GCC-13 (and Clang)[1] does not like to access a partially allocated object, since it cannot reason about it for bounds checking. In this case 140 bytes are allocated for an object of type struct ib_umad_packet: packet = kzalloc(sizeof(*packet) + IB_MGMT_RMPP_HDR, GFP_KERNEL); However, notice that sizeof(*packet) is only 104 bytes: struct ib_umad_packet { struct ib_mad_send_buf * msg; /* 0 8 */ struct ib_mad_recv_wc * recv_wc; /* 8 8 */ struct list_head list; /* 16 16 */ int length; /* 32 4 */ /* XXX 4 bytes hole, try to pack */ struct ib_user_mad mad __attribute__((__aligned__(8))); /* 40 64 */ /* size: 104, cachelines: 2, members: 5 */ /* sum members: 100, holes: 1, sum holes: 4 */ /* forced alignments: 1, forced holes: 1, sum forced holes: 4 */ /* last cacheline: 40 bytes */ } __attribute__((__aligned__(8))); and 36 bytes extra bytes are allocated for a flexible-array member in struct ib_user_mad: include/rdma/ib_mad.h: 120 enum { ... 123 IB_MGMT_RMPP_HDR = 36, ... } struct ib_user_mad { struct ib_user_mad_hdr hdr; /* 0 64 */ /* --- cacheline 1 boundary (64 bytes) --- */ __u64 data[] __attribute__((__aligned__(8))); /* 64 0 */ /* size: 64, cachelines: 1, members: 2 */ /* forced alignments: 1 */ } __attribute__((__aligned__(8))); So we have sizeof(*packet) + IB_MGMT_RMPP_HDR == 140 bytes Then the address of the flex-array member (for which only 36 bytes were allocated) is casted and copied into a pointer to struct ib_rmpp_mad, which, in turn, is of size 256 bytes: rmpp_mad = (struct ib_rmpp_mad *) packet->mad.data; struct ib_rmpp_mad { struct ib_mad_hdr mad_hdr; /* 0 24 */ struct ib_rmpp_hdr rmpp_hdr; /* 24 12 */ u8 data[220]; /* 36 220 */ /* size: 256, cachelines: 4, members: 3 */ }; The thing is that those 36 bytes allocated for flex-array member data in struct ib_user_mad onlly account for the size of both struct ib_mad_hdr and struct ib_rmpp_hdr, but nothing is left for array u8 data[220]. So, the compiler is legitimately complaining about accessing an object for which not enough memory was allocated. Apparently, the only members of struct ib_rmpp_mad that are relevant (that are actually being used) in function ib_umad_write() are mad_hdr and rmpp_hdr. So, instead of casting packet->mad.data to (struct ib_rmpp_mad *) create a new structure struct ib_rmpp_mad_hdr { struct ib_mad_hdr mad_hdr; struct ib_rmpp_hdr rmpp_hdr; } __packed; and cast packet->mad.data to (struct ib_rmpp_mad_hdr *). Notice that IB_MGMT_RMPP_HDR == sizeof(struct ib_rmpp_mad_hdr) == 36 bytes Refactor the rest of the code, accordingly. Fix the following warnings seen under GCC-13 and -Warray-bounds: drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c:564:50: warning: array subscript ‘struct ib_rmpp_mad[0]’ is partly outside array bounds of ‘unsigned char[140]’ [-Warray-bounds=] drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c:566:42: warning: array subscript ‘struct ib_rmpp_mad[0]’ is partly outside array bounds of ‘unsigned char[140]’ [-Warray-bounds=] drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c:618:25: warning: array subscript ‘struct ib_rmpp_mad[0]’ is partly outside array bounds of ‘unsigned char[140]’ [-Warray-bounds=] drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c:622:44: warning: array subscript ‘struct ib_rmpp_mad[0]’ is partly outside array bounds of ‘unsigned char[140]’ [-Warray-bounds=] Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/273 Link: https://godbolt.org/z/oYWaGM4Yb [1] Signed-off-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Hi! Another way to fix this is to create a new structure. I think I like this better; it avoids this horrid hack: rmpp_hdr = *(struct ib_rmpp_hdr *)((u8 *)packet->mad.data + sizeof(struct ib_mad_hdr)); but it's up to you to pick the one you prefer. :) Changes in v2: - Create new struct ib_rmpp_mad_hdr. v1: Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hardening/ZBo5x5e7B25hHr4F@work/ drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c | 23 ++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c b/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c index f83954180a33..d21c0a042f0a 100644 --- a/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c +++ b/drivers/infiniband/core/user_mad.c @@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ struct ib_umad_packet { struct ib_user_mad mad; }; +struct ib_rmpp_mad_hdr { + struct ib_mad_hdr mad_hdr; + struct ib_rmpp_hdr rmpp_hdr; +} __packed; + #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS #include <trace/events/ib_umad.h> @@ -494,11 +499,11 @@ static ssize_t ib_umad_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *pos) { struct ib_umad_file *file = filp->private_data; + struct ib_rmpp_mad_hdr *rmpp_mad_hdr; struct ib_umad_packet *packet; struct ib_mad_agent *agent; struct rdma_ah_attr ah_attr; struct ib_ah *ah; - struct ib_rmpp_mad *rmpp_mad; __be64 *tid; int ret, data_len, hdr_len, copy_offset, rmpp_active; u8 base_version; @@ -506,7 +511,7 @@ static ssize_t ib_umad_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf, if (count < hdr_size(file) + IB_MGMT_RMPP_HDR) return -EINVAL; - packet = kzalloc(sizeof *packet + IB_MGMT_RMPP_HDR, GFP_KERNEL); + packet = kzalloc(sizeof(*packet) + IB_MGMT_RMPP_HDR, GFP_KERNEL); if (!packet) return -ENOMEM; @@ -560,13 +565,13 @@ static ssize_t ib_umad_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf, goto err_up; } - rmpp_mad = (struct ib_rmpp_mad *) packet->mad.data; - hdr_len = ib_get_mad_data_offset(rmpp_mad->mad_hdr.mgmt_class); + rmpp_mad_hdr = (struct ib_rmpp_mad_hdr *)packet->mad.data; + hdr_len = ib_get_mad_data_offset(rmpp_mad_hdr->mad_hdr.mgmt_class); - if (ib_is_mad_class_rmpp(rmpp_mad->mad_hdr.mgmt_class) + if (ib_is_mad_class_rmpp(rmpp_mad_hdr->mad_hdr.mgmt_class) && ib_mad_kernel_rmpp_agent(agent)) { copy_offset = IB_MGMT_RMPP_HDR; - rmpp_active = ib_get_rmpp_flags(&rmpp_mad->rmpp_hdr) & + rmpp_active = ib_get_rmpp_flags(&rmpp_mad_hdr->rmpp_hdr) & IB_MGMT_RMPP_FLAG_ACTIVE; } else { copy_offset = IB_MGMT_MAD_HDR; @@ -615,12 +620,12 @@ static ssize_t ib_umad_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf, tid = &((struct ib_mad_hdr *) packet->msg->mad)->tid; *tid = cpu_to_be64(((u64) agent->hi_tid) << 32 | (be64_to_cpup(tid) & 0xffffffff)); - rmpp_mad->mad_hdr.tid = *tid; + rmpp_mad_hdr->mad_hdr.tid = *tid; } if (!ib_mad_kernel_rmpp_agent(agent) - && ib_is_mad_class_rmpp(rmpp_mad->mad_hdr.mgmt_class) - && (ib_get_rmpp_flags(&rmpp_mad->rmpp_hdr) & IB_MGMT_RMPP_FLAG_ACTIVE)) { + && ib_is_mad_class_rmpp(rmpp_mad_hdr->mad_hdr.mgmt_class) + && (ib_get_rmpp_flags(&rmpp_mad_hdr->rmpp_hdr) & IB_MGMT_RMPP_FLAG_ACTIVE)) { spin_lock_irq(&file->send_lock); list_add_tail(&packet->list, &file->send_list); spin_unlock_irq(&file->send_lock); -- 2.34.1