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

[Mohamad Raizudeen <raizudeen.kerneldev@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Sep 02, 2026 at 11:51:17AM -0600, Alex Williamson wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:54:47 +0530
> Mohamad Raizudeen <raizudeen.kerneldev@gmail.com> 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 and it can cause a page fault or kernel panic on architectures
> > that enforce strict MMIO boundaries.
> 
> What are those architectures?  The bug and fix look correct, but the
> risk seems overstated.  Thanks,
> 
> Alex
> 
Hi Alex,

Arm64, risc-v do panic on out-of-bounds mmio. But you are right that the
risk is overstated, since most standard servers return all ones instead
of crashing.

I will send a v2 shortly with a proper commit message focusing on the invalid
data.

Thanks,
Mohamad Raizudeen
> > Fix this by increasing the mapping size to include NVME_REG_CSTS.
> > 
> > Fixes: ffb0863426eb9 ("PCI: Disable Samsung SM961/PM961 NVMe before FLR")
> > Signed-off-by: Mohamad Raizudeen <raizudeen.kerneldev@gmail.com>
> > ---
> >  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..ed03892cc960 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(cfg));
> >  	if (!bar)
> >  		return -ENOTTY;
> >  
>