[PATCH] iommufd: Use sizeof(*hdr) instead of sizeof(hdr) in veventq read

From: SnailSploit | Kai Aizen

Date: Thu Apr 30 2026 - 11:33:22 EST


From: "SnailSploit | Kai Aizen" <95986478+SnailSploit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

The bound-check in iommufd_veventq_fops_read() for the normal vEVENT
path uses sizeof(hdr) where the surrounding code uses sizeof(*hdr):

if (!vevent_for_lost_events_header(cur) &&
sizeof(hdr) + cur->data_len > count - done) {

hdr is declared as struct iommufd_vevent_header *, so sizeof(hdr)
evaluates to the size of the pointer. Surrounding code uses
sizeof(*hdr) consistently:

if (done >= count || sizeof(*hdr) > count - done) {
...
if (copy_to_user(buf + done, hdr, sizeof(*hdr))) {
...
done += sizeof(*hdr);

struct iommufd_vevent_header is currently 8 bytes (two __u32 fields,
flags and sequence), so on 64-bit (sizeof(void *) == 8) the two
expressions happen to be equal and the check works as intended.

On 32-bit (sizeof(void *) == 4) the check under-counts the header by
4 bytes: a vEVENT whose data_len causes 8 + cur->data_len to exceed
count - done while 4 + cur->data_len does not will pass the check,
then the loop will copy_to_user 8 bytes of header followed by data_len
bytes of payload, writing past the user-supplied buffer.

It is also a latent bug for any future expansion of struct
iommufd_vevent_header beyond sizeof(void *) on 64-bit; the check
should not depend on the type happening to match the host pointer
width.

Use sizeof(*hdr) to match the rest of the function and the actual
amount that will be copied.

Fixes: e36ba5ab808e ("iommufd: Add IOMMUFD_OBJ_VEVENTQ and IOMMUFD_CMD_VEVENTQ_ALLOC")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: SnailSploit | Kai Aizen <95986478+SnailSploit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/iommu/iommufd/eventq.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/eventq.c b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/eventq.c
index 710eef0b6..78689fb52 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/iommufd/eventq.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/iommufd/eventq.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static ssize_t iommufd_veventq_fops_read(struct file *filep, char __user *buf,

/* If being a normal vEVENT, validate against the full size */
if (!vevent_for_lost_events_header(cur) &&
- sizeof(hdr) + cur->data_len > count - done) {
+ sizeof(*hdr) + cur->data_len > count - done) {
iommufd_veventq_deliver_restore(veventq, cur);
break;
}
--
2.43.0