From: Chandradhar Kumar <chandradhar.2003@gmail.com>
To: Song Liu <song@kernel.org>, Yu Kuai <yukuai@fygo.io>,
Li Nan <magiclinan@didiglobal.com>, Xiao Ni <xiao@kernel.org>,
linux-raid@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Chandradhar Kumar <chandradhar.2003@gmail.com>,
syzbot+9e3014263a35700ab49b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Subject: [PATCH v2] md: enforce MD_SB_DISKS bounds across v0.90 superblock paths
Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:36:23 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261114010635.6048-1-chandradhar.2003@gmail.com> (raw)
The legacy v0.90 superblock format (mdp_super_t) embeds a fixed-size
array of MD_SB_DISKS (27) disk descriptors (sb->disks[27]). Currently,
several configuration and metadata load paths fail to enforce this
upper bound, allowing mddev->raid_disks, rdev->raid_disk, or
rdev->desc_nr to exceed MD_SB_DISKS - 1 and trigger an out-of-bounds
array access in super_90_sync():
UBSAN: array-index-out-of-bounds in drivers/md/md.c:1740:29
index 124 is out of range for type 'mdp_disk_t [27]'
Fix this across all entry points and harden super_90_sync():
1. In super_90_load(), reject superblocks with sb->raid_disks >
MD_SB_DISKS or sb->this_disk.number >= MD_SB_DISKS, and guard
rdev->desc_nr in super_90_validate() before indexing sb->disks[].
2. In metadata_store(), validate existing mddev->raid_disks against
MD_SB_DISKS when major == 0 and initialize mddev->max_disks so
sysfs-configured v0.90 arrays enforce the 27-disk limit regardless
of the order in which raid_disks and metadata_version are written.
3. In raid_disks_store(), slot_store(), and md_set_array_info(),
reject disk counts or slot indices that exceed MD_SB_DISKS or
mddev->max_disks across all configuration and reshape branches.
4. In super_90_sync(), bounds-check desc_nr and mddev->raid_disks
before indexing sb->disks[], and synthesize a faulty/removed
this_disk descriptor if rdev->desc_nr is out of range rather than
indexing out-of-bounds or zeroing this_disk (which would alias
slot 0).
Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Reported-by: syzbot+9e3014263a35700ab49b@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=9e3014263a35700ab49b
Signed-off-by: Chandradhar Kumar <chandradhar.2003@gmail.com>
---
Changes in v2:
- Drop early return in super_90_sync() so rdev->sb_size and sb_page are
properly initialized before sync_sbs() sets rdev->sb_loaded = 1.
- Do not reset rdev2->desc_nr = -1 or zero sb->this_disk on skip; instead
populate sb->this_disk as faulty/removed with rdev->desc_nr so a skipped
device cannot alias slot 0 on reassembly.
- Validate mddev->raid_disks and set mddev->max_disks = MD_SB_DISKS in
metadata_store() when major == 0, and move the raid_disks_store() check
above the reshape/active branches to cover all sysfs paths.
- Remove the info->major_version == 0 condition in md_set_array_info().
- Drop redundant unsigned < 0 check on sb->this_disk.number in
super_90_load() and guard rdev->desc_nr in super_90_validate().
drivers/md/md.c | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 55 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 03e35386a802..71f536d6257c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -1407,7 +1407,8 @@ static int super_90_load(struct md_rdev *rdev, struct md_rdev *refdev, int minor
goto abort;
}
- if (sb->raid_disks <= 0 || sb->raid_disks > MD_SB_DISKS)
+ if (sb->raid_disks <= 0 || sb->raid_disks > MD_SB_DISKS ||
+ sb->this_disk.number >= MD_SB_DISKS)
goto abort;
if (md_csum_fold(calc_sb_csum(sb)) != md_csum_fold(sb->sb_csum)) {
@@ -1587,6 +1588,8 @@ static int super_90_validate(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *freshest, stru
return 0;
}
+ if (rdev->desc_nr < 0 || rdev->desc_nr >= MD_SB_DISKS)
+ return -EINVAL;
desc = sb->disks + rdev->desc_nr;
if (desc->state & (1<<MD_DISK_FAULTY))
@@ -1708,6 +1711,12 @@ static void super_90_sync(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
else
desc_nr = next_spare++;
rdev2->desc_nr = desc_nr;
+
+ if (desc_nr < 0 || desc_nr >= MD_SB_DISKS) {
