[PATCH v3 2/4] soc: qcom: smem: validate private entry list walks

From: Albert Esteve

Date: Thu Sep 24 2026 - 09:12:57 EST


From: Sarannya S <quic_sarannya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

When walking private entries, use the uncached/cached free offsets as
the list bounds, require room for a header before dereferencing, and
reject a next pointer that does not advance.

Skip the cached list when the cached free offset is at the partition
end.

Signed-off-by: Sarannya S <quic_sarannya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Pranav Mahesh Phansalkar <quic_pphansal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sudeepgoud Patil <quic_sudeepgo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Albert Esteve <aesteve@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/soc/qcom/smem.c | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/smem.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/smem.c
index 6783a3c533f0..9bf0ec32c9f1 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/smem.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/smem.c
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ static int qcom_smem_alloc_private(struct qcom_smem *smem,
size_t size)
{
struct smem_private_entry *hdr, *end;
+ struct smem_private_entry *next_hdr;
struct smem_partition_header *phdr;
size_t alloc_size;
void *cached;
@@ -433,19 +434,25 @@ static int qcom_smem_alloc_private(struct qcom_smem *smem,
end = phdr_to_last_uncached_entry(phdr);
cached = phdr_to_last_cached_entry(phdr);

- if (WARN_ON((void *)end > p_end || cached > p_end))
+ if (WARN_ON(!IN_PARTITION_RANGE(end, 0, phdr, cached) ||
+ cached > p_end))
return -EINVAL;

- while (hdr < end) {
+ while ((hdr + 1) < end) {
if (hdr->canary != SMEM_PRIVATE_CANARY)
goto bad_canary;
if (le16_to_cpu(hdr->item) == item)
return -EEXIST;

- hdr = uncached_entry_next(hdr);
+ next_hdr = uncached_entry_next(hdr);
+
+ if (WARN_ON(next_hdr <= hdr))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ hdr = next_hdr;
}

- if (WARN_ON((void *)hdr > p_end))
+ if (WARN_ON((void *)hdr > (void *)end))
return -EINVAL;

/* Check that we don't grow into the cached region */
@@ -604,7 +611,8 @@ static void *qcom_smem_get_private(struct qcom_smem *smem,
unsigned int item,
size_t *size)
{
- struct smem_private_entry *e, *end;
+ struct smem_private_entry *e, *uncached_end, *cached_end;
+ struct smem_private_entry *next_e;
struct smem_partition_header *phdr;
void *item_ptr, *p_end;
u32 padding_data;
@@ -614,9 +622,14 @@ static void *qcom_smem_get_private(struct qcom_smem *smem,
p_end = (void *)phdr + part->size;

e = phdr_to_first_uncached_entry(phdr);
- end = phdr_to_last_uncached_entry(phdr);
+ uncached_end = phdr_to_last_uncached_entry(phdr);
+ cached_end = phdr_to_last_cached_entry(phdr);
+
+ if (WARN_ON(!IN_PARTITION_RANGE(uncached_end, 0, phdr, cached_end) ||
+ (void *)cached_end > p_end))
+ return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);

- while (e < end) {
+ while ((e + 1) < uncached_end) {
if (e->canary != SMEM_PRIVATE_CANARY)
goto invalid_canary;

@@ -638,21 +651,28 @@ static void *qcom_smem_get_private(struct qcom_smem *smem,
return item_ptr;
}

- e = uncached_entry_next(e);
+ next_e = uncached_entry_next(e);
+ if (WARN_ON(next_e <= e))
+ return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+ e = next_e;
}

- if (WARN_ON((void *)e > p_end))
+ if (WARN_ON((void *)e > (void *)uncached_end))
return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);

/* Item was not found in the uncached list, search the cached list */

+ if (cached_end == p_end)
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
+
e = phdr_to_first_cached_entry(phdr, part->cacheline);
- end = phdr_to_last_cached_entry(phdr);

- if (WARN_ON((void *)e < (void *)phdr || (void *)end > p_end))
+ if (WARN_ON(!IN_PARTITION_RANGE(cached_end, 0, uncached_end, p_end) ||
+ !IN_PARTITION_RANGE(e, sizeof(*e), cached_end, p_end)))
return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);

- while (e > end) {
+ while (e > cached_end) {
if (e->canary != SMEM_PRIVATE_CANARY)
goto invalid_canary;

@@ -674,7 +694,11 @@ static void *qcom_smem_get_private(struct qcom_smem *smem,
return item_ptr;
}

- e = cached_entry_next(e, part->cacheline);
+ next_e = cached_entry_next(e, part->cacheline);
+ if (WARN_ON(next_e >= e))
+ return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+ e = next_e;
}

if (WARN_ON((void *)e < (void *)phdr))

--
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