Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] cxl/features: Bounds-check the fwctl feature commands

On Fri, Jun 26, 2026 at 06:40:59PM +0800, Richard Cheng wrote:
> The CXL fwctl feature handlers take buffer sizes from userspace, which is
> out_len, and from the device without fully checking them. This series
> adds the missing bounds checks.
> 
> Patch 1: reject a Get Feature whose count is larger than the output
>          buffer.
> Patch 2: reject a Set Feature whose output buffer is too small for the
>          reply header. A zero out_len makes kvzalloc() return
>          ZERO_SIZE_PTR, and the header write then corrupts memory.
> Patch 3: clamp the Get Feature read loop to the room left in the output
>          buffer, so a device that returns more than requested cannot
>          write past it.
> 
> A related gap is fixed separately by Zhenhao Wan's patch [1].
> 
> Changes since v2:
>     - Expand the single Get Feature fix into a series that also covers
>       the Set Feature output buffer and the Get Feature read loop.
> 
> [1]:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/
>

Hello,

Just a gentle ping on this serie.

As https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cxl/[email protected]/

landed , I think these are worth to be taken a look as well?

Best regards,
Richard Cheng.
 
> Richard Cheng (3):
>   cxl/features: Reject Get Feature count larger than the output buffer
>   cxl/features: Reject Set Features output buffer smaller than the
>     header
>   cxl/features: Clamp Get Feature output size to the remaining buffer
> 
>  drivers/cxl/core/features.c | 12 +++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> 
> base-commit: ef0c9f75a19532d7675384708fc8621e10850104
> -- 
> 2.43.0
>