[PATCH v2 07/11] dm-pcache: bound the logical key offset from persistent memory
From: Bryam Vargas via B4 Relay
Date: Fri Jul 17 2026 - 07:29:01 EST
From: Bryam Vargas <hexlabsecurity@xxxxxxxxx>
cache_key_decode() takes a key's logical off from the cache device and
later indexes req_key_tree->subtrees[] by it in get_subtree(). An off
past the device forms a subtree pointer outside the array, which
rb_insert() writes through during replay.
Reject a key of zero length, or whose off+len (computed in 64 bits)
exceeds the device size, before it is used.
Fixes: 1d57628ff95b ("dm-pcache: add persistent cache target in device-mapper")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Bryam Vargas <hexlabsecurity@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/md/dm-pcache/cache_key.c | 9 +++++++++
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-pcache/cache_key.c b/drivers/md/dm-pcache/cache_key.c
index 2284dbc0807b..86cc9565ffc7 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-pcache/cache_key.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-pcache/cache_key.c
@@ -90,10 +90,19 @@ int cache_key_decode(struct pcache_cache *cache,
struct pcache_cache_key *key)
{
struct dm_pcache *pcache = CACHE_TO_PCACHE(cache);
+ u64 dev_bytes = (u64)cache->dev_size << SECTOR_SHIFT;
key->off = key_onmedia->off;
key->len = key_onmedia->len;
+ if (key_onmedia->len == 0 ||
+ key_onmedia->len > dev_bytes ||
+ key_onmedia->off > dev_bytes - key_onmedia->len) {
+ pcache_dev_err(pcache, "key off %llu + len %u exceeds device size\n",
+ key_onmedia->off, key_onmedia->len);
+ return -EIO;
+ }
+
if (!cache_seg_id_valid(cache, key_onmedia->cache_seg_id)) {
pcache_dev_err(pcache, "invalid cache_seg_id %u in cache key (n_segs %u)\n",
key_onmedia->cache_seg_id, cache->n_segs);
--
2.43.0