[PATCH 5.15 182/935] NTB: ntb_transport: Reject oversized TX buffers

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Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Date
2026-09-12 18:17:34
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Greg Kroah-Hartman, 2026-09-12
5.15-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Koichiro Den <redacted>

commit a4f2387db6f1cc2f03abba7f3a6807ad61e26ff7 upstream.

ntb_process_tx() handles an oversized buffer by calling tx_handler()
with a NULL data pointer and returning success. ntb_netdev therefore
neither frees the skb in its completion callback nor takes its enqueue
error path, leaking it.

Reject oversized buffers in ntb_transport_tx_enqueue() before acquiring
a queue entry and return -EMSGSIZE. The caller retains ownership of the
buffer, and the preceding netdev patch frees the skb when enqueue
returns this permanent error.

Fixes: fce8a7bb5b4b ("PCI-Express Non-Transparent Bridge Support")
Cc: <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Koichiro Den <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@intel.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260817053519.4135287-5-den@valinux.co.jp (local)
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
---
 drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c |   12 +++---------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
--- a/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
+++ b/drivers/ntb/ntb_transport.c
@@ -1911,15 +1911,6 @@ static int ntb_process_tx(struct ntb_tra
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 
-	if (entry->len > qp->tx_max_frame - sizeof(struct ntb_payload_header)) {
-		if (qp->tx_handler)
-			qp->tx_handler(qp, qp->cb_data, NULL, -EIO);
-
-		ntb_list_add(&qp->ntb_tx_free_q_lock, &entry->entry,
-			     &qp->tx_free_q);
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	ntb_async_tx(qp, entry);
 
 	qp->tx_index++;
@@ -2294,6 +2285,9 @@ int ntb_transport_tx_enqueue(struct ntb_
 	if (!qp->link_is_up)
 		return -ENOLINK;
 
+	if (len > qp->tx_max_frame - sizeof(struct ntb_payload_header))
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
 	entry = ntb_list_rm(&qp->ntb_tx_free_q_lock, &qp->tx_free_q);
 	if (!entry) {
 		qp->tx_err_no_buf++;

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