+ pr_warn("md: %s: desc_nr %d out of range for rdev %pg, skipping\n",
+ mdname(mddev), desc_nr, rdev2->bdev);
+ continue;
+ }
d = &sb->disks[rdev2->desc_nr];
nr_disks++;
d->number = rdev2->desc_nr;
@@ -1736,7 +1745,7 @@ static void super_90_sync(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
d->state |= (1<<MD_DISK_FAILFAST);
}
/* now set the "removed" and "faulty" bits on any missing devices */
- for (i=0 ; i < mddev->raid_disks ; i++) {
+ for (i = 0 ; i < mddev->raid_disks && i < MD_SB_DISKS; i++) {
mdp_disk_t *d = &sb->disks[i];
if (d->state == 0 && d->number == 0) {
d->number = i;
@@ -1752,7 +1761,17 @@ static void super_90_sync(struct mddev *mddev, struct md_rdev *rdev)
sb->failed_disks = failed;
sb->spare_disks = spare;
- sb->this_disk = sb->disks[rdev->desc_nr];
+ if (rdev->desc_nr >= 0 && rdev->desc_nr < MD_SB_DISKS) {
+ sb->this_disk = sb->disks[rdev->desc_nr];
+ } else {
+ sb->this_disk.number = rdev->desc_nr;
+ sb->this_disk.major = MAJOR(rdev->bdev->bd_dev);
+ sb->this_disk.minor = MINOR(rdev->bdev->bd_dev);
+ sb->this_disk.raid_disk = rdev->desc_nr;
+ sb->this_disk.state = (1 << MD_DISK_FAULTY) |
+ (1 << MD_DISK_REMOVED);
+ }
+
sb->sb_csum = calc_sb_csum(sb);
}
@@ -3353,6 +3372,12 @@ slot_store(struct md_rdev *rdev, const char *buf, size_t len)
if (slot >= rdev->mddev->raid_disks &&
slot >= rdev->mddev->raid_disks + rdev->mddev->delta_disks)
return -ENOSPC;
+ if ((rdev->mddev->max_disks &&
+ slot >= rdev->mddev->max_disks) ||
+ (rdev->mddev->persistent &&
+ rdev->mddev->major_version == 0 &&
+ slot >= MD_SB_DISKS))
+ return -ENOSPC;
rdev->raid_disk = slot;
if (test_bit(In_sync, &rdev->flags))
@@ -3374,6 +3399,12 @@ slot_store(struct md_rdev *rdev, const char *buf, size_t len)
if (slot >= rdev->mddev->raid_disks &&
slot >= rdev->mddev->raid_disks + rdev->mddev->delta_disks)
return -ENOSPC;
+ if ((rdev->mddev->max_disks &&
+ slot >= rdev->mddev->max_disks) ||
+ (rdev->mddev->persistent &&
+ rdev->mddev->major_version == 0 &&
+ slot >= MD_SB_DISKS))
+ return -ENOSPC;
rdev->raid_disk = slot;
/* assume it is working */
clear_bit(Faulty, &rdev->flags);
@@ -4442,6 +4473,13 @@ raid_disks_store(struct mddev *mddev, const char *buf, size_t len)
if (err)
return err;
noio_flags = memalloc_noio_save();
+ if ((mddev->max_disks && n > mddev->max_disks) ||
+ (mddev->persistent && mddev->major_version == 0 &&
+ n > MD_SB_DISKS)) {
+ err = -EINVAL;
+ goto out_unlock;
+ }
+
if (mddev->pers) {
if (n != mddev->raid_disks)
err = update_raid_disks(mddev, n);
@@ -5029,6 +5067,7 @@ metadata_store(struct mddev *mddev, const char *buf, size_t len)
mddev->external = 0;
mddev->major_version = 0;
mddev->minor_version = 90;
+ mddev->max_disks = 0;
goto out_unlock;
}
if (strncmp(buf, "external:", 9) == 0) {
@@ -5043,6 +5082,7 @@ metadata_store(struct mddev *mddev, const char *buf, size_t len)
mddev->external = 1;
mddev->major_version = 0;
mddev->minor_version = 90;
+ mddev->max_disks = 0;
goto out_unlock;
}
major = simple_strtoul(buf, &e, 10);
@@ -5056,10 +5096,14 @@ metadata_store(struct mddev *mddev, const char *buf, size_t len)
err = -ENOENT;
if (major >= ARRAY_SIZE(super_types) || super_types[major].name == NULL)
goto out_unlock;
+ err = -EINVAL;
+ if (major == 0 && mddev->raid_disks > MD_SB_DISKS)
+ goto out_unlock;
mddev->major_version = major;
mddev->minor_version = minor;
mddev->persistent = 1;
mddev->external = 0;
+ mddev->max_disks = (major == 0) ? MD_SB_DISKS : 0;
err = 0;
out_unlock:
mddev_unlock(mddev);
@@ -7951,6 +7995,14 @@ int md_set_array_info(struct mddev *mddev, struct mdu_array_info_s *info)
mddev->ctime = ktime_get_real_seconds();
return 0;
}
+
+ if (info->raid_disks < 0 ||
+ (!info->not_persistent && info->raid_disks > MD_SB_DISKS)) {
+ pr_warn("md: %s: invalid raid_disks %d for v0.90 superblock\n",
+ mdname(mddev), info->raid_disks);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
mddev->major_version = MD_MAJOR_VERSION;
mddev->minor_version = MD_MINOR_VERSION;
mddev->patch_version = MD_PATCHLEVEL_VERSION;
--
2.56.0
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