* [PATCH v1 0/1] Fix and improve zcrypt reply message checks
@ 2026-09-08 10:20 Harald Freudenberger
2026-09-08 10:20 ` [PATCH v1 1/1] s390/zcrypt: Fix and improve zcrypt reply message verification checks Harald Freudenberger
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Harald Freudenberger @ 2026-09-08 10:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: dengler, fcallies, ifranzki
Cc: freude, linux-s390, Heiko Carstens, Vasily Gorbik,
Alexander Gordeev
Fix and improve zcrypt reply messages of type 6 - CCA and EP11 - and
type 50 - ICA.
Harald Freudenberger (1):
s390/zcrypt: Fix and improve zcrypt reply message verification checks
drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype50.c | 40 ++++--
drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c | 162 +++++++++++++++++--------
2 files changed, 138 insertions(+), 64 deletions(-)
--
2.43.0
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* [PATCH v1 1/1] s390/zcrypt: Fix and improve zcrypt reply message verification checks
2026-09-08 10:20 [PATCH v1 0/1] Fix and improve zcrypt reply message checks Harald Freudenberger
@ 2026-09-08 10:20 ` Harald Freudenberger
2026-09-08 10:40 ` sashiko-bot
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Harald Freudenberger @ 2026-09-08 10:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: dengler, fcallies, ifranzki
Cc: freude, linux-s390, Heiko Carstens, Vasily Gorbik,
Alexander Gordeev
Add or improve checks related to buffer sizes and reply sizes to the
handling of replies from the crypto cards for CCA, EP11 (AP message
type 6) and ICA (AP type 50) messages. The verification code related
to reply field length was not designed well and thus firmware
deficiencies could lead to unexpected behavior in the zcrypt device
driver. Thus improve the code to more closely inspect especially
length fields at message replies.
Add length validation before accessing reply message structures in
zcrypt_msgtype6_receive(), zcrypt_msgtype6_receive_ep11(), and
zcrypt_msgtype50_receive() to prevent out-of-bounds reads and
potential kernel memory disclosure.
Also rework these three functions to validate reply lengths more
carefully before copying data back into the request buffer. Use size_t
for length calculations, reject inconsistent reply sizes, and add
defensive handling for short invalid replies. For XCRB replies,
validate both reply segments and derive the effective message length
from the covered range instead of trusting only the second segment.
Fixes: 3b6245fd303f ("s390/zcrypt: Separate msgtype implementation from card modules.")
Signed-off-by: Harald Freudenberger <freude@linux.ibm.com>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
---
drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype50.c | 40 ++++--
drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c | 162 +++++++++++++++++--------
2 files changed, 138 insertions(+), 64 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype50.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype50.c
index d6fc2d8e7fad..80c447ea2d83 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype50.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype50.c
@@ -416,26 +416,40 @@ static void zcrypt_msgtype50_receive(struct ap_queue *aq,
.reply_code = REP82_ERROR_MACHINE_FAILURE,
};
struct type80_hdr *t80h;
- int len;
+ size_t len;
/* Copy the reply message to the request message buffer. */
if (!reply)
goto out; /* ap_msg->rc indicates the error */
+
t80h = reply->msg;
- if (t80h->type == TYPE80_RSP_CODE) {
- len = t80h->len;
- if (len > reply->bufsize || len > msg->bufsize ||
- len != reply->len) {
- pr_debug("len mismatch => EMSGSIZE\n");
- msg->rc = -EMSGSIZE;
- goto out;
- }
- memcpy(msg->msg, reply->msg, len);
- msg->len = len;
- } else {
- memcpy(msg->msg, reply->msg, sizeof(error_reply));
+
+ if (reply->len < sizeof(*t80h) ||
+ t80h->type != TYPE80_RSP_CODE) {
+ if (reply->len < sizeof(error_reply))
+ memcpy(msg->msg, &error_reply, sizeof(error_reply));
+ else
+ memcpy(msg->msg, reply->msg, sizeof(error_reply));
msg->len = sizeof(error_reply);
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ len = t80h->len;
+ if (len != reply->len) {
+ msg->rc = -EMSGSIZE;
+ pr_debug("len %zu rpl.len %zu mismatch, msg.rc=%d\n",
+ len, reply->len, msg->rc);
+ goto out;
}
+ if (len > reply->bufsize || len > msg->bufsize) {
+ msg->rc = -EMSGSIZE;
+ pr_debug("len %zu exceeds buf %zu/%zu, msg.rc=%d\n",
+ len, reply->bufsize, msg->bufsize, msg->rc);
+ goto out;
+ }
+ memcpy(msg->msg, reply->msg, len);
+ msg->len = len;
+
out:
complete(&msg->response.work);
}
diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c
index 3df1d676de5d..aad82e798a01 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c
@@ -766,6 +766,13 @@ static int convert_type86_rng(struct zcrypt_queue *zq,
if (msg->cprbx.ccp_rtcode != 0 || msg->cprbx.ccp_rscode != 0)
return -EINVAL;
+ /*
+ * Note that offset2 and count2 have already been checked in
+ * zcrypt_msgtype6_receive(). So only check for not exceeding
+ * the hard coded rng buffer size.
