Re: [PATCH] misc: bcm-vk: validate entry_size before memcpy_fromio()

From: Scott Branden

Date: Mon Dec 22 2025 - 11:41:43 EST


On Fri, Dec 19, 2025 at 6:12 AM Guangshuo Li <lgs201920130244@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> The driver trusts the 'num' and 'entry_size' fields read from BAR2 and
> uses them directly to compute the length for memcpy_fromio() without
> any bounds checking. If these fields get corrupted or otherwise contain
> invalid values, num * entry_size can exceed the size of
> proc_mon_info.entries and lead to a potential out-of-bounds write.
>
> Add validation for 'entry_size' by ensuring it is non-zero and that
> num * entry_size does not exceed the size of proc_mon_info.entries.
>
> Fixes: ff428d052b3b ("misc: bcm-vk: add get_card_info, peerlog_info, and proc_mon_info")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Guangshuo Li <lgs201920130244@xxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Scott Branden <scott.branden@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/misc/bcm-vk/bcm_vk_dev.c | 4 ++++
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/bcm-vk/bcm_vk_dev.c b/drivers/misc/bcm-vk/bcm_vk_dev.c
> index a16b99bdaa13..a4a74c10f02b 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/bcm-vk/bcm_vk_dev.c
> +++ b/drivers/misc/bcm-vk/bcm_vk_dev.c
> @@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ static void bcm_vk_get_proc_mon_info(struct bcm_vk *vk)
> struct device *dev = &vk->pdev->dev;
> struct bcm_vk_proc_mon_info *mon = &vk->proc_mon_info;
> u32 num, entry_size, offset, buf_size;
> + size_t max_bytes;
> u8 *dst;
>
> /* calculate offset which is based on peerlog offset */
> @@ -458,6 +459,9 @@ static void bcm_vk_get_proc_mon_info(struct bcm_vk *vk)
> num, BCM_VK_PROC_MON_MAX);
> return;
> }
> + if (!entry_size || (size_t)num > max_bytes / entry_size) {
> + return;
> + }
> mon->num = num;
> mon->entry_size = entry_size;
>
> --
> 2.43.0
>

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