From: Long Li <longli@microsoft.com>
To: Long Li <longli@microsoft.com>,
Konstantin Taranov <kotaranov@microsoft.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>,
"David S . Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@lunn.ch>,
Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca>, Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org>,
Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@microsoft.com>,
"K . Y . Srinivasan" <kys@microsoft.com>,
Wei Liu <wei.liu@kernel.org>, Dexuan Cui <decui@microsoft.com>,
shradhagupta@linux.microsoft.com, Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>,
ernis@linux.microsoft.com, stephen@networkplumber.org,
Dipayaan Roy <dipayanroy@linux.microsoft.com>,
Aditya Garg <gargaditya@linux.microsoft.com>,
Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>,
Shachar Raindel <shacharr@microsoft.com>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org,
linux-hyperv@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net v4 7/7] net: mana: keep max_num_cqs immutable once cq_table is allocated
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2026 19:34:16 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260808023417.1746886-8-longli@microsoft.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260803234355.636038-1-longli@microsoft.com>
mana_hwc_init_event_handler() applied every HWC_INIT_DATA_MAX_NUM_CQS
event straight to gc->max_num_cqs. That handler stays live for the whole
channel lifetime -- it also services runtime reconfig and link events --
so it is not confined to the initial bootstrap.
gc->cq_table is allocated once, sized to the max_num_cqs seen at bootstrap,
and every reader (mana_gd_process_eqe(), mana_create_rxq() and
mana_create_txq()) bounds-checks a CQ index against gc->max_num_cqs before
indexing gc->cq_table. A device -- or a malicious host in a confidential
VM -- that sends a later HWC_INIT_DATA_MAX_NUM_CQS with a larger value
inflates the bound past the allocation. This includes an event timed to
land while mana_hwc_establish_channel() is between reading the count and
publishing cq_table. A subsequent out-of-range CQ id then passes the
bounds check and indexes cq_table out of bounds: an out-of-bounds read in
the EQ fast path, or an out-of-bounds pointer write in
mana_create_rxq()/mana_create_txq(), corrupting guest kernel memory.
Stop writing gc->max_num_cqs from the event handler. Store the reported
value in hwc_init_max_num_cqs, and let mana_hwc_establish_channel() commit
it to gc->max_num_cqs once, from the same snapshot that sizes cq_table.
The handler store uses WRITE_ONCE() and the establish-time read uses
READ_ONCE(), since the two run concurrently (EQ interrupt vs process
context); the single, non-reloadable read is what guarantees the value
that sizes cq_table is the same one published as the bound, even across
the sleeping vcalloc(). gc->max_num_cqs then always matches the
allocation and no later event can change the bound after the table is
published, so the existing bounds checks are sufficient.
Fixes: ca9c54d2d6a5 ("net: mana: Add a driver for Microsoft Azure Network Adapter (MANA)")
Signed-off-by: Long Li <longli@microsoft.com>
---
Changes in v4:
- New patch in v4, split out of the v3 teardown-safety work in
response to review: gc->max_num_cqs is set once when cq_table is
allocated and never reset, so a spoofed post-init HWC event cannot
inflate the bound past the allocation.
.../net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/hw_channel.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++---
include/net/mana/hw_channel.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/hw_channel.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/hw_channel.c
index 2f0dae353955..03b5e2f02e35 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/hw_channel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microsoft/mana/hw_channel.c
@@ -246,7 +246,15 @@ static void mana_hwc_init_event_handler(void *ctx, struct gdma_queue *q_self,
break;
case HWC_INIT_DATA_MAX_NUM_CQS:
- gd->gdma_context->max_num_cqs = val;
+ /* Store, don't apply: mana_hwc_establish_channel()
+ * commits this to gc->max_num_cqs once, together
+ * with sizing cq_table, so a spoofed post-init event
+ * cannot inflate the bound past the allocation.
+ * WRITE_ONCE() pairs with the READ_ONCE() there:
+ * this store runs in EQ interrupt context,
+ * concurrently with that process-context read.
+ */
+ WRITE_ONCE(hwc->hwc_init_max_num_cqs, val);
break;
case HWC_INIT_DATA_PDID:
@@ -852,6 +860,8 @@ static int mana_hwc_establish_channel(struct gdma_context *gc, u16 *q_depth,
struct gdma_queue *eq = hwc->cq->gdma_eq;
struct gdma_queue *cq = hwc->cq->gdma_cq;
struct gdma_queue __rcu **cq_table;
+ u32 num_cqs;
+ u32 cq_id;
int err;
init_completion(&hwc->hwc_init_eqe_comp);
@@ -881,15 +891,29 @@ static int mana_hwc_establish_channel(struct gdma_context *gc, u16 *q_depth,
*max_req_msg_size = hwc->hwc_init_max_req_msg_size;
*max_resp_msg_size = hwc->hwc_init_max_resp_msg_size;
- /* Both were set in mana_hwc_init_event_handler(). */
- if (WARN_ON(cq->id >= gc->max_num_cqs))
+ /* Snapshot the device-reported CQ count and CQ id into locals and
+ * use only the locals below, so the same value that sizes cq_table
+ * also bounds and indexes it -- even across the sleeping vcalloc().
