[PATCH v19 01/14] cxl/ras: Fix cxl_rch_get_aer_info() out-of-bounds AER register read

From: Terry Bowman

Date: Mon Aug 03 2026 - 18:20:33 EST


cxl_rch_get_aer_info() copies the RCH Downstream Port AER capability from
the RCRB MMIO block using a readl() loop bounded by sizeof(struct
aer_capability_regs). This struct is a software layout and its embedded
struct pcie_tlp_log is larger than the on-wire AER capability. As a
result the loop reads past the mapped AER register block.

The over-read also populates the software-only tail fields including
header_log.header_len. An out-of-range header_len passed to
pcie_print_tlp_log() can then loop past the header log buffer and cause
a second out-of-bounds read.

The read was correct when introduced, but struct pcie_tlp_log has since
grown (Header Log and TLP Prefix Log sizes, header_len and flit fields),
so sizeof(struct aer_capability_regs) no longer matches the physical AER
capability.

Bound the read to the physical AER registers, header through the 16 byte
Header Log. Zero the destination first so the software-only fields are
deterministic.

Fixes: 6ac07883dbb5 ("cxl/pci: Add RCH downstream port error logging")
Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Terry Bowman <terry.bowman@xxxxxxx>

---

Changes in v18 -> v19:
- New patch, split from "cxl/ras: Fix cxl_rch_get_aer_severity() wrong
severity register". Addresses out-of-bounds RCRB MMIO read that
Sashiko flagged against the combined v18 patch.
---
drivers/cxl/core/ras_rch.c | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/cxl/core/ras_rch.c b/drivers/cxl/core/ras_rch.c
index 0a8b3b9b63884..8a3965edaa12c 100644
--- a/drivers/cxl/core/ras_rch.c
+++ b/drivers/cxl/core/ras_rch.c
@@ -58,13 +58,28 @@ void cxl_disable_rch_root_ints(struct cxl_dport *dport)
static bool cxl_rch_get_aer_info(void __iomem *aer_base,
struct aer_capability_regs *aer_regs)
{
- int read_cnt = sizeof(struct aer_capability_regs) / sizeof(u32);
+ /*
+ * Bound the copy to the physically-defined AER registers (header
+ * through the 16-byte Header Log). struct aer_capability_regs is a
+ * software layout whose embedded struct pcie_tlp_log is larger than
+ * the on-wire AER capability; copying sizeof(*aer_regs) would
+ * over-read the RCRB-mapped MMIO block.
+ */
+ int read_cnt = (PCI_ERR_HEADER_LOG + 16) / sizeof(u32);
u32 *aer_regs_buf = (u32 *)aer_regs;
int n;

if (!aer_base)
return false;

+ /*
+ * Zero the destination so the software-only tail fields
+ * (e.g. header_log.header_len) are deterministic rather than
+ * left as uninitialized stack, which could drive a bogus loop
+ * length in pcie_print_tlp_log().
+ */
+ memset(aer_regs, 0, sizeof(*aer_regs));
+
/* Use readl() to guarantee 32-bit accesses */
for (n = 0; n < read_cnt; n++)
aer_regs_buf[n] = readl(aer_base + n * sizeof(u32));
--
2.34.1