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iommufd: Use sizeof(*hdr) instead of sizeof(hdr) in veventq read

Published Jul 25, 2026

Description

The bound-check in iommufd_veventq_fops_read() for the normal vEVENT path uses sizeof(hdr) where the surrounding code uses sizeof(*hdr):

if (!vevent_for_lost_events_header(cur) && sizeof(hdr) + cur->data_len > count - done) {

hdr is declared as struct iommufd_vevent_header *, so sizeof(hdr) evaluates to the size of the pointer. Surrounding code uses sizeof(*hdr) consistently:

if (done >= count || sizeof(*hdr) > count - done) { ... if (copy_to_user(buf + done, hdr, sizeof(*hdr))) { ... done += sizeof(*hdr);

struct iommufd_vevent_header is currently 8 bytes (two __u32 fields, flags and sequence), so on 64-bit (sizeof(void *) == 8) the two expressions happen to be equal and the check works as intended.

On 32-bit (sizeof(void *) == 4) the check under-counts the header by 4 bytes: a vEVENT whose data_len causes 8 + cur->data_len to exceed count - done while 4 + cur->data_len does not will pass the check, then the loop will copy_to_user 8 bytes of header followed by data_len bytes of payload, writing past the user-supplied buffer.

It is also a latent bug for any future expansion of struct iommufd_vevent_header beyond sizeof(void *) on 64-bit; the check should not depend on the type happening to match the host pointer width.

Use sizeof(*hdr) to match the rest of the function and the actual amount that will be copied.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Linux
Published Jul 25, 2026
Updated Aug 17, 2026
Reserved Jul 19, 2026
NVD
Status Analyzed
Modified Aug 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Jul 25, 2026