[PATCH] powerpc/pseries/energy: validate H_BEST_ENERGY list counts

From: Pengpeng Hou

Date: Tue Apr 07 2026 - 02:16:23 EST


get_best_energy_list() reads a one-page u32 array from H_BEST_ENERGY and
trusts retbuf[0] as the number of entry pairs stored there. Counts above
the number of pairs that fit in one page make the loop walk past the page
through buf_page[2 * i + 1].

Reject impossible entry counts before indexing the returned buffer.

Signed-off-by: Pengpeng Hou <pengpeng@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/pseries_energy.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/pseries_energy.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/pseries_energy.c
index 2c661b798235..575216989539 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/pseries_energy.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/pseries_energy.c
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ static int drc_index_to_cpu(u32 drc_index)
#define FLAGS_MODE1 0x004E200000080E01UL
#define FLAGS_MODE2 0x004E200000080401UL
#define FLAGS_ACTIVATE 0x100
+#define BEST_ENERGY_LIST_MAX_ENTRIES (PAGE_SIZE / (sizeof(u32) * 2))

static ssize_t get_best_energy_list(char *page, int activate)
{
@@ -208,6 +209,11 @@ static ssize_t get_best_energy_list(char *page, int activate)
return -EINVAL;
}

+ if (retbuf[0] > BEST_ENERGY_LIST_MAX_ENTRIES) {
+ free_page((unsigned long)buf_page);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
cnt = retbuf[0];
for (i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
cpu = drc_index_to_cpu(buf_page[2*i+1]);
--
2.50.1 (Apple Git-155)