fkie_cve-2024-38616
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2024-06-19 14:15
Modified
2025-04-01 18:27
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: carl9170: re-fix fortified-memset warning The carl9170_tx_release() function sometimes triggers a fortified-memset warning in my randconfig builds: In file included from include/linux/string.h:254, from drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c:40: In function 'fortify_memset_chk', inlined from 'carl9170_tx_release' at drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c:283:2, inlined from 'kref_put' at include/linux/kref.h:65:3, inlined from 'carl9170_tx_put_skb' at drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c:342:9: include/linux/fortify-string.h:493:25: error: call to '__write_overflow_field' declared with attribute warning: detected write beyond size of field (1st parameter); maybe use struct_group()? [-Werror=attribute-warning] 493 | __write_overflow_field(p_size_field, size); Kees previously tried to avoid this by using memset_after(), but it seems this does not fully address the problem. I noticed that the memset_after() here is done on a different part of the union (status) than the original cast was from (rate_driver_data), which may confuse the compiler. Unfortunately, the memset_after() trick does not work on driver_rates[] because that is part of an anonymous struct, and I could not get struct_group() to do this either. Using two separate memset() calls on the two members does address the warning though.
Impacted products



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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: carl9170: re-fix fortified-memset warning\n\nThe carl9170_tx_release() function sometimes triggers a fortified-memset\nwarning in my randconfig builds:\n\nIn file included from include/linux/string.h:254,\n                 from drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c:40:\nIn function \u0027fortify_memset_chk\u0027,\n    inlined from \u0027carl9170_tx_release\u0027 at drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c:283:2,\n    inlined from \u0027kref_put\u0027 at include/linux/kref.h:65:3,\n    inlined from \u0027carl9170_tx_put_skb\u0027 at drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c:342:9:\ninclude/linux/fortify-string.h:493:25: error: call to \u0027__write_overflow_field\u0027 declared with attribute warning: detected write beyond size of field (1st parameter); maybe use struct_group()? [-Werror=attribute-warning]\n  493 |                         __write_overflow_field(p_size_field, size);\n\nKees previously tried to avoid this by using memset_after(), but it seems\nthis does not fully address the problem. I noticed that the memset_after()\nhere is done on a different part of the union (status) than the original\ncast was from (rate_driver_data), which may confuse the compiler.\n\nUnfortunately, the memset_after() trick does not work on driver_rates[]\nbecause that is part of an anonymous struct, and I could not get\nstruct_group() to do this either. Using two separate memset() calls\non the two members does address the warning though."
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      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, se ha resuelto la siguiente vulnerabilidad: wifi: carl9170: volver a corregir la advertencia de memset fortificado La funci\u00f3n carl9170_tx_release() a veces activa una advertencia de memset fortificado en mis compilaciones de randconfig: en el archivo incluido en include/linux/string. h:254, de drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c:40: en la funci\u00f3n \u0027fortify_memset_chk\u0027, insertado desde \u0027carl9170_tx_release\u0027 en drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c:283:2 , incluido desde \u0027kref_put\u0027 en include/linux/kref.h:65:3, incluido desde \u0027carl9170_tx_put_skb\u0027 en drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/tx.c:342:9: include/linux/fortify-string .h:493:25: error: llamada a \u0027__write_overflow_field\u0027 declarada con advertencia de atributo: escritura detectada m\u00e1s all\u00e1 del tama\u00f1o del campo (primer par\u00e1metro); \u00bfQuiz\u00e1s usar struct_group()? [-Werror=advertencia-atributo] 493 | __write_overflow_field(p_size_field, tama\u00f1o); Kees anteriormente intent\u00f3 evitar esto usando memset_after(), pero parece que esto no soluciona completamente el problema. Me di cuenta de que memset_after() aqu\u00ed se realiza en una parte diferente de la uni\u00f3n (estado) de la que proven\u00eda la conversi\u00f3n original (rate_driver_data), lo que puede confundir al compilador. Desafortunadamente, el truco memset_after() no funciona en driver_rates[] porque es parte de una estructura an\u00f3nima y tampoco pude lograr que struct_group() hiciera esto. Sin embargo, el uso de dos llamadas memset() separadas en los dos miembros soluciona la advertencia."
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  "lastModified": "2025-04-01T18:27:13.400",
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