Re: [PATCH v3] PCI: quirks: Fix out-of-bounds MMIO read in nvme_disable_and_flr()

From: Alex Williamson

Date: Thu Sep 03 2026 - 13:27:16 EST


On Thu, 3 Sep 2026 22:16:15 +0530
Mohamad Raizudeen <raizudeen.kerneldev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In nvme_disable_and_flr(), the PCI bar is mapped using
> NVME_REG_CC + sizeof(cfg) which is (0x14 + 4 = 0x18 bytes)
>
> However, the function later reads the controller status from
> NVME_REG_CSTS - offset 0x1C, which is outside the mapped 0x18 byte
> boundary. This violates the API contract.
>
> Fix this by increasing the mapping size to include NVME_REG_CSTS. Also
> change sizeof(cfg) to sizeof(u32) to make the intent clearer.
>
> Fixes: ffb0863426eb9 ("PCI: Disable Samsung SM961/PM961 NVMe before FLR")
> Signed-off-by: Mohamad Raizudeen <raizudeen.kerneldev@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes in v3:
> - Changed sizeof(cfg) to sizeof(u32) to decouple it from the mapping
> size as suggested by Alex Williamson.
> - Updated the commit message to use "violates the API contract" instead
> of "undefined behavior" to avoid overstating the risk.
>
> Link for v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260817092448.4395-1-raizudeen.kerneldev@xxxxxxxxx/T/
> Link for v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260903040049.5460-1-raizudeen.kerneldev@xxxxxxxxx/T/
>
> drivers/pci/quirks.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/pci/quirks.c b/drivers/pci/quirks.c
> index b09f27f7846f..06436a96db30 100644
> --- a/drivers/pci/quirks.c
> +++ b/drivers/pci/quirks.c
> @@ -4090,7 +4090,7 @@ static int nvme_disable_and_flr(struct pci_dev *dev, bool probe)
> if (probe)
> return 0;
>
> - bar = pci_iomap(dev, 0, NVME_REG_CC + sizeof(cfg));
> + bar = pci_iomap(dev, 0, NVME_REG_CSTS + sizeof(u32));
> if (!bar)
> return -ENOTTY;
>

Reviewed-by: Alex Williamson <alex@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks!