[lvc-project] [PATCH v2] RDMA/hns: Fix arithmetic overflow in hns_roce_v2_set_hem()
Alexander Chesnokov
Alexander.Chesnokov at kaspersky.com
Thu Jul 9 07:56:56 MSK 2026
> When does the value overflow.
> Yes, the expression can overflow and the result is assigned to a
> 64bit variable, but I'd have testing this code would have showed
> the problem. So what is the customer visible impact?
You're right, there is no reachable overflow. In hns_roce_calc_hem_mhop()
the 32-bit table_idx is split into base-chunk_ba_num digits i, j, k, and
here they are recombined: i * chunk_ba_num + j equals table_idx /
chunk_ba_num, and the full expression equals table_idx, which is u32.
i is additionally bounded by ba_l0_num. So the arithmetic cannot exceed
U32_MAX on any real input - there is no customer-visible impact, and the
SVACE report is a false positive.
I'll drop the Fixes: and Cc: stable tags and resend as a standalone
hardening/readability change. If you'd prefer to just drop it, that's
fine too.
-----Original Message-----
From: David Laight <david.laight.linux at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2026 8:20 PM
To: Alexander Chesnokov <Alexander.Chesnokov at kaspersky.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] RDMA/hns: Fix arithmetic overflow in hns_roce_v2_set_hem()
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On Wed, 8 Jul 2026 12:21:46 +0300
<Alexander.Chesnokov at kaspersky.com> wrote:
> From: Alexander Chesnokov <Alexander.Chesnokov at kaspersky.com>
>
> If hop_num is 2 or 1, then the expressions like i * chunk_ba_num + j
> are computed in 32-bit arithmetic before being assigned to a u64 index
> field, which can lead to overflow.
When does the value overflow.
Yes, the expression can overflow and the result is assigned to a 64bit variable, but I'd have testing this code would have showed the problem.
So what is the customer visible impact?
David
>
> Declare i, j and k as u64 so that the address index arithmetic is
> performed in 64-bit.
>
> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
>
> Fixes: a81fba28136d ("RDMA/hns: Configure BT BA and BT attribute for
> the contexts in hip08")
> Cc: stable at vger.kernel.org
> Suggested-by: David Laight <david.laight.linux at gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Chesnokov <Alexander.Chesnokov at kaspersky.com>
>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - Instead of casting the operands to u64, declare i, j and k as u64
> so the index arithmetic is performed in 64-bit (David Laight).
>
> v1:
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-rdma/20260707140938.3106919-1-Alexander.
> Chesnokov at kaspersky.com/
> ---
> drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
> b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
> index 1c180a6b1c07..3469a9a68d3b 100644
> --- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/hns/hns_roce_hw_v2.c
> @@ -4238,7 +4238,7 @@ static int hns_roce_v2_set_hem(struct hns_roce_dev *hr_dev,
> struct hns_roce_hem_mhop mhop;
> struct hns_roce_hem *hem;
> unsigned long mhop_obj = obj;
> - int i, j, k;
> + u64 i, j, k;
> int ret = 0;
> u64 hem_idx = 0;
> u64 l1_idx = 0;
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