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From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: patches@lists.linux.dev, stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Junjie Cao <junjie.cao@intel.com>,
	Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@linaro.org>,
	Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>,
	linus.walleij@linaro.org, brgl@bgdev.pl,
	linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] gpio: timberdale: fix off-by-one in IRQ type boundary check
Date: Tue,  2 Sep 2025 08:08:15 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250902120833.1342615-4-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250902120833.1342615-1-sashal@kernel.org>

From: Junjie Cao <junjie.cao@intel.com>

[ Upstream commit 810e154d90f44127239957b06ee51a55553a5815 ]

timbgpio_irq_type() currently accepts offset == ngpio, violating
gpiolib's [0..ngpio-1] contract. This can lead to undefined behavior
when computing '1 << offset', and it is also inconsistent with users
that iterate with for_each_set_bit(..., ngpio).

Tighten the upper bound to reject offset == ngpio. No functional change
for in-range offsets.

Signed-off-by: Junjie Cao <junjie.cao@intel.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250825090850.127163-1-junjie.cao@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---

LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:

**YES**

This commit should be backported to stable kernel trees. Here's my
extensive analysis:

## Bug Severity and Impact

The commit fixes a critical **off-by-one boundary check bug** in
`timbgpio_irq_type()` at drivers/gpio/gpio-timberdale.c:141. The bug
allows `offset == tgpio->gpio.ngpio`, which violates the GPIO
subsystem's fundamental contract of valid offsets being in the range
`[0..ngpio-1]`.

## Specific Code Analysis

1. **The Bug**: The original check `if (offset < 0 || offset >
   tgpio->gpio.ngpio)` incorrectly accepts `offset == ngpio` as valid.

2. **Undefined Behavior Risk**: When `offset == ngpio`, the subsequent
   bit shift operations become problematic:
   - Line 154: `bflr &= ~(1 << offset)`
   - Line 157: `lvr |= 1 << offset`
   - Line 167: `flr |= 1 << offset`
   - Line 184: `iowrite32(1 << offset, tgpio->membase + TGPIO_ICR)`

   Shifting by 32 or more bits (assuming 32-bit registers) results in
**undefined behavior** in C, potentially causing:
   - Memory corruption
   - System crashes
   - Security vulnerabilities through out-of-bounds writes

3. **Inconsistency with GPIO Framework**: The bug creates inconsistency
   with `for_each_set_bit()` usage at line 208, which correctly iterates
   from 0 to ngpio-1.

## Backport Criteria Met

✓ **Fixes a real bug**: Prevents undefined behavior and potential memory
corruption
✓ **Small and contained**: Single-line change (`>` to `>=`)
✓ **No side effects**: Only tightens validation, doesn't change behavior
for valid inputs
✓ **No architectural changes**: Simple boundary check fix
✓ **Long-standing bug**: Present since driver introduction in 2009
(commit 35570ac6039ef4)
✓ **Clear fix**: The correction is obvious and mathematically correct
✓ **Low regression risk**: More restrictive validation cannot break
correctly functioning code

## Additional Considerations

- The bug has existed for **15+ years** since the driver's introduction,
  making it a candidate for all maintained stable trees
- While the timberdale GPIO driver may not be widely used, the fix
  prevents potential security issues from invalid array indexing
- Similar boundary check issues in kernel drivers have historically been
  backported to stable
- The fix aligns with kernel security best practices of proper input
  validation

The commit message accurately describes the issue, and the fix is the
minimal change necessary to resolve the bug without introducing new
functionality or risk.

 drivers/gpio/gpio-timberdale.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-timberdale.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-timberdale.c
index cb303a26f4d3c..61f15a864a5ad 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-timberdale.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-timberdale.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static int timbgpio_irq_type(struct irq_data *d, unsigned trigger)
 	u32 ver;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (offset < 0 || offset > tgpio->gpio.ngpio)
+	if (offset < 0 || offset >= tgpio->gpio.ngpio)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ver = ioread32(tgpio->membase + TGPIO_VER);
-- 
2.50.1


  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-09-02 12:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-09-02 12:08 [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16] gpiolib: acpi: Add quirk for ASUS ProArt PX13 Sasha Levin
2025-09-02 12:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16] pinctrl: meson: Fix typo in device table macro Sasha Levin
2025-09-02 12:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.15] HID: intel-ish-hid: Increase ISHTP resume ack timeout to 300ms Sasha Levin
2025-09-02 12:08 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
2025-09-02 12:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] drm/msm: Fix a7xx debugbus read Sasha Levin
2025-09-02 12:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.1] ata: ahci_xgene: Use int type for 'rc' to store error codes Sasha Levin
2025-09-02 12:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16] HID: elecom: add support for ELECOM M-DT2DRBK Sasha Levin
2025-09-02 12:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] hid: fix I2C read buffer overflow in raw_event() for mcp2221 Sasha Levin
2025-09-02 12:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] drm/msm: Fix a7xx TPL1 cluster snapshot Sasha Levin
2025-09-02 12:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.1] virtio_input: Improve freeze handling Sasha Levin
2025-09-02 12:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] regulator: pm8008: fix probe failure due to negative voltage selector Sasha Levin
2025-09-02 12:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] drm/msm: Fix debugbus snapshot Sasha Levin
2025-09-02 12:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.6] HID: quirks: add support for Legion Go dual dinput modes Sasha Levin
2025-09-02 12:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.6] HID: logitech: Add ids for G PRO 2 LIGHTSPEED Sasha Levin
2025-09-02 12:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-6.12] drm/msm: Fix order of selector programming in cluster snapshot Sasha Levin
2025-09-02 12:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16-5.4] HID: hid-ntrig: fix unable to handle page fault in ntrig_report_version() Sasha Levin
2025-09-02 12:08 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.16] virtio_net: adjust the execution order of function `virtnet_close` during freeze Sasha Levin

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