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Re: [Qemu-stable] [PATCH for v2.6.0] net: vmxnet: use g_new for pkt init
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Michael Roth |
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Re: [Qemu-stable] [PATCH for v2.6.0] net: vmxnet: use g_new for pkt initialisation |
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Thu, 08 Sep 2016 15:30:27 -0500 |
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Quoting P J P (2016-08-22 02:41:57)
> From: Li Qiang <address@hidden>
>
> When vmxnet transport abstraction layer initialises pkt,
> the maximum fragmentation count is not checked. This could lead
> to an integer overflow causing a NULL pointer dereference.
> Replace g_malloc() with g_new() to catch the multiplication
> overflow.
>
> Reported-by: Li Qiang <address@hidden>
> Signed-off-by: Prasad J Pandit <address@hidden>
Thanks, applied directly for 2.6.2
> ---
> hw/net/vmxnet_tx_pkt.c | 5 ++---
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/hw/net/vmxnet_tx_pkt.c b/hw/net/vmxnet_tx_pkt.c
> index 32563d4..402aba3 100644
> --- a/hw/net/vmxnet_tx_pkt.c
> +++ b/hw/net/vmxnet_tx_pkt.c
> @@ -60,10 +60,9 @@ void vmxnet_tx_pkt_init(struct VmxnetTxPkt **pkt, uint32_t
> max_frags,
> {
> struct VmxnetTxPkt *p = g_malloc0(sizeof *p);
>
> - p->vec = g_malloc((sizeof *p->vec) *
> - (max_frags + VMXNET_TX_PKT_PL_START_FRAG));
> + p->vec = g_new(struct iovec, max_frags + VMXNET_TX_PKT_PL_START_FRAG);
>
> - p->raw = g_malloc((sizeof *p->raw) * max_frags);
> + p->raw = g_new(struct iovec, max_frags);
>
> p->max_payload_frags = max_frags;
> p->max_raw_frags = max_frags;
> --
> 2.5.5
>
>
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