[for-next][PATCH 2/2] ring-buffer: Prevent off-by-one array access in ring_buffer_desc_page()

From: Steven Rostedt

Date: Wed Apr 15 2026 - 04:21:15 EST


From: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@xxxxxxxxxx>

As pointed out by Smatch, the ring-buffer descriptor array page_va is
counted by nr_page_va, but the accessor ring_buffer_desc_page() allows
access off by one.

Currently, this does not cause problems, as the page ID always comes
from a trusted source. Nonetheless, ensure robustness and fix the
accessor. While at it, make the page_id unsigned.

Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260410124527.3563970-1-vdonnefort@xxxxxxxxxx
Reported-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
index 839a6424d0ed..cef49f8871d2 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ring_buffer.c
@@ -2238,9 +2238,9 @@ static struct ring_buffer_desc *ring_buffer_desc(struct trace_buffer_desc *trace
return NULL;
}

-static void *ring_buffer_desc_page(struct ring_buffer_desc *desc, int page_id)
+static void *ring_buffer_desc_page(struct ring_buffer_desc *desc, unsigned int page_id)
{
- return page_id > desc->nr_page_va ? NULL : (void *)desc->page_va[page_id];
+ return page_id >= desc->nr_page_va ? NULL : (void *)desc->page_va[page_id];
}

static int __rb_allocate_pages(struct ring_buffer_per_cpu *cpu_buffer,
--
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