From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Pavitra Jha <jhapavitra98@gmail.com>,
Viacheslav Dubeyko <Slava.Dubeyko@ibm.com>,
Ilya Dryomov <idryomov@gmail.com>,
Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 6.1.y] libceph: fix OOB read in decode_watchers() via missing bounds check
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:21:37 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260824142137.3354227-1-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2026082057-overload-cycle-4a9a@gregkh>
From: Pavitra Jha <jhapavitra98@gmail.com>
[ Upstream commit 00ead17c7de137a692edee59f2772e6af687e8eb ]
ceph_start_decoding() validates that struct_len bytes remain in the
buffer after the encoding header, but accepts struct_len=0 as valid:
ceph_decode_need(p, end, 0, bad) always passes. When a malicious or
compromised OSD sends an obj_list_watch_response_t reply with
struct_len=0, ceph_start_decoding() returns success with p == end,
leaving zero bytes guaranteed for subsequent reads.
The immediately following ceph_decode_32(p) in decode_watchers() has
no preceding bounds check. With p == end this is a 4-byte read past
the validated buffer boundary. The garbage value is then passed
directly to kzalloc_objs() as the watcher count.
The sibling function decode_watcher() already uses the safe variants
(ceph_decode_copy_safe, ceph_decode_64_safe, ceph_decode_skip_32)
after its own ceph_start_decoding() call. decode_watchers() is the
only site that uses the bare variant, confirming an oversight.
Fix by replacing ceph_decode_32(p) with ceph_decode_32_safe(p, end,
*num_watchers, bad), consistent with the established pattern.
Attacker model: a malicious or compromised OSD in a multi-tenant Ceph
deployment (e.g. cloud) can trigger this against any kernel client
that calls CEPH_OSD_OP_LIST_WATCHERS, without any further privileges
beyond OSD session establishment.
[ idryomov: trim changelog ]
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Fixes: a4ed38d7a180 ("libceph: support for CEPH_OSD_OP_LIST_WATCHERS")
Signed-off-by: Pavitra Jha <jhapavitra98@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Viacheslav Dubeyko <Slava.Dubeyko@ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Ilya Dryomov <idryomov@gmail.com>
[ kept the tree's `kcalloc()` context line instead of upstream's `kzalloc_objs()` ]
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
net/ceph/osd_client.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/ceph/osd_client.c b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
index a4ec9f61ba045..76194a9e59f08 100644
--- a/net/ceph/osd_client.c
+++ b/net/ceph/osd_client.c
@@ -5001,7 +5001,7 @@ static int decode_watchers(void **p, void *end,
if (ret)
return ret;
- *num_watchers = ceph_decode_32(p);
+ ceph_decode_32_safe(p, end, *num_watchers, bad);
*watchers = kcalloc(*num_watchers, sizeof(**watchers), GFP_NOIO);
if (!*watchers)
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -5015,6 +5015,9 @@ static int decode_watchers(void **p, void *end,
}
return 0;
+
+bad:
+ return -EINVAL;
}
/*
--
2.53.0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-24 14:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-20 11:11 FAILED: patch "[PATCH] libceph: fix OOB read in decode_watchers() via missing bounds" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree gregkh
2026-08-24 14:21 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=20260824142137.3354227-1-sashal@kernel.org \
--to=sashal@kernel.org \
--cc=Slava.Dubeyko@ibm.com \
--cc=idryomov@gmail.com \
--cc=jhapavitra98@gmail.com \
--cc=stable@vger.kernel.org \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox