Hi all,
This series fixes the Endpoint Memory Access Descriptor (EMAD) offset
calculations and adds the necessary bounds checks for both the core
FF-A driver and the pKVM hypervisor.
Prior to FF-A version 1.1, the memory region header didn't specify an
explicit offset for the EMADs, leading to the assumption that they
immediately follow the header.
However, from v1.1 onwards, the specification dictates using the
ep_mem_offset` field to determine the start of the memory access
array.
The patches in this series address this by:
1. Updating the core `arm_ffa` firmware driver to correctly calculate the descriptor
offset using `ep_mem_offset` rather than defaulting to `sizeof(struct ffa_mem_region)`.
It also introduces bounds checking against `max_fragsize`.
2. Enhancing the pKVM hypervisor validation logic to no longer strictly enforce that
the descriptor strictly follows the header, aligning it with the driver behavior
and the FF-A specification, while also ensuring the offset falls within the mailbox
buffer bounds.
While addressing these bugs, Sashiko uncovered other issues that were
fixed in the same series.
Changelog
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v3 -> v4:
- Address review comments and fix Sashiko bugs
v2 -> v3:
- Fixed typo in nvhe/ffa.c (missing sizeof)
v1 -> v2:
- For pKVM, removed the strict placement enforcement for `ep_mem_offset` as it is not
compliant with the spec, and avoids making assumptions about the driver's memory
layout.
Link to:
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v3: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260512124442.1899107-1-sebastianene@google.com/
v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260430160241.1934777-1-sebastianene@google.com/
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/ae9KN9nkOgDYJcGP@google.com/T/#t
Mostafa Saleh (3):
optee: ffa: Add NULL check in optee_ffa_lend_protmem
firmware: arm_ffa: Fix out-of-bound writes in ffa_setup_and_transmit()
KVM: arm64: Fix bounds checking in do_ffa_mem_reclaim()
Sebastian Ene (2):
firmware: arm_ffa: Fix Endpoint Memory Access Descriptor offset
calculation
KVM: arm64: Validate the offset to the mem access descriptor
arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/nvhe/ffa.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------
drivers/firmware/arm_ffa/driver.c | 21 +++++++++++++--------
drivers/tee/optee/ffa_abi.c | 3 +++
include/linux/arm_ffa.h | 2 +-
4 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
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