In the PI433_IOC_WR_TX_CFG case in pi433_ioctl, instance->tx_cfg is modified via copy_from_user(&instance->tx_cfg, argp, sizeof(struct pi433_tx_cfg))) without any kind of synchronization. In the case where two threads would execute this same command concurrently the tx_cfg field might enter in an inconsistent state. Additionally: if ioctl(PI433_IOC_WR_TX_CFG) and write() execute concurrently the tx config might be modified while it is being copied to the fifo, resulting in potential data corruption. Fix: Get instance->tx_cfg_lock before modifying tx config in the PI433_IOC_WR_TX_CFG case in pi433_ioctl. Also, do not copy data directly from user space to instance->tx_cfg. Instead use a temporary buffer allowing future checks for correctness of copied data and simpler code. Signed-off-by: Hugo Lefeuvre <hle@owl.eu.com> --- Changes in v3: - Use tx_cfg for the name of temporary buffer (shorter, allows copy_from_user call to fit in a single line). - Move mutex_{un,}lock calls around memcpy instead of before copy_from_user call (was useless since we use a temporary buffer). - Remove useless comment before mutex_lock. --- drivers/staging/pi433/pi433_if.c | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/pi433/pi433_if.c b/drivers/staging/pi433/pi433_if.c index b061f77dda41..53a69cb37056 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/pi433/pi433_if.c +++ b/drivers/staging/pi433/pi433_if.c @@ -880,6 +880,7 @@ pi433_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg) int retval = 0; struct pi433_instance *instance; struct pi433_device *device; + struct pi433_tx_cfg tx_cfg; void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg; /* Check type and command number */ @@ -902,9 +903,11 @@ pi433_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg) return -EFAULT; break; case PI433_IOC_WR_TX_CFG: - if (copy_from_user(&instance->tx_cfg, argp, - sizeof(struct pi433_tx_cfg))) + if (copy_from_user(&tx_cfg, argp, sizeof(struct pi433_tx_cfg))) return -EFAULT; + mutex_lock(&device->tx_fifo_lock); + memcpy(&instance->tx_cfg, &tx_cfg_buffer, sizeof(struct pi433_tx_cfg)); + mutex_unlock(&device->tx_fifo_lock); break; case PI433_IOC_RD_RX_CFG: if (copy_to_user(argp, &device->rx_cfg, -- 2.17.1