[PATCH v3 0/2] Improve code in zcrypt msg type 6 handling

[PATCH v3 0/2] Improve code in zcrypt msg type 6 handling

[Harald Freudenberger]

Changelog:

v1: initial version, one patch dealing with overflow checks around
    the use of the CEIL4 macro in zcrypt_msgtype6.c
v2: Sashiko found a regression: The check
      if (ap_msg->len > ap_msg->bufsize)
    was missing in the rework. Added again this important check.
v3: - Split into two patches  - one for CCA one for EP11
    - rework upper limit/overflow check 
    - add lower limit check

Harald Freudenberger (2):
  s390/zcrypt: Improve CCA CPRB length and overflow checks
  s390/zcrypt: Improve EP11 CPRB length and overflow checks

 drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c | 94 ++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)

-- 
2.43.0

[PATCH v3 1/2] s390/zcrypt: Improve CCA CPRB length and overflow checks

[Harald Freudenberger]

The xcrb_msg_to_type6cprb_msgx() function lacks proper input
validation, creating security vulnerabilities:
1. Integer overflow after CEIL4 alignment: Signed int variables could
   overflow during 4-byte boundary alignment, causing undersized
   buffer allocations or incorrect bounds checking.
2. Missing minimum size validation: The CPRBX structure is copied from
   userspace without verifying sufficient buffer length. Undersized
   buffers cause uninitialized memory access when reading structure
   fields like cprbx.cprb_len and cprbx.domain.
3. Arithmetic overflow in sum calculations: Adding control block and
   data block sizes could overflow, bypassing size checks and enabling
   buffer overflows.

Fix by using size_t for length calculations, adding U32_MAX boundary
checks after alignment, validating minimum control block size before
copying from userspace, and detecting sum calculation overflows.

Signed-off-by: Harald Freudenberger <freude@linux.ibm.com>
---
 drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c | 74 ++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 40 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c
index 40f72cdf284d..4ac767661cb5 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c
@@ -342,49 +342,40 @@ static int xcrb_msg_to_type6cprb_msgx(bool userspace, struct ap_message *ap_msg,
 		};
 	} __packed * msg = ap_msg->msg;
 
-	int rcblen = CEIL4(xcrb->request_control_blk_length);
-	int req_sumlen, resp_sumlen;
-	char *req_data = ap_msg->msg + sizeof(struct type6_hdr) + rcblen;
-	char *function_code;
+	size_t req_cblen, rep_cblen, req_sumlen, rep_sumlen;
+	char *function_code, *req_data;
 
