From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Sophon Z" <aiqubits@hotmail.com>
Cc: ojeda@kernel.org, linux-pci@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rust: pci: Reject IRQ vector indices that do not fit in u32
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:21:40 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260831062140.B23841F000E9@smtp.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260831-fix-pci-irq-vector-index-truncation-v1-1-d63217d99b67@hotmail.com>
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 2 potential issue(s) to consider:
Pre-existing issues:
- [High] Missing bounds check in `IrqVectorRegistration::index()` allows out-of-bounds indices to trigger a C-side kernel warning and potential kernel panic.
- [High] `Device::alloc_irq_vectors` fails to enforce `min_vecs >= 1`, leading to a resource leak and broken device state when `0` is passed.
--
commit 4de7f8d3881b1c14eada957c4affb1c9815e3096
Author: Sophon Z <aiqubits@hotmail.com>
rust: pci: Reject IRQ vector indices that do not fit in u32
IrqVectorRegistration::index() accepts a usize, but pci_irq_vector()
takes an unsigned int. On 64-bit architectures, casting an index
larger than u32::MAX wraps it before the PCI core can validate it.
In particular, u32::MAX + 1 becomes zero and can resolve to the first
allocated vector.
Use a checked conversion and return EINVAL when the index cannot be
represented by the C API.
> diff --git a/rust/kernel/pci/irq.rs b/rust/kernel/pci/irq.rs
> index 6741046ec1c09..1bf91973cb1f4 100644
> --- a/rust/kernel/pci/irq.rs
> +++ b/rust/kernel/pci/irq.rs
> @@ -151,8 +151,10 @@ pub fn irq_type(&self) -> IrqType {
> /// [`Self::len()`].
> #[inline]
> pub fn index(&self, index: usize) -> Result<IrqVector<'_>> {
> + let index = u32::try_from(index).map_err(|_| EINVAL)?;
[Severity: High]
This is a pre-existing issue, but does this function also need to verify that
the index is within self.len()?
If IrqVectorRegistration::index() receives an out-of-bounds index that fits
in u32, the bounds check is missed, and it is passed directly to the C PCI
core:
rust/kernel/pci/irq.rs:IrqVectorRegistration::index() {
...
let irq = unsafe { bindings::pci_irq_vector(self.dev.as_raw(), index) };
...
}
This can allow large indices to reach msi_domain_get_virq() and trigger a
WARN_ON_ONCE in the C PCI core, which on systems with panic_on_warn=1 will
result in a kernel panic and a complete denial of service.
> +
> // SAFETY: `self.dev.as_raw()` is a valid pointer to a `struct pci_dev`.
> - let irq = unsafe { bindings::pci_irq_vector(self.dev.as_raw(), index as u32) };
> + let irq = unsafe { bindings::pci_irq_vector(self.dev.as_raw(), index) };
> if irq < 0 {
> return Err(Error::from_errno(irq));
> }
While reviewing this code, I also noticed another pre-existing issue in the
same file:
rust/kernel/pci/irq.rs:Device::alloc_irq_vectors() {
...
let ret = unsafe {
bindings::pci_alloc_irq_vectors(self.as_raw(), min_vecs, max_vecs, irq_types.as_raw())
};
to_result(ret)?;
let len = NonZero::new(ret as usize).ok_or(EINVAL)?;
...
}
[Severity: High]
This isn't a bug introduced by this patch, but should alloc_irq_vectors()
enforce min_vecs >= 1 before calling the C API?
If alloc_irq_vectors() is called with min_vecs = 0, the C PCI core
initializes MSI/MSI-X capabilities for 0 vectors and returns 0. The Rust
wrapper treats this 0 return value as an error (NonZero::new fails) and bails
out without invoking pci_free_irq_vectors().
Because no IrqVectorRegistration is constructed, its Drop handler is
bypassed, permanently leaking the mapped MSI-X table and leaving the PCI
device in a broken state where subsequent allocation attempts will fail.
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Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260831-fix-pci-irq-vector-index-truncation-v1-1-d63217d99b67@hotmail.com?part=1
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2026-08-31 6:04 [PATCH] rust: pci: Reject IRQ vector indices that do not fit in u32 Sophon Z via B4 Relay
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