+ */
+ if (msg->fmt2.count2 > ZCRYPT_RNG_BUFFER_SIZE)
+ return -EMSGSIZE;
memcpy(buffer, data + msg->fmt2.offset2, msg->fmt2.count2);
return msg->fmt2.count2;
}
@@ -928,48 +935,82 @@ static void zcrypt_msgtype6_receive(struct ap_queue *aq,
};
struct ap_response_type *resp_type = &msg->response;
struct type86x_reply *t86r;
- int len;
+ size_t minlen, len;
/* Copy the reply message to the request message buffer. */
if (!reply)
goto out; /* ap_msg->rc indicates the error */
+
t86r = reply->msg;
- if (t86r->hdr.type == TYPE86_RSP_CODE &&
- t86r->cprbx.cprb_ver_id == 0x02) {
- switch (resp_type->type) {
- case CEXXC_RESPONSE_TYPE_ICA:
- len = sizeof(struct type86x_reply) + t86r->length;
- if (len > reply->bufsize || len > msg->bufsize ||
- len != reply->len) {
- pr_debug("len mismatch => EMSGSIZE\n");
- msg->rc = -EMSGSIZE;
- goto out;
- }
- memcpy(msg->msg, reply->msg, len);
- msg->len = len;
- break;
- case CEXXC_RESPONSE_TYPE_XCRB:
- if (t86r->fmt2.count2)
- len = t86r->fmt2.offset2 + t86r->fmt2.count2;
- else
- len = t86r->fmt2.offset1 + t86r->fmt2.count1;
- if (len > reply->bufsize || len > msg->bufsize ||
- len != reply->len) {
- pr_debug("len mismatch => EMSGSIZE\n");
+ minlen = sizeof(t86r->hdr) + sizeof(t86r->fmt2) +
+ offsetof(struct CPRBX, cprb_ver_id) +
+ sizeof(t86r->cprbx.cprb_ver_id);
+
+ if (reply->len < minlen ||
+ t86r->hdr.type != TYPE86_RSP_CODE ||
+ t86r->cprbx.cprb_ver_id != 0x02) {
+ if (reply->len < sizeof(error_reply))
+ memcpy(msg->msg, &error_reply, sizeof(error_reply));
+ else
+ memcpy(msg->msg, reply->msg, sizeof(error_reply));
+ msg->len = sizeof(error_reply);
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ switch (resp_type->type) {
+ case CEXXC_RESPONSE_TYPE_ICA:
+ if (reply->len < sizeof(struct type86x_reply)) {
+ msg->rc = -EMSGSIZE;
+ pr_debug("rpl.len %zu < struct type86_reply, msg.rc=%d\n",
+ reply->len, msg->rc);
+ goto out;
+ }
+ len = sizeof(struct type86x_reply) + (size_t)t86r->length;
+ break;
+ case CEXXC_RESPONSE_TYPE_XCRB:
+ len = (size_t)t86r->fmt2.offset1 + (size_t)t86r->fmt2.count1;
+ if (t86r->fmt2.offset1 > reply->len ||
+ t86r->fmt2.count1 > reply->len) {
+ msg->rc = -EMSGSIZE;
+ pr_debug("offset1 %u count1 %u rpl.len %zu mismatch, msg.rc=%d\n",
+ t86r->fmt2.offset1, t86r->fmt2.count1,
+ reply->len, msg->rc);
+ goto out;
+ }
+ if (t86r->fmt2.count2) {
+ len = (size_t)t86r->fmt2.offset2 +
+ (size_t)t86r->fmt2.count2;
+ if (t86r->fmt2.offset2 > reply->len ||
+ t86r->fmt2.count2 > reply->len) {
msg->rc = -EMSGSIZE;
+ pr_debug("offset2 %u count2 %u rpl.len %zu mismatch, msg.rc=%d\n",
+ t86r->fmt2.offset2, t86r->fmt2.count2,
+ reply->len, msg->rc);
goto out;
}
- memcpy(msg->msg, reply->msg, len);
- msg->len = len;
- break;
- default:
- memcpy(msg->msg, &error_reply, sizeof(error_reply));
- msg->len = sizeof(error_reply);
}
- } else {
- memcpy(msg->msg, reply->msg, sizeof(error_reply));
+ break;
+ default:
+ memcpy(msg->msg, &error_reply, sizeof(error_reply));
msg->len = sizeof(error_reply);
+ goto out;
}
+
+ if (len != reply->len) {
+ msg->rc = -EMSGSIZE;
+ pr_debug("len %zu rpl.len %zu mismatch, msg.rc=%d\n",
+ len, reply->len, msg->rc);
+ goto out;
+ }
+ if (len > reply->bufsize || len > msg->bufsize) {
+ msg->rc = -EMSGSIZE;
