Rust soundness fixes

rust/flatbuffers/Cargo.toml

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ no_std = ["core2", "thiserror_core2"]
 serialize = ["serde"]
 
 [dependencies]
-smallvec = "1.6.1"
 bitflags = "1.2.1"
 serde = { version = "1.0", optional = true }
 thiserror = { version = "1.0.30", optional = true }

rust/flatbuffers/src/array.rs

@@ -37,14 +37,18 @@ where
 #[allow(clippy::len_without_is_empty)]
 #[allow(clippy::from_over_into)] // TODO(caspern): Go from From to Into.
 impl<'a, T: 'a, const N: usize> Array<'a, T, N> {
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// buf must be a contiguous array of `T`
+    ///
+    /// # Panics
+    ///
+    /// Panics if `buf.len()` is not `size_of::<T>() * N`
     #[inline(always)]
-    pub fn new(buf: &'a [u8]) -> Self {
-        assert!(size_of::<T>() * N == buf.len());
+    pub unsafe fn new(buf: &'a [u8]) -> Self {
+        assert_eq!(size_of::<T>() * N, buf.len());
 
-        Array {
-            0: buf,
-            1: PhantomData,
-        }
+        Array(buf, PhantomData)
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
@@ -61,49 +65,48 @@ impl<'a, T: Follow<'a> + 'a, const N: usize> Array<'a, T, N> {
     pub fn get(&self, idx: usize) -> T::Inner {
         assert!(idx < N);
         let sz = size_of::<T>();
-        T::follow(self.0, sz * idx)
+        // SAFETY:
+        // self.0 was valid for length `N` on construction and have verified length
+        unsafe { T::follow(self.0, sz * idx) }
     }
 
     #[inline(always)]
     pub fn iter(&self) -> VectorIter<'a, T> {
-        VectorIter::from_slice(self.0, self.len())
+        // SAFETY:
+        // self.0 was valid for length T on construction
+        unsafe { VectorIter::from_slice(self.0, self.len()) }
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a, T: Follow<'a> + Debug, const N: usize> Into<[T::Inner; N]> for Array<'a, T, N> {
-    #[inline(always)]
-    fn into(self) -> [T::Inner; N] {
-        array_init(|i| self.get(i))
+impl <'a, T: Follow<'a> + Debug, const N: usize> From<Array<'a, T, N>> for [T::Inner; N]  {
+    fn from(array: Array<'a, T, N>) -> Self {
+        array_init(|i| array.get(i))
     }
 }
 
-// TODO(caspern): Implement some future safe version of SafeSliceAccess.
-
 /// Implement Follow for all possible Arrays that have Follow-able elements.
 impl<'a, T: Follow<'a> + 'a, const N: usize> Follow<'a> for Array<'a, T, N> {
     type Inner = Array<'a, T, N>;
     #[inline(always)]
-    fn follow(buf: &'a [u8], loc: usize) -> Self::Inner {
+    unsafe fn follow(buf: &'a [u8], loc: usize) -> Self::Inner {
         Array::new(&buf[loc..loc + N * size_of::<T>()])
     }
 }
 
-pub fn emplace_scalar_array<T: EndianScalar, const N: usize>(
+/// Place an array of EndianScalar into the provided mutable byte slice. Performs
+/// endian conversion, if necessary.
+/// # Safety
+/// Caller must ensure `s.len() >= size_of::<[T; N]>()`
+pub unsafe fn emplace_scalar_array<T: EndianScalar, const N: usize>(
     buf: &mut [u8],
     loc: usize,
     src: &[T; N],
 ) {
     let mut buf_ptr = buf[loc..].as_mut_ptr();
     for item in src.iter() {
         let item_le = item.to_little_endian();
-        unsafe {
-            core::ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(
-                &item_le as *const T as *const u8,
-                buf_ptr,
-                size_of::<T>(),
-            );
-            buf_ptr = buf_ptr.add(size_of::<T>());
-        }
+        core::ptr::copy_nonoverlapping(&item_le as *const T as *const u8, buf_ptr, size_of::<T>());
+        buf_ptr = buf_ptr.add(size_of::<T>());
     }
 }
 
@@ -124,6 +127,8 @@ where
     let mut array: core::mem::MaybeUninit<[T; N]> = core::mem::MaybeUninit::uninit();
     let mut ptr_i = array.as_mut_ptr() as *mut T;
 
+    // SAFETY:
+    // array is aligned by T, and has length N
     unsafe {
         for i in 0..N {
             let value_i = initializer(i);
@@ -134,7 +139,7 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature="serialize")]
+#[cfg(feature = "serialize")]
 impl<'a, T: 'a, const N: usize> serde::ser::Serialize for Array<'a, T, N>
 where
     T: 'a + Follow<'a>,

rust/flatbuffers/src/builder.rs

@@ -14,26 +14,21 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-extern crate smallvec;
-
+#[cfg(feature = "no_std")]
+use alloc::{vec, vec::Vec};
 use core::cmp::max;
 use core::iter::{DoubleEndedIterator, ExactSizeIterator};
 use core::marker::PhantomData;
 use core::ptr::write_bytes;
-use core::slice::from_raw_parts;
-#[cfg(feature = "no_std")]
-use alloc::{vec, vec::Vec};
 
 use crate::endian_scalar::{emplace_scalar, read_scalar_at};
 use crate::primitives::*;
 use crate::push::{Push, PushAlignment};
 use crate::table::Table;
-use crate::vector::{SafeSliceAccess, Vector};
+use crate::vector::Vector;
 use crate::vtable::{field_index_to_field_offset, VTable};
 use crate::vtable_writer::VTableWriter;
 
-pub const N_SMALLVEC_STRING_VECTOR_CAPACITY: usize = 16;
-
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 struct FieldLoc {
     off: UOffsetT,
@@ -121,6 +116,8 @@ impl<'fbb> FlatBufferBuilder<'fbb> {
         {
             let to_clear = self.owned_buf.len() - self.head;
             let ptr = (&mut self.owned_buf[self.head..]).as_mut_ptr();
+            // SAFETY:
+            // Verified ptr is valid for `to_clear` above
             unsafe {
                 write_bytes(ptr, 0, to_clear);
             }
@@ -153,7 +150,9 @@ impl<'fbb> FlatBufferBuilder<'fbb> {
         self.make_space(sz);
         {
             let (dst, rest) = (&mut self.owned_buf[self.head..]).split_at_mut(sz);
-            x.push(dst, rest);
+            // SAFETY:
+            // Called make_space above
+            unsafe { x.push(dst, rest.len()) };
         }
         WIPOffset::new(self.used_space() as UOffsetT)
     }
@@ -309,73 +308,32 @@ impl<'fbb> FlatBufferBuilder<'fbb> {
         WIPOffset::new(self.used_space() as UOffsetT)
     }
 
-    /// Create a vector by memcpy'ing. This is much faster than calling
-    /// `create_vector`, but the underlying type must be represented as
-    /// little-endian on the host machine. This property is encoded in the
-    /// type system through the SafeSliceAccess trait. The following types are
-    /// always safe, on any platform: bool, u8, i8, and any
-    /// FlatBuffers-generated struct.
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn create_vector_direct<'a: 'b, 'b, T: SafeSliceAccess + Push + Sized + 'b>(
-        &'a mut self,
-        items: &'b [T],
-    ) -> WIPOffset<Vector<'fbb, T>> {
-        self.assert_not_nested(
-            "create_vector_direct can not be called when a table or vector is under construction",
-        );
-        let elem_size = T::size();
-        self.align(items.len() * elem_size, T::alignment().max_of(SIZE_UOFFSET));
-
-        let bytes = {
-            let ptr = items.as_ptr() as *const T as *const u8;
-            unsafe { from_raw_parts(ptr, items.len() * elem_size) }
-        };
-        self.push_bytes_unprefixed(bytes);
-        self.push(items.len() as UOffsetT);
-
-        WIPOffset::new(self.used_space() as UOffsetT)
-    }
-
-    /// Create a vector of strings.
-    ///
-    /// Speed-sensitive users may wish to reduce memory usage by creating the
-    /// vector manually: use `start_vector`, `push`, and `end_vector`.
-    #[inline]
-    pub fn create_vector_of_strings<'a, 'b>(
-        &'a mut self,
-        xs: &'b [&'b str],
-    ) -> WIPOffset<Vector<'fbb, ForwardsUOffset<&'fbb str>>> {
-        self.assert_not_nested("create_vector_of_strings can not be called when a table or vector is under construction");
-        // internally, smallvec can be a stack-allocated or heap-allocated vector:
-        // if xs.len() > N_SMALLVEC_STRING_VECTOR_CAPACITY then it will overflow to the heap.
-        let mut offsets: smallvec::SmallVec<[WIPOffset<&str>; N_SMALLVEC_STRING_VECTOR_CAPACITY]> =
-            smallvec::SmallVec::with_capacity(xs.len());
-        unsafe {
-            offsets.set_len(xs.len());
-        }
-
-        // note that this happens in reverse, because the buffer is built back-to-front:
-        for (i, &s) in xs.iter().enumerate().rev() {
-            let o = self.create_string(s);
-            offsets[i] = o;
-        }
-        self.create_vector(&offsets[..])
-    }
-
     /// Create a vector of Push-able objects.
     ///
     /// Speed-sensitive users may wish to reduce memory usage by creating the
     /// vector manually: use `start_vector`, `push`, and `end_vector`.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn create_vector<'a: 'b, 'b, T: Push + Copy + 'b>(
+    pub fn create_vector<'a: 'b, 'b, T: Push + 'b>(
         &'a mut self,
         items: &'b [T],
     ) -> WIPOffset<Vector<'fbb, T::Output>> {
         let elem_size = T::size();
-        self.align(items.len() * elem_size, T::alignment().max_of(SIZE_UOFFSET));
-        for i in (0..items.len()).rev() {
-            self.push(items[i]);
+        let slice_size = items.len() * elem_size;
+        self.align(slice_size, T::alignment().max_of(SIZE_UOFFSET));
+        self.ensure_capacity(slice_size + UOffsetT::size());
+
+        self.head -= slice_size;
+        let mut written_len = self.owned_buf.len() - self.head;
+
+        let buf = &mut self.owned_buf[self.head..self.head + slice_size];
+        for (item, out) in items.iter().zip(buf.chunks_exact_mut(elem_size)) {
+            written_len -= elem_size;
+
+            // SAFETY
+            // Called ensure_capacity and aligned to T above
+            unsafe { item.push(out, written_len) };
         }
+
         WIPOffset::new(self.push::<UOffsetT>(items.len() as UOffsetT).value())
     }
 
@@ -384,17 +342,19 @@ impl<'fbb> FlatBufferBuilder<'fbb> {
     /// Speed-sensitive users may wish to reduce memory usage by creating the
     /// vector manually: use `start_vector`, `push`, and `end_vector`.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn create_vector_from_iter<T: Push + Copy>(
+    pub fn create_vector_from_iter<T: Push>(
         &mut self,
         items: impl ExactSizeIterator<Item = T> + DoubleEndedIterator,
     ) -> WIPOffset<Vector<'fbb, T::Output>> {
         let elem_size = T::size();
         let len = items.len();
         self.align(len * elem_size, T::alignment().max_of(SIZE_UOFFSET));
+        let mut actual = 0;
         for item in items.rev() {
             self.push(item);
+            actual += 1;
         }
-        WIPOffset::new(self.push::<UOffsetT>(len as UOffsetT).value())
+        WIPOffset::new(self.push::<UOffsetT>(actual).value())
     }
 
     /// Set whether default values are stored.
@@ -443,7 +403,7 @@ impl<'fbb> FlatBufferBuilder<'fbb> {
         assert_msg_name: &'static str,
     ) {
         let idx = self.used_space() - tab_revloc.value() as usize;
-        let tab = Table::new(&self.owned_buf[self.head..], idx);
+        let tab = unsafe { Table::new(&self.owned_buf[self.head..], idx) };
         let o = tab.vtable().get(slot_byte_loc) as usize;
         assert!(o != 0, "missing required field {}", assert_msg_name);
     }
@@ -560,11 +520,13 @@ impl<'fbb> FlatBufferBuilder<'fbb> {
             }
         }
         let new_vt_bytes = &self.owned_buf[vt_start_pos..vt_end_pos];
-        let found = self.written_vtable_revpos.binary_search_by(|old_vtable_revpos: &UOffsetT| {
-            let old_vtable_pos = self.owned_buf.len() - *old_vtable_revpos as usize;
-            let old_vtable = VTable::init(&