[PATCH net] net/smc: ignore peer-supplied rmbe_idx and dmbe_idx
From: Dust Li
Date: Thu Jul 02 2026 - 14:10:09 EST
Linux always uses exactly one RMBE per RMB (index 1 for SMC-R) and
one DMBE per DMB (index 0 for SMC-D), so conn->tx_off is always zero.
Hardcode these fixed values instead of deriving tx_off from the
peer-supplied rmbe_idx / dmbe_idx in the CLC Accept/Confirm message.
Fixes: e6727f39004b ("smc: send data (through RDMA)")
Fixes: 413498440e30 ("net/smc: add SMC-D support in af_smc")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reported-by: Federico Kirschbaum <federico.kirschbaum@xxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Dust Li <dust.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/smc/af_smc.c | 16 ++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
index b5db69073e20..3706e8ac49e0 100644
--- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
+++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
@@ -729,11 +729,15 @@ static void smcr_conn_save_peer_info(struct smc_sock *smc,
{
int bufsize = smc_uncompress_bufsize(clc->r0.rmbe_size);
- smc->conn.peer_rmbe_idx = clc->r0.rmbe_idx;
+ /* Linux uses exactly one RMBE per RMB (always index 1); ignore the
+ * peer-supplied rmbe_idx to prevent a malicious peer from setting an
+ * out-of-bounds tx_off.
+ */
+ smc->conn.peer_rmbe_idx = 1;
smc->conn.local_tx_ctrl.token = ntohl(clc->r0.rmbe_alert_token);
smc->conn.peer_rmbe_size = bufsize;
atomic_set(&smc->conn.peer_rmbe_space, smc->conn.peer_rmbe_size);
- smc->conn.tx_off = bufsize * (smc->conn.peer_rmbe_idx - 1);
+ smc->conn.tx_off = 0;
}
static void smcd_conn_save_peer_info(struct smc_sock *smc,
@@ -741,12 +745,16 @@ static void smcd_conn_save_peer_info(struct smc_sock *smc,
{
int bufsize = smc_uncompress_bufsize(clc->d0.dmbe_size);
- smc->conn.peer_rmbe_idx = clc->d0.dmbe_idx;
+ /* Linux uses exactly one DMBE per DMB (always index 0); ignore the
+ * peer-supplied dmbe_idx to prevent a malicious peer from deriving an
+ * out-of-bounds tx_off that causes an OOB write.
+ */
+ smc->conn.peer_rmbe_idx = 0;
smc->conn.peer_token = ntohll(clc->d0.token);
/* msg header takes up space in the buffer */
smc->conn.peer_rmbe_size = bufsize - sizeof(struct smcd_cdc_msg);
atomic_set(&smc->conn.peer_rmbe_space, smc->conn.peer_rmbe_size);
- smc->conn.tx_off = bufsize * smc->conn.peer_rmbe_idx;
+ smc->conn.tx_off = 0;
}
static void smc_conn_save_peer_info(struct smc_sock *smc,
--
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