analysis?

Gr. AvS
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From: linux-wireless-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [linux-wireless-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dan Carpenter [error27@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 9:30 AM
To: Vasanthakumar Thiagarajan
Cc: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; ath9k-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: smatch stuff: potential read past the end of the buffer

Hello Vasanthakumar,

Smatch complains that in linux-next 60e0c3a7 "ath9k_hw: Eeeprom changes
for AR9485" means there is a potential read past the end of the buffer
int ar9300_eeprom_restore_internal().

drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c +3381
        ar9300_eeprom_restore_internal(81)
        error: buffer overflow 'word' 2048 <= 4099

"word" is allocated with 2048 bytes:
        word = kzalloc(2048, GFP_KERNEL);

"length" can be up to 4099:
                if ((!AR_SREV_9485(ah) && length >= 1024) ||
                    (AR_SREV_9485(ah) && length >= (4 * 1024))) {
                                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

so "osize" can be up to 4099 as well:
                osize = length;

We're reading way past the end of the word array here:
                mchecksum = word[COMP_HDR_LEN + osize] |
                            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                    (word[COMP_HDR_LEN + osize + 1] << 8);

I don't know how to fix this.  Can you take a look?

regards,
dan carpenter

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