-	if (CEIL4(xcrb->request_control_blk_length) <
-			xcrb->request_control_blk_length)
-		return -EINVAL; /* overflow after alignment*/
-
-	/* length checks */
+	/* request length and overflow checks */
+	if (xcrb->request_control_blk_length < sizeof(struct CPRBX))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	req_cblen = CEIL4((size_t)xcrb->request_control_blk_length);
+	if (req_cblen > U32_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	ap_msg->len = sizeof(struct type6_hdr) +
-		CEIL4(xcrb->request_control_blk_length) +
-		xcrb->request_data_length;
+		req_cblen + xcrb->request_data_length;
 	if (ap_msg->len > ap_msg->bufsize)
 		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/*
-	 * Overflow check
-	 * sum must be greater (or equal) than the largest operand
-	 */
-	req_sumlen = CEIL4(xcrb->request_control_blk_length) +
-			xcrb->request_data_length;
-	if ((CEIL4(xcrb->request_control_blk_length) <=
-	     xcrb->request_data_length) ?
+	req_sumlen = req_cblen + xcrb->request_data_length;
+	if (req_sumlen > U32_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (req_cblen <= xcrb->request_data_length ?
 	    req_sumlen < xcrb->request_data_length :
-	    req_sumlen < CEIL4(xcrb->request_control_blk_length)) {
+	    req_sumlen < req_cblen) {
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (CEIL4(xcrb->reply_control_blk_length) <
-			xcrb->reply_control_blk_length)
-		return -EINVAL; /* overflow after alignment*/
-
-	/*
-	 * Overflow check
-	 * sum must be greater (or equal) than the largest operand
-	 */
-	resp_sumlen = CEIL4(xcrb->reply_control_blk_length) +
-			xcrb->reply_data_length;
-	if ((CEIL4(xcrb->reply_control_blk_length) <=
-	     xcrb->reply_data_length) ?
-	    resp_sumlen < xcrb->reply_data_length :
-	    resp_sumlen < CEIL4(xcrb->reply_control_blk_length)) {
+	/* reply length and overflow checks */
+	if (xcrb->reply_control_blk_length < sizeof(struct CPRBX))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	rep_cblen = CEIL4((size_t)xcrb->reply_control_blk_length);
+	if (rep_cblen > U32_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	rep_sumlen = rep_cblen + xcrb->reply_data_length;
+	if (rep_sumlen > U32_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (rep_cblen <= xcrb->reply_data_length ?
+	    rep_sumlen < xcrb->reply_data_length :
+	    rep_sumlen < rep_cblen) {
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
@@ -393,7 +384,7 @@ static int xcrb_msg_to_type6cprb_msgx(bool userspace, struct ap_message *ap_msg,
 	memcpy(msg->hdr.agent_id, &xcrb->agent_ID, sizeof(xcrb->agent_ID));
 	msg->hdr.tocardlen1 = xcrb->request_control_blk_length;
 	if (xcrb->request_data_length) {
-		msg->hdr.offset2 = msg->hdr.offset1 + rcblen;
+		msg->hdr.offset2 = msg->hdr.offset1 + req_cblen;
 		msg->hdr.tocardlen2 = xcrb->request_data_length;
 	}
 	msg->hdr.fromcardlen1 = xcrb->reply_control_blk_length;
@@ -437,10 +428,13 @@ static int xcrb_msg_to_type6cprb_msgx(bool userspace, struct ap_message *ap_msg,
 	}
 
 	/* copy data block */
-	if (xcrb->request_data_length &&
-	    z_copy_from_user(userspace, req_data, xcrb->request_data_address,
-			     xcrb->request_data_length))
-		return -EFAULT;
+	if (xcrb->request_data_length) {
+		req_data = ap_msg->msg + sizeof(struct type6_hdr) + req_cblen;
+		if (z_copy_from_user(userspace, req_data,
+				     xcrb->request_data_address,
+				     xcrb->request_data_length))
+			return -EFAULT;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
2.43.0

Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] s390/zcrypt: Improve CCA CPRB length and overflow checks

[sashiko-bot]

Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 2 potential issue(s) to consider:

Pre-existing issues:
- [High] Missing minimum size validation in `xcrb_msg_to_type6_ep11cprb_msgx` allows uninitialized memory access.
- [Medium] Uninitialized padding bytes from the kernel heap are leaked to the crypto device hardware.
--

--- Patch [1]: [PATCH v3 1/2] s390/zcrypt: Improve CCA CPRB length and overflow checks ---
commit 67b21feb8736dd104c27309742d4f5d3ebdf4ba8
Author: Harald Freudenberger <freude@linux.ibm.com>

s390/zcrypt: Improve CCA CPRB length and overflow checks

This commit improves CCA CPRB length and overflow checks in
xcrb_msg_to_type6cprb_msgx(). It switches to using size_t for length
calculations and adds U32_MAX boundary checks after alignment. It also
introduces minimum control block size validation before copying data from
userspace.

> diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c
> index 40f72cdf284d3..4ac767661cb50 100644
> --- a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c
> +++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c
> @@ -342,49 +342,40 @@ static int xcrb_msg_to_type6cprb_msgx(bool userspace, struct ap_message *ap_msg,
>  		};
>  	} __packed * msg = ap_msg->msg;
>  
> -	int rcblen = CEIL4(xcrb->request_control_blk_length);
> -	int req_sumlen, resp_sumlen;
> -	char *req_data = ap_msg->msg + sizeof(struct type6_hdr) + rcblen;
> -	char *function_code;
> +	size_t req_cblen, rep_cblen, req_sumlen, rep_sumlen;
> +	char *function_code, *req_data;
>  
> -	if (CEIL4(xcrb->request_control_blk_length) <
> -			xcrb->request_control_blk_length)
> -		return -EINVAL; /* overflow after alignment*/
> -
> -	/* length checks */
> +	/* request length and overflow checks */
> +	if (xcrb->request_control_blk_length < sizeof(struct CPRBX))
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	req_cblen = CEIL4((size_t)xcrb->request_control_blk_length);
> +	if (req_cblen > U32_MAX)
> +		return -EINVAL;
>  	ap_msg->len = sizeof(struct type6_hdr) +
> -		CEIL4(xcrb->request_control_blk_length) +
> -		xcrb->request_data_length;
> +		req_cblen + xcrb->request_data_length;

[Severity: Medium]
This is a pre-existing issue, but does this code leak uninitialized memory to
the hardware?

Because ap_msg->len incorporates the 4-byte aligned req_cblen, but the
subsequent z_copy_from_user() only copies xcrb->request_control_blk_length
bytes, the trailing padding bytes in ap_msg->msg could remain uninitialized.

When this message is sent over the bus, does this leak kernel heap data to the
crypto device hardware?

>  	if (ap_msg->len > ap_msg->bufsize)
>  		return -EINVAL;

[ ... ]

> @@ -437,10 +428,13 @@ static int xcrb_msg_to_type6cprb_msgx(bool userspace, struct ap_message *ap_msg,
>  	}
>  
>  	/* copy data block */
> -	if (xcrb->request_data_length &&
> -	    z_copy_from_user(userspace, req_data, xcrb->request_data_address,
> -			     xcrb->request_data_length))
> -		return -EFAULT;
> +	if (xcrb->request_data_length) {
> +		req_data = ap_msg->msg + sizeof(struct type6_hdr) + req_cblen;
> +		if (z_copy_from_user(userspace, req_data,
> +				     xcrb->request_data_address,
> +				     xcrb->request_data_length))
> +			return -EFAULT;
> +	}
>  
>  	return 0;
>  }

[Severity: High]
This isn't a bug introduced by this patch, but while you are fixing the length
checks in xcrb_msg_to_type6cprb_msgx(), does xcrb_msg_to_type6_ep11cprb_msgx()
need similar minimum size validation?

In xcrb_msg_to_type6_ep11cprb_msgx(), there does not appear to be a check for a
minimum size before reading xcrb->req_len bytes:

	/* Import CPRB data from the ioctl input parameter */
	if (z_copy_from_user(userspace, msg->userdata,
			     (char __force __user *)xcrb->req, xcrb->req_len)) {
		return -EFAULT;
	}

	if ((msg->pld_lenfmt & 0x80) == 0x80) {

If an unprivileged user space application issues a ZSENDEP11CPRB ioctl with
req_len smaller than the required control block size, could this result in
subsequent code parsing uninitialized trailing bytes from msg->userdata?

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[PATCH v3 2/2] s390/zcrypt: Improve EP11 CPRB length and overflow checks

[Harald Freudenberger]

The xcrb_msg_to_type6_ep11cprb_msgx() function lacks proper input
validation, creating security vulnerabilities:
1. Integer overflow after CEIL4 alignment: Signed int variables could
   overflow during 4-byte boundary alignment, causing undersized
   buffer allocations or incorrect bounds checking.
2. Missing minimum size validation: The ep11_cprb structure and
   subsequent payload fields (pld_tag, pld_lenfmt) are copied from
   userspace without verifying sufficient buffer length.
3. Arithmetic overflow in length calculations: CEIL4 alignment could
   overflow, bypassing size checks and enabling buffer overflows.

Fix by using size_t for length calculations, adding U32_MAX boundary
checks after alignment, and validating minimum request size and
minimum reply size before copying from userspace.

