答复: [????] Re: [PATCH][v2] vfio/type1: Sanitize user-supplied inputs to prevent undefined __ffs() behavior

From: Li,Rongqing

Date: Tue Jun 23 2026 - 22:05:38 EST


>
> > From: Li RongQing <lirongqing@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > The __ffs() function expects a non-zero input. When passed 0, its
> > return value is undefined (garbage) but does not trigger a hardware fault.
> > Although downstream logic may eventually catch invalid derived values,
> > passing unchecked user inputs into __ffs() is a robust-ness and code
> > quality issue.
> >
> > Fix this by validating user-supplied inputs early in the UNMAP_DMA and
> > DIRTY_PAGES ioctl paths before they reach any bit scan operations:
> >
> > 1. Reject an empty dirty.flags in vfio_iommu_type1_dirty_pages() to
> > ensure the subsequent __ffs() / __fls() single-bit check is safe.
> > 2. Ensure bitmap.pgsize and range.bitmap.pgsize are valid non-zero
> > powers of two before calculating pgshift via __ffs().
> >
> > This change improves the overall robustness of the VFIO type1 IOMMU
> > driver against erratic or malicious user-space inputs.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Li RongQing <lirongqing@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Diff with v1: Add the two check in vfio_iommu_type1_dirty_pages
> > and rewrite the commit message
> >
> > drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c | 10 ++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
> > b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c index c8151ba..b74f56c 100644
> > --- a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
> > +++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_type1.c
> > @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
> > #include <linux/workqueue.h>
> > #include <linux/mm_inline.h>
> > #include <linux/overflow.h>
> > +#include <linux/log2.h>
> > #include "vfio.h"
> >
> > #define DRIVER_VERSION "0.2"
> > @@ -2949,6 +2950,9 @@ static int vfio_iommu_type1_unmap_dma(struct
> vfio_iommu *iommu,
> > if (!access_ok((void __user *)bitmap.data, bitmap.size))
> > return -EINVAL;
> >
> > + if (unlikely(!is_power_of_2(bitmap.pgsize)))
> > + return -EINVAL;
> > +
> > pgshift = __ffs(bitmap.pgsize);
> > ret = verify_bitmap_size(unmap.size >> pgshift,
> > bitmap.size);
> > @@ -2985,6 +2989,9 @@ static int vfio_iommu_type1_dirty_pages(struct
> vfio_iommu *iommu,
> > if (dirty.argsz < minsz || dirty.flags & ~mask)
> > return -EINVAL;
> >
> > + if (!dirty.flags)
> > + return -EINVAL;
> > +
> > /* only one flag should be set at a time */
> > if (__ffs(dirty.flags) != __fls(dirty.flags))
> > return -EINVAL;
>
> If it can't be zero and only has one flag bit set, it seems like both of these could be
> collapsed into another single !is_power_of_2() test.
>
> Note that if (__ffs(0) == __fls(0)) this could present as an ABI change where empty
> flags fall through as success, but that doesn't seem to be the case for any of the
> usual suspects. Probably worth a note in the commit log though.
>
> Also the unlikely() hint in the other chunks is inconsistent and unnecessary,
> these aren't critical hot paths. Thanks,
>

Ok, I will send v3

Thanks

[Li,Rongqing]


> Alex
>
>
> > @@ -3039,6 +3046,9 @@ static int vfio_iommu_type1_dirty_pages(struct
> vfio_iommu *iommu,
> > range.bitmap.size))
> > return -EINVAL;
> >
> > + if (unlikely(!is_power_of_2(range.bitmap.pgsize)))
> > + return -EINVAL;
> > +
> > pgshift = __ffs(range.bitmap.pgsize);
> > ret = verify_bitmap_size(size >> pgshift,
> > range.bitmap.size);