On Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:07:02 -0500
Aaron Esau <[email protected]> wrote:

> From: Aaron Esau <[email protected]>
> 
> cmd_features_set_feature() is missing bounds validation on the offset and
> data length for several feature UUIDs before their memcpy calls. The
> patrol_scrub and ecs cases correctly check:
> 
>     if ((uint32_t)hdr->offset + bytes_to_copy >
>         sizeof(ct3d->..._wr_attrs))
>         return CXL_MBOX_INVALID_PAYLOAD_LENGTH;
> 
> But the soft_ppr, hard_ppr, cacheline_sparing, row_sparing,
> bank_sparing, and rank_sparing cases are missing this check. Since
> bytes_to_copy is derived from the full mailbox payload length (up to
> 2048 bytes) and the write-attribute structs are only a few bytes each,
> a guest can overflow into adjacent CXLType3Dev fields.
> 
> Add the same bounds check pattern to all six affected feature handlers.
> 
> Cc: [email protected]
> Fixes: 5e5a86bab8 ("hw/cxl: Add support for Maintenance command and Post 
> Package Repair (PPR)")
> Fixes: da5cafdc4d ("hw/cxl: Add emulation for memory sparing control feature")
> Reported-by: Aaron Esau <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Aaron Esau <[email protected]>

There is an alternative patch that I think covers these same cases
from Jia Jia.  +CC
https://lore.kernel.org/qemu-devel/[email protected]/

I prefer the use of a helper like Jia Jia has done. If you have
time to take a look at that patch it would be much appreciated.

Jonathan

> ---
>  hw/cxl/cxl-mailbox-utils.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 30 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/hw/cxl/cxl-mailbox-utils.c b/hw/cxl/cxl-mailbox-utils.c
> index 0adf1e72c8..5fabfcbbab 100644
> --- a/hw/cxl/cxl-mailbox-utils.c
> +++ b/hw/cxl/cxl-mailbox-utils.c
> @@ -1814,6 +1814,11 @@ static CXLRetCode cmd_features_set_feature(const 
> struct cxl_cmd *cmd,
>              return CXL_MBOX_UNSUPPORTED;
>          }
>  
> +        if ((uint32_t)hdr->offset + bytes_to_copy >
> +            sizeof(ct3d->soft_ppr_wr_attrs)) {
> +            return CXL_MBOX_INVALID_PAYLOAD_LENGTH;
> +        }
> +
>          memcpy((uint8_t *)&ct3d->soft_ppr_wr_attrs + hdr->offset,
>                 sppr_write_attrs, bytes_to_copy);
>          set_feat_info->data_size += bytes_to_copy;
> @@ -1833,6 +1838,11 @@ static CXLRetCode cmd_features_set_feature(const 
> struct cxl_cmd *cmd,
>              return CXL_MBOX_UNSUPPORTED;
>          }
>  
> +        if ((uint32_t)hdr->offset + bytes_to_copy >
> +            sizeof(ct3d->hard_ppr_wr_attrs)) {
> +            return CXL_MBOX_INVALID_PAYLOAD_LENGTH;
> +        }
> +
>          memcpy((uint8_t *)&ct3d->hard_ppr_wr_attrs + hdr->offset,
>                 hppr_write_attrs, bytes_to_copy);
>          set_feat_info->data_size += bytes_to_copy;
> @@ -1852,6 +1862,11 @@ static CXLRetCode cmd_features_set_feature(const 
> struct cxl_cmd *cmd,
>              return CXL_MBOX_UNSUPPORTED;
>          }
>  
> +        if ((uint32_t)hdr->offset + bytes_to_copy >
> +            sizeof(ct3d->cacheline_sparing_wr_attrs)) {
> +            return CXL_MBOX_INVALID_PAYLOAD_LENGTH;
> +        }
> +
>          memcpy((uint8_t *)&ct3d->cacheline_sparing_wr_attrs + hdr->offset,
>                 mem_sparing_write_attrs, bytes_to_copy);
>          set_feat_info->data_size += bytes_to_copy;
> @@ -1870,6 +1885,11 @@ static CXLRetCode cmd_features_set_feature(const 
> struct cxl_cmd *cmd,
>              return CXL_MBOX_UNSUPPORTED;
>          }
>  
> +        if ((uint32_t)hdr->offset + bytes_to_copy >
> +            sizeof(ct3d->row_sparing_wr_attrs)) {
> +            return CXL_MBOX_INVALID_PAYLOAD_LENGTH;
> +        }
> +
>          memcpy((uint8_t *)&ct3d->row_sparing_wr_attrs + hdr->offset,
>                 mem_sparing_write_attrs, bytes_to_copy);
>          set_feat_info->data_size += bytes_to_copy;
> @@ -1888,6 +1908,11 @@ static CXLRetCode cmd_features_set_feature(const 
> struct cxl_cmd *cmd,
>              return CXL_MBOX_UNSUPPORTED;
>          }
>  
> +        if ((uint32_t)hdr->offset + bytes_to_copy >
> +            sizeof(ct3d->bank_sparing_wr_attrs)) {
> +            return CXL_MBOX_INVALID_PAYLOAD_LENGTH;
> +        }
> +
>          memcpy((uint8_t *)&ct3d->bank_sparing_wr_attrs + hdr->offset,
>                 mem_sparing_write_attrs, bytes_to_copy);
>          set_feat_info->data_size += bytes_to_copy;
> @@ -1906,6 +1931,11 @@ static CXLRetCode cmd_features_set_feature(const 
> struct cxl_cmd *cmd,
>              return CXL_MBOX_UNSUPPORTED;
>          }
>  
> +        if ((uint32_t)hdr->offset + bytes_to_copy >
> +            sizeof(ct3d->rank_sparing_wr_attrs)) {
> +            return CXL_MBOX_INVALID_PAYLOAD_LENGTH;
> +        }
> +
>          memcpy((uint8_t *)&ct3d->rank_sparing_wr_attrs + hdr->offset,
>                 mem_sparing_write_attrs, bytes_to_copy);
>          set_feat_info->data_size += bytes_to_copy;


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