Signed-off-by: Harald Freudenberger <freude@linux.ibm.com>
---
 drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c | 20 ++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c
index 4ac767661cb5..3b56b7745588 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c
@@ -474,16 +474,24 @@ static int xcrb_msg_to_type6_ep11cprb_msgx(bool userspace, struct ap_message *ap
 		unsigned int	dom_val;	/* domain id	   */
 	} __packed * payload_hdr = NULL;
 
-	if (CEIL4(xcrb->req_len) < xcrb->req_len)
-		return -EINVAL; /* overflow after alignment*/
+	size_t req_len, rep_len;
 
-	/* length checks */
-	ap_msg->len = sizeof(struct type6_hdr) + CEIL4(xcrb->req_len);
+	/* request length and overflow checks */
+	if (xcrb->req_len < sizeof(struct ep11_cprb) + 2 * sizeof(unsigned char))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	req_len = CEIL4(xcrb->req_len);
+	if (req_len > U32_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	ap_msg->len = sizeof(struct type6_hdr) + req_len;
 	if (ap_msg->len > ap_msg->bufsize)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (CEIL4(xcrb->resp_len) < xcrb->resp_len)
-		return -EINVAL; /* overflow after alignment*/
+	/* reply length and overflow checks */
+	if (xcrb->resp_len < sizeof(struct ep11_cprb))
+		return -EINVAL;
+	rep_len = CEIL4(xcrb->resp_len);
+	if (rep_len > U32_MAX)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* prepare type6 header */
 	msg->hdr = static_type6_ep11_hdr;
-- 
2.43.0

Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] s390/zcrypt: Improve EP11 CPRB length and overflow checks

[sashiko-bot]

Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [High] The patch replaces a working 64-bit integer overflow check with a flawed one, introducing a bypass for 64-bit wrap-arounds in the CEIL4 macro that allows a Denial of Service (DoS) via usercopy hardening.
--

--- Patch [2]: [PATCH v3 2/2] s390/zcrypt: Improve EP11 CPRB length and overflow checks ---
commit b608e764c33b544400d55b5be70e199d907fd586
Author: Harald Freudenberger <freude@linux.ibm.com>

s390/zcrypt: Improve EP11 CPRB length and overflow checks

This commit modifies length and overflow checks for EP11 CPRB requests
and replies. It replaces an existing overflow check with a U32_MAX check
after alignment and adds minimum size validations before copying from
userspace.

> diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c
> index 4ac767661cb50..3b56b7745588c 100644
> --- a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c
> +++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c
> @@ -474,16 +474,24 @@ static int xcrb_msg_to_type6_ep11cprb_msgx(bool userspace, struct ap_message *ap
>  		unsigned int	dom_val;	/* domain id	   */
>  	} __packed * payload_hdr = NULL;
>  
> -	if (CEIL4(xcrb->req_len) < xcrb->req_len)
> -		return -EINVAL; /* overflow after alignment*/
> +	size_t req_len, rep_len;
>  
> -	/* length checks */
> -	ap_msg->len = sizeof(struct type6_hdr) + CEIL4(xcrb->req_len);
> +	/* request length and overflow checks */
> +	if (xcrb->req_len < sizeof(struct ep11_cprb) + 2 * sizeof(unsigned char))
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +	req_len = CEIL4(xcrb->req_len);
> +	if (req_len > U32_MAX)
> +		return -EINVAL;

[Severity: High]
Does this new check fail to detect 64-bit wrap-arounds that the old check
correctly caught?

If xcrb->req_len is set to U64_MAX - 1 (0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFE), the + 3 inside
the CEIL4 macro wraps around in 64-bit unsigned arithmetic to 1, causing
CEIL4 to evaluate to 0.

Since req_len becomes 0, the req_len > U32_MAX check passes, bypassing the
length validation.

Later in xcrb_msg_to_type6_ep11cprb_msgx(), z_copy_from_user() is called
with this massive, unvalidated xcrb->req_len:

	if (z_copy_from_user(userspace, msg->userdata,
			     (char __force __user *)xcrb->req, xcrb->req_len)) {

Could this large size passed to z_copy_from_user() trigger a WARN_ON_ONCE
in the kernel's usercopy hardening (check_copy_size) because bytes > INT_MAX,
potentially leading to a kernel panic in environments with panic_on_warn
enabled?

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