+ pr_debug("len %zu exceeds buf %zu/%zu, msg.rc=%d\n",
+ len, reply->bufsize, msg->bufsize, msg->rc);
+ goto out;
+ }
+ memcpy(msg->msg, reply->msg, len);
+ msg->len = len;
+
out:
complete(&resp_type->work);
}
@@ -992,34 +1033,53 @@ static void zcrypt_msgtype6_receive_ep11(struct ap_queue *aq,
};
struct ap_response_type *resp_type = &msg->response;
struct type86_ep11_reply *t86r;
- int len;
+ size_t minlen, len;
/* Copy the reply message to the request message buffer. */
if (!reply)
goto out; /* ap_msg->rc indicates the error */
+
t86r = reply->msg;
- if (t86r->hdr.type == TYPE86_RSP_CODE &&
- t86r->cprbx.cprb_ver_id == 0x04) {
- switch (resp_type->type) {
- case CEXXC_RESPONSE_TYPE_EP11:
- len = t86r->fmt2.offset1 + t86r->fmt2.count1;
- if (len > reply->bufsize || len > msg->bufsize ||
- len != reply->len) {
- pr_debug("len mismatch => EMSGSIZE\n");
- msg->rc = -EMSGSIZE;
- goto out;
- }
- memcpy(msg->msg, reply->msg, len);
- msg->len = len;
- break;
- default:
+ minlen = sizeof(t86r->hdr) + sizeof(t86r->fmt2) +
+ offsetof(struct ep11_cprb, cprb_ver_id) +
+ sizeof(t86r->cprbx.cprb_ver_id);
+
+ if (reply->len < minlen ||
+ t86r->hdr.type != TYPE86_RSP_CODE ||
+ t86r->cprbx.cprb_ver_id != 0x04) {
+ if (reply->len < sizeof(error_reply))
memcpy(msg->msg, &error_reply, sizeof(error_reply));
- msg->len = sizeof(error_reply);
- }
- } else {
- memcpy(msg->msg, reply->msg, sizeof(error_reply));
+ else
+ memcpy(msg->msg, reply->msg, sizeof(error_reply));
msg->len = sizeof(error_reply);
+ goto out;
}
+
+ switch (resp_type->type) {
+ case CEXXC_RESPONSE_TYPE_EP11:
+ len = (size_t)t86r->fmt2.offset1 + (size_t)t86r->fmt2.count1;
+ break;
+ default:
+ memcpy(msg->msg, &error_reply, sizeof(error_reply));
+ msg->len = sizeof(error_reply);
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ if (len != reply->len) {
+ msg->rc = -EMSGSIZE;
+ pr_debug("len %zu rpl.len %zu mismatch, msg.rc=%d\n",
+ len, reply->len, msg->rc);
+ goto out;
+ }
+ if (len > reply->bufsize || len > msg->bufsize) {
+ msg->rc = -EMSGSIZE;
+ pr_debug("len %zu exceeds buf %zu/%zu, msg.rc=%d\n",
+ len, reply->bufsize, msg->bufsize, msg->rc);
+ goto out;
+ }
+ memcpy(msg->msg, reply->msg, len);
+ msg->len = len;
+
out:
complete(&resp_type->work);
}
--
2.43.0
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* Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] s390/zcrypt: Fix and improve zcrypt reply message verification checks
2026-09-08 10:20 ` [PATCH v1 1/1] s390/zcrypt: Fix and improve zcrypt reply message verification checks Harald Freudenberger
@ 2026-09-08 10:40 ` sashiko-bot
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: sashiko-bot @ 2026-09-08 10:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Harald Freudenberger
Cc: linux-s390, Heiko Carstens, Vasily Gorbik, Alexander Gordeev,
Christian Borntraeger
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential issue(s) to consider:
Pre-existing issues:
- [High] The length validation for XCRB replies with a secondary data segment (`count2 > 0`) fails to verify that the primary segment's boundaries (`offset1 + count1`) fit within the message buffer, allowing an out-of-bounds read and uninitialized kernel heap memory disclosure to userspace.
--
commit e0149d402b0c0e1ac4ba64b32211aa5a4effb09f
Author: Harald Freudenberger <freude@linux.ibm.com>
s390/zcrypt: Fix and improve zcrypt reply message verification checks
This commit reworks length validation for crypto card replies in the
zcrypt device driver. It adds bounds checks to prevent out-of-bounds
reads when handling CCA, EP11, and ICA messages.
> diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c
> --- a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c
> +++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c
[ ... ]
> @@ -928,48 +935,82 @@ static void zcrypt_msgtype6_receive(struct ap_queue *aq,
[ ... ]
> + case CEXXC_RESPONSE_TYPE_XCRB:
> + len = (size_t)t86r->fmt2.offset1 + (size_t)t86r->fmt2.count1;
> + if (t86r->fmt2.offset1 > reply->len ||
> + t86r->fmt2.count1 > reply->len) {
> + msg->rc = -EMSGSIZE;
> + pr_debug("offset1 %u count1 %u rpl.len %zu mismatch, msg.rc=%d\n",
> + t86r->fmt2.offset1, t86r->fmt2.count1,
> + reply->len, msg->rc);
> + goto out;
> + }
> + if (t86r->fmt2.count2) {
> + len = (size_t)t86r->fmt2.offset2 +
> + (size_t)t86r->fmt2.count2;
[Severity: High]
This is a pre-existing issue, but does this overwrite of len bypass the
bounds checking for offset1 and count1 against reply->len?
When count2 is greater than 0, len is overwritten with the secondary
segment's length (offset2 + count2). Later in zcrypt_msgtype6_receive(),
the length validation check only verifies:
if (len != reply->len) {
...
}
if (len > reply->bufsize || len > msg->bufsize) {
...
}
Since len is now based entirely on offset2 and count2, the primary
segment's boundaries (offset1 + count1) are never verified to ensure
they actually fit within the message buffer (offset1 + count1 <= reply->len).
Could this lead to an out-of-bounds read later when convert_type86_xcrb()
handles the reply?
If a malformed reply has count2 > 0 but crafted offset1 and count1
values, convert_type86_xcrb() will use the unvalidated offset1 and count1
to copy kernel data to userspace:
drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_msgtype6.c:convert_type86_xcrb() {
...
if (z_copy_to_user(userspace, xcrb->reply_control_blk_addr,
data + msg->fmt2.offset1, msg->fmt2.count1))
return -EFAULT;
...
}
Since the message buffer is allocated without zeroing, could this copy
uninitialized heap memory past the end of the valid firmware reply
back to userspace?
> + if (t86r->fmt2.offset2 > reply->len ||
> + t86r->fmt2.count2 > reply->len) {
> msg->rc = -EMSGSIZE;
> + pr_debug("offset2 %u count2 %u rpl.len %zu mismatch, msg.rc=%d\n",
> + t86r->fmt2.offset2, t86r->fmt2.count2,
> + reply->len, msg->rc);
> goto out;
> }
--
Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260908102058.14329-2-freude@linux.ibm.com?part=1
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