Re: [PATCH 1/2] USB: EHCI: Add register array bounds to HCS ports

From: Kees Cook
Date: Wed Aug 18 2021 - 13:17:16 EST


On Wed, Aug 18, 2021 at 10:44:42AM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 09:30:33PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> > The original EHCI register struct used a trailing 0-element array for
> > addressing the N_PORTS-many available registers. However, after
> > commit a46af4ebf9ff ("USB: EHCI: define extension registers like normal ones")
> > the 0-element array started to overlap the USBMODE extension register.
> >
> > To avoid future compile-time warnings about accessing indexes within a
> > 0-element array, rearrange the struct to actually describe the expected
> > layout (max 15 registers) with a union. All offsets remain the same, and
> > bounds checking becomes possible on accesses to port_status and hostpc.
> >
> > There are no binary differences, and struct offsets continue to match.
>
> Two comments...
>
> > ---
> > include/linux/usb/ehci_def.h | 24 +++++++++++++-----------
> > 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/include/linux/usb/ehci_def.h b/include/linux/usb/ehci_def.h
> > index 78e006355557..5398f571113b 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/usb/ehci_def.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/usb/ehci_def.h
> > @@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct ehci_caps {
> > #define HCS_PORTROUTED(p) ((p)&(1 << 7)) /* true: port routing */
> > #define HCS_PPC(p) ((p)&(1 << 4)) /* true: port power control */
> > #define HCS_N_PORTS(p) (((p)>>0)&0xf) /* bits 3:0, ports on HC */
> > +#define HCS_N_PORTS_MAX 0xf /* N_PORTS valid 0x1-0xF */
>
> I would prefer to see this value in decimal. It seems very odd to say
> something like "The maximum number of ports is 0xf".

Okay, done.

>
> >
> > u32 hcc_params; /* HCCPARAMS - offset 0x8 */
> > /* EHCI 1.1 addendum */
> > @@ -126,8 +127,9 @@ struct ehci_regs {
> > u32 configured_flag;
> > #define FLAG_CF (1<<0) /* true: we'll support "high speed" */
> >
> > - /* PORTSC: offset 0x44 */
> > - u32 port_status[0]; /* up to N_PORTS */
> > + union {
> > + /* PORTSC: offset 0x44 */
> > + u32 port_status[HCS_N_PORTS_MAX];
>
> Please don't lose the second comment.

I've put it back. It seemed redundant in the face of HCS_N_PORTS_MAX
being there now.

>
> > /* EHCI 1.1 addendum */
> > #define PORTSC_SUSPEND_STS_ACK 0
> > #define PORTSC_SUSPEND_STS_NYET 1
> > @@ -164,28 +166,28 @@ struct ehci_regs {
> > #define PORT_CSC (1<<1) /* connect status change */
> > #define PORT_CONNECT (1<<0) /* device connected */
> > #define PORT_RWC_BITS (PORT_CSC | PORT_PEC | PORT_OCC)
> > -
> > - u32 reserved3[9];
> > -
> > - /* USBMODE: offset 0x68 */
> > - u32 usbmode; /* USB Device mode */
> > + struct {
> > + u32 reserved3[9];
> > + /* USBMODE: offset 0x68 */
> > + u32 usbmode; /* USB Device mode */
> > + };
> > #define USBMODE_SDIS (1<<3) /* Stream disable */
> > #define USBMODE_BE (1<<2) /* BE/LE endianness select */
> > #define USBMODE_CM_HC (3<<0) /* host controller mode */
> > #define USBMODE_CM_IDLE (0<<0) /* idle state */
> > -
> > - u32 reserved4[6];
> > + };
> > + u32 reserved4;
> >
> > /* Moorestown has some non-standard registers, partially due to the fact that
> > * its EHCI controller has both TT and LPM support. HOSTPCx are extensions to
> > * PORTSCx
> > */
> > /* HOSTPC: offset 0x84 */
> > - u32 hostpc[0]; /* HOSTPC extension */
> > + u32 hostpc[HCS_N_PORTS_MAX];
> > #define HOSTPC_PHCD (1<<22) /* Phy clock disable */
> > #define HOSTPC_PSPD (3<<25) /* Port speed detection */
> >
> > - u32 reserved5[17];
> > + u32 reserved5[2];
> >
> > /* USBMODE_EX: offset 0xc8 */
> > u32 usbmode_ex; /* USB Device mode extension */
>
> Otherwise okay.

Thanks!

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Kees Cook