[dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1] net/i40e: perform basic validation on the VF messages

Varghese, Vipin vipin.varghese at intel.com
Fri Jan 11 03:53:31 CET 2019


Hi Kevin,

A question, since the patch is fixing issue for 'i40e vf'  should not the sections for 'known limitations' or 'i40e PMD' be updated too?

Thanks
Vipin Varghese

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev <dev-bounces at dpdk.org> On Behalf Of Kevin Traynor
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2019 11:18 PM
> To: Wang, Haiyue <haiyue.wang at intel.com>; dev at dpdk.org; Zhang, Qi Z
> <qi.z.zhang at intel.com>
> Subject: Re: [dpdk-dev] [PATCH v1] net/i40e: perform basic validation on the
> VF messages
> 
> On 01/10/2019 12:07 PM, Haiyue Wang wrote:
> > Do the VF message basic validation such as OPCODE message length
> > check, some special OPCODE message format check, to protect the i40e
> > PMD from malicious VF message attack.
> >
> > Fixes: 4861cde46116 ("i40e: new poll mode driver")
> >
> 
> Missing Cc: stable at dpdk.org ? or there is some reason not to backport?
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Haiyue Wang <haiyue.wang at intel.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c
> > index 092e0d3..d6e83e3 100644
> > --- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_pf.c
> > @@ -1295,6 +1295,7 @@
> >  	uint16_t vf_id = abs_vf_id - hw->func_caps.vf_base_id;
> >  	struct rte_pmd_i40e_mb_event_param ret_param;
> >  	bool b_op = TRUE;
> > +	int ret;
> >
> >  	if (vf_id > pf->vf_num - 1 || !pf->vfs) {
> >  		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "invalid argument"); @@ -1309,6
> +1310,30 @@
> >  		return;
> >  	}
> >
> > +	/* perform basic checks on the msg */
> > +	ret = virtchnl_vc_validate_vf_msg(&vf->version, opcode, msg,
> > +msglen);
> > +
> > +	/* perform additional checks specific to this driver */
> > +	if (opcode == VIRTCHNL_OP_CONFIG_RSS_KEY) {
> > +		struct virtchnl_rss_key *vrk = (struct virtchnl_rss_key *)msg;
> > +
> > +		if (vrk->key_len != ((I40E_PFQF_HKEY_MAX_INDEX + 1) * 4))
> > +			ret = VIRTCHNL_ERR_PARAM;
> > +	} else if (opcode == VIRTCHNL_OP_CONFIG_RSS_LUT) {
> > +		struct virtchnl_rss_lut *vrl = (struct virtchnl_rss_lut *)msg;
> > +
> > +		if (vrl->lut_entries != ((I40E_VFQF_HLUT1_MAX_INDEX + 1) *
> 4))
> > +			ret = VIRTCHNL_ERR_PARAM;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	if (ret) {
> > +		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid message from VF %u, opcode
> %u, len %u",
> > +			    vf_id, opcode, msglen);
> > +		i40e_pf_host_send_msg_to_vf(vf, opcode,
> > +					    I40E_ERR_PARAM, NULL, 0);
> > +		return;
> > +	}
> > +
> >  	/**
> >  	 * initialise structure to send to user application
> >  	 * will return response from user in retval field
> >



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