+ * Both fields are written by mana_hwc_init_event_handler() from EQ
+ * interrupt context: hwc_init_max_num_cqs under WRITE_ONCE() (paired
+ * here), and cq->id as an ordinary store. READ_ONCE() keeps each
+ * read tear-free and, crucially, non-reloadable, so a spoofed
+ * post-init event cannot make the WARN_ON() pass against one value
+ * while the allocation or the index uses another.
+ */
+ num_cqs = READ_ONCE(hwc->hwc_init_max_num_cqs);
+ cq_id = READ_ONCE(cq->id);
+
+ if (WARN_ON(cq_id >= num_cqs))
return -EPROTO;
- cq_table = vcalloc(gc->max_num_cqs, sizeof(*cq_table));
+ cq_table = vcalloc(num_cqs, sizeof(*cq_table));
if (!cq_table)
return -ENOMEM;
- rcu_assign_pointer(cq_table[cq->id], cq);
+ gc->max_num_cqs = num_cqs;
+
+ rcu_assign_pointer(cq_table[cq_id], cq);
/* Publish the fully-initialised table last; pairs with the
* rcu_dereference(gc->cq_table) in mana_gd_process_eqe().
*/
diff --git a/include/net/mana/hw_channel.h b/include/net/mana/hw_channel.h
index 23bf83e2a3ec..c275150baf49 100644
--- a/include/net/mana/hw_channel.h
+++ b/include/net/mana/hw_channel.h
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ struct hw_channel_context {
u16 hwc_init_q_depth_max;
u32 hwc_init_max_req_msg_size;
u32 hwc_init_max_resp_msg_size;
+ u32 hwc_init_max_num_cqs;
struct completion hwc_init_eqe_comp;
--
2.43.0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-08 2:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-03 23:43 [PATCH net v3 0/6] net: mana: HW channel reliability and hardening fixes Long Li
2026-08-03 23:43 ` [PATCH net v3 1/6] net: mana: RCU-protect gc->cq_table lookups against concurrent CQ destroy Long Li
2026-08-04 23:44 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 17:23 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-08-03 23:43 ` [PATCH net v3 2/6] net: mana: fix HWC RQ/SQ buffer size swap Long Li
2026-08-04 23:44 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 17:23 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-08-03 23:43 ` [PATCH net v3 3/6] net: mana: free HWC comp_buf after destroying the EQ Long Li
2026-08-04 23:44 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 17:23 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-08-03 23:43 ` [PATCH net v3 4/6] net: mana: validate hardware-supplied values in the HWC RX path Long Li
2026-08-04 23:44 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 17:24 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-08-03 23:43 ` [PATCH net v3 5/6] net: mana: fix HWC teardown safety with setup_active flag and destroy ordering Long Li
2026-08-04 23:44 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 17:24 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-08-03 23:43 ` [PATCH net v3 6/6] net: mana: fix stale HWC response after command timeout Long Li
2026-08-04 23:44 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-06 17:24 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-08-08 2:10 ` [EXTERNAL] " Long Li
2026-08-08 2:34 ` [PATCH net v4 0/7] net: mana: HW channel reliability and hardening fixes Long Li
2026-08-08 2:34 ` [PATCH net v4 1/7] net: mana: RCU-protect gc->cq_table lookups against concurrent CQ destroy Long Li
2026-08-08 2:34 ` [PATCH net v4 2/7] net: mana: fix HWC RQ/SQ buffer size swap Long Li
2026-08-08 2:34 ` [PATCH net v4 3/7] net: mana: free HWC comp_buf after destroying the EQ Long Li
2026-08-08 2:34 ` [PATCH net v4 4/7] net: mana: validate hardware-supplied values in the HWC RX path Long Li
2026-08-08 2:34 ` [PATCH net v4 5/7] net: mana: fix HWC teardown safety with setup_active flag and destroy ordering Long Li
2026-08-08 2:34 ` [PATCH net v4 6/7] net: mana: fix stale HWC response after command timeout Long Li
2026-08-08 2:34 ` Long Li [this message]
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