[alsa-devel] [patch] [ALSA] seq_oss_event: missing range checks

Dan Carpenter dan.carpenter at oracle.com
Mon Mar 4 13:19:18 CET 2013


The "dev" variable could be out of bounds.  Calling
snd_seq_oss_synth_is_valid() checks that it is is a valid device
which has been opened.  We check this inside set_note_event() so
this function can't succeed without a valid "dev".  But we need to
do the check earlier to prevent invalid dereferences and memory
corruption.

One call tree where "dev" could be out of bounds is:
-> snd_seq_oss_oob_user()
   -> snd_seq_oss_process_event()
      -> extended_event()
         -> note_on_event()

Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter at oracle.com>

diff --git a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_event.c b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_event.c
index 066f5f3..c390886 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_event.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/oss/seq_oss_event.c
@@ -285,7 +285,12 @@ local_event(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, union evrec *q, struct snd_seq_event *ev
 static int
 note_on_event(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, int dev, int ch, int note, int vel, struct snd_seq_event *ev)
 {
-	struct seq_oss_synthinfo *info = &dp->synths[dev];
+	struct seq_oss_synthinfo *info;
+
+	if (!snd_seq_oss_synth_is_valid(dp, dev))
+		return -ENXIO;
+
+	info = &dp->synths[dev];
 	switch (info->arg.event_passing) {
 	case SNDRV_SEQ_OSS_PROCESS_EVENTS:
 		if (! info->ch || ch < 0 || ch >= info->nr_voices) {
@@ -340,7 +345,12 @@ note_on_event(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, int dev, int ch, int note, int vel, st
 static int
 note_off_event(struct seq_oss_devinfo *dp, int dev, int ch, int note, int vel, struct snd_seq_event *ev)
 {
-	struct seq_oss_synthinfo *info = &dp->synths[dev];
+	struct seq_oss_synthinfo *info;
+
+	if (!snd_seq_oss_synth_is_valid(dp, dev))
+		return -ENXIO;
+
+	info = &dp->synths[dev];
 	switch (info->arg.event_passing) {
 	case SNDRV_SEQ_OSS_PROCESS_EVENTS:
 		if (! info->ch || ch < 0 || ch >= info->nr_voices) {


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