From: Yunseong Kim ysk@kzalloc.com
[ Upstream commit 2b0dc40ac6ca16ee0c489927f4856cf9cd3874c7 ]
payload_size field of the request header is incorrectly calculated using sizeof(req). Since 'req' is a pointer (struct hsti_request *), sizeof(req) returns the size of the pointer itself (e.g., 8 bytes on a 64-bit system), rather than the size of the structure it points to. This leads to an incorrect payload size being sent to the Platform Security Processor (PSP), potentially causing the HSTI query command to fail.
Fix this by using sizeof(*req) to correctly calculate the size of the struct hsti_request.
Signed-off-by: Yunseong Kim ysk@kzalloc.com Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello (AMD) superm1@kernel.org> --- Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu herbert@gondor.apana.org.au Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin sashal@kernel.org ---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
## BACKPORT ANALYSIS COMPLETE
**ANSWER: YES**
This commit **SHOULD** be backported to stable kernel trees.
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## COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS
### 1. BUG DESCRIPTION AND TECHNICAL IMPACT
**The Bug:** The code uses `sizeof(req)` on line 91 of drivers/crypto/ccp/hsti.c, where `req` is a pointer to `struct hsti_request`. This is the classic sizeof(pointer) vs sizeof(*pointer) mistake.
**Size Calculations:** - `struct psp_req_buffer_hdr`: 8 bytes (u32 payload_size + u32 status) - `struct hsti_request`: 12 bytes (8-byte header + 4-byte u32 hsti field) - `sizeof(req)` on 64-bit system: **8 bytes** (pointer size) ❌ - `sizeof(*req)` on 64-bit system: **12 bytes** (actual struct size) ✅
**Consequence:** The `req->header.payload_size` field is set to 8 instead of 12, telling the Platform Security Processor (PSP) firmware that only 8 bytes of data are available. The PSP firmware uses this field to determine how much data to read from the request buffer. With the incorrect size: - The PSP reads only 8 bytes (the header) - The 4-byte `hsti` field is not read by the firmware - The HSTI query command fails or behaves unpredictably - Security attributes cannot be populated on older AMD systems
**Evidence from code (drivers/crypto/ccp/platform-access.c:103,137):** ```c print_hex_dump_debug("->psp ", DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET, 16, 2, req, req->header.payload_size, false); ``` The payload_size is used to determine how much data to send/dump, confirming its critical role.
### 2. AFFECTED SYSTEMS AND USER IMPACT
**Affected Hardware:** Older AMD systems with Platform Security Processor that don't populate security attributes in the capabilities register. These systems require the PSP_CMD_HSTI_QUERY command to retrieve security attributes.
**User-Facing Impact:** - Security attributes not available via sysfs (under `/sys/devices/.../psp/`) - Firmware update tool (fwupd) functionality broken - Users cannot query security features: fused_part, debug_lock_on, tsme_status, anti_rollback_status, rpmc_production_enabled, rpmc_spirom_available, hsp_tpm_available, rom_armor_enforced
**Referenced Issues:** The original commit (82f9327f774c6) that introduced this code was specifically created to address multiple fwupd issues: - https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/issues/5284 - https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/issues/5675 - https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/issues/6253 - https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/issues/7280 - https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/issues/6323
The bug negates the fix intended by that commit.
### 3. AFFECTED KERNEL VERSIONS
**Bug introduced:** v6.11-rc1 (commit 82f9327f774c6, May 28, 2024) **Bug fixed:** v6.18-rc1 (commit 2b0dc40ac6ca1, Sep 3, 2025)
**Affected stable trees:** v6.11.x, v6.12.x, v6.13.x, v6.14.x, v6.15.x, v6.16.x, v6.17.x
All these versions contain the buggy code and should receive this backport.
### 4. BACKPORT CRITERIA ASSESSMENT
| Criterion | Assessment | Details | |-----------|------------|---------| | **Fixes important bug** | ✅ YES | Breaks security attribute reporting on older AMD systems, affecting firmware updates | | **Small and contained** | ✅ YES | One character change: `sizeof(req)` → `sizeof(*req)` | | **No new features** | ✅ YES | Pure bugfix, no functionality added | | **No architectural changes** | ✅ YES | No design changes, just corrects a typo-like bug | | **Minimal regression risk** | ✅ YES | Fix is obviously correct; impossible to introduce regression | | **Subsystem criticality** | ✅ LOW RISK | crypto/ccp driver, not core kernel | | **Has Reviewed-by tag** | ✅ YES | Reviewed-by: Mario Limonciello (AMD maintainer) | | **Clear commit message** | ✅ YES | Excellent explanation of bug and fix |
### 5. CODE CHANGE ANALYSIS
**The fix (drivers/crypto/ccp/hsti.c:91):** ```c - req->header.payload_size = sizeof(req); + req->header.payload_size = sizeof(*req); ```
**Why this is safe:** 1. The allocation on line 87 uses `kzalloc(sizeof(*req), GFP_KERNEL)` - already correct 2. The fix makes the payload_size consistent with the allocated size 3. Changes from incorrect value (8) to correct value (12) 4. No ABI changes, no userspace-facing changes 5. No dependencies on other commits 6. Self-contained within the hsti.c file
### 6. VALIDATION AND TESTING
**How to verify the fix works:** On affected AMD systems (older systems requiring PSP HSTI query): 1. Check dmesg for "failed to populate HSTI state" messages (should disappear) 2. Verify security attributes appear in sysfs: `/sys/devices/.../psp/fused_part`, etc. 3. Confirm fwupd can read security attributes
**Regression testing:** The fix cannot cause regressions because: - Systems that weren't working (returning 8 bytes) will now work (returning 12 bytes) - Systems that don't use HSTI are unaffected (different code path) - The PSP firmware expects 12 bytes; giving it 8 was always wrong
### 7. RELATED COMMITS IN THE AREA
Between bug introduction and fix: - `059b1352519d1`: "Move message about TSME being enabled later in init" - cosmetic - `34c065fe1d0db`: "Remove redundant __GFP_ZERO" - cleanup (removed redundant flag on line 87) - `56a50e37fee03`: "Fix typo in psp_populate_hsti function name" - renamed function from psp_poulate_hsti to psp_populate_hsti
None of these are dependencies for the fix commit.
### 8. FINAL RECOMMENDATION
**STRONGLY RECOMMEND BACKPORTING** to all affected stable trees (6.11.x through 6.17.x).
**Justification:** 1. **High impact:** Breaks user-facing functionality on a class of AMD hardware 2. **Trivial fix:** One character change, obviously correct 3. **Zero risk:** Cannot introduce regressions; the current code is objectively wrong 4. **Clear benefit:** Restores security attribute reporting and fwupd functionality 5. **Maintainer reviewed:** Has AMD maintainer's Reviewed-by tag 6. **Stable criteria:** Meets all stable tree backporting requirements
This is a textbook example of a stable tree candidate: obvious bug, minimal fix, clear benefit, no risk.
drivers/crypto/ccp/hsti.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/hsti.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/hsti.c index 1b39a4fb55c06..0e6b73b55dbf7 100644 --- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/hsti.c +++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/hsti.c @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static int psp_poulate_hsti(struct psp_device *psp) if (!req) return -ENOMEM;
- req->header.payload_size = sizeof(req); + req->header.payload_size = sizeof(*req);
ret = psp_send_platform_access_msg(PSP_CMD_HSTI_QUERY, (struct psp_request *)req); if (ret)