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* [PATCH 0/2] smb: client: improve copy_ref_data() robustness
@ 2026-08-26 19:10 Fredric Cover
  2026-08-26 19:10 ` [PATCH 1/2] smb: client: fill cache fields after populating cache in copy_ref_data() Fredric Cover
  2026-08-26 19:10 ` [PATCH 2/2] smb: client: prevent out-of-bounds dfs_info3_param access " Fredric Cover
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Fredric Cover @ 2026-08-26 19:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Paulo Alcantara, Namjae Jeon
  Cc: ChenXiaoSong, Tom Talpey, Ronnie Sahlberg, Shyam Prasad N,
	Bharath SM, linux-cifs, linux-kernel, Fredric Cover

 1. Avoid setting the metadata of the cache
    before updating the cache.

 2. Harden copy_ref_data() against an empty ref
    array.

Fredric Cover (2):
  smb: client: fill cache fields after populating cache in
    copy_ref_data()
  smb: client: prevent out-of-bounds dfs_info3_param access in
    copy_ref_data()

 fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c | 18 +++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

-- 
2.53.0


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* [PATCH 1/2] smb: client: fill cache fields after populating cache in copy_ref_data()
  2026-08-26 19:10 [PATCH 0/2] smb: client: improve copy_ref_data() robustness Fredric Cover
@ 2026-08-26 19:10 ` Fredric Cover
  2026-08-26 19:10 ` [PATCH 2/2] smb: client: prevent out-of-bounds dfs_info3_param access " Fredric Cover
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Fredric Cover @ 2026-08-26 19:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Paulo Alcantara, Namjae Jeon
  Cc: ChenXiaoSong, Tom Talpey, Ronnie Sahlberg, Shyam Prasad N,
	Bharath SM, linux-cifs, linux-kernel, Fredric Cover

In copy_ref_data(), struct cache_entry *ce has its fields populated
at the beginning of the function. Later, if alloc_target fails with
an ERR_PTR, free_tgts() is called on the cache, leaving the cache
metadata populated without any targets. Critically, this extends
ce->etime, making the cache appear valid for longer without any
targets.

Also, free_tgts() does not set ce->numtgts to zero. On error, when
the cache is freed, ce->numtgts is not zeroed, and other cache users
may attempt to access nonexistent entries.

Update fields after copying targets to prevent partial-state updates.
Set ce->numtgts to zero at the end of free_tgts().

Signed-off-by: Fredric Cover <fredric.cover.lkernel@gmail.com>
---
 fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c | 17 +++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c b/fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c
index 86dba25b7a5a..b0388c460499 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ static inline void free_tgts(struct cache_entry *ce)
 		kfree(t);
 	}
 
+	ce->numtgts = 0;
 	WRITE_ONCE(ce->tgthint, NULL);
 }
 
@@ -388,13 +389,6 @@ static int copy_ref_data(const struct dfs_info3_param *refs, int numrefs,
 	struct cache_dfs_tgt *target;
 	int i;
 
-	ce->ttl = max_t(int, refs[0].ttl, CACHE_MIN_TTL);
-	ce->etime = get_expire_time(ce->ttl);
-	ce->srvtype = refs[0].server_type;
-	ce->hdr_flags = refs[0].flags;
-	ce->ref_flags = refs[0].ref_flag;
-	ce->path_consumed = refs[0].path_consumed;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < numrefs; i++) {
 		struct cache_dfs_tgt *t;
 
@@ -409,12 +403,19 @@ static int copy_ref_data(const struct dfs_info3_param *refs, int numrefs,
 		} else {
 			list_add_tail(&t->list, &ce->tlist);
 		}
-		ce->numtgts++;
 	}
 
 	target = list_first_entry_or_null(&ce->tlist, struct cache_dfs_tgt,
 					  list);
+
 	WRITE_ONCE(ce->tgthint, target);
+	ce->ttl = max_t(int, refs[0].ttl, CACHE_MIN_TTL);
+	ce->etime = get_expire_time(ce->ttl);
+	ce->srvtype = refs[0].server_type;
+	ce->hdr_flags = refs[0].flags;
+	ce->ref_flags = refs[0].ref_flag;
+	ce->path_consumed = refs[0].path_consumed;
+	ce->numtgts = numrefs;
 
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
2.53.0


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* [PATCH 2/2] smb: client: prevent out-of-bounds dfs_info3_param access in copy_ref_data()
  2026-08-26 19:10 [PATCH 0/2] smb: client: improve copy_ref_data() robustness Fredric Cover
  2026-08-26 19:10 ` [PATCH 1/2] smb: client: fill cache fields after populating cache in copy_ref_data() Fredric Cover
@ 2026-08-26 19:10 ` Fredric Cover
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Fredric Cover @ 2026-08-26 19:10 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Paulo Alcantara, Namjae Jeon
  Cc: ChenXiaoSong, Tom Talpey, Ronnie Sahlberg, Shyam Prasad N,
	Bharath SM, linux-cifs, linux-kernel, Fredric Cover

Currently, copy_ref_data() assumes that numrefs > 0, and unconditinally
accesses refs[0]. If copy_ref_data() somehow is passed an empty list,
this would cause major out-of-bounds write and read problems.

Enforce numrefs > 0.

Signed-off-by: Fredric Cover <fredric.cover.lkernel@gmail.com>
---
 fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c b/fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c
index b0388c460499..b51c8355d73d 100644
--- a/fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c
+++ b/fs/smb/client/dfs_cache.c
@@ -389,6 +389,9 @@ static int copy_ref_data(const struct dfs_info3_param *refs, int numrefs,
 	struct cache_dfs_tgt *target;
 	int i;
 
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(numrefs <= 0))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	for (i = 0; i < numrefs; i++) {
 		struct cache_dfs_tgt *t;
 
-- 
2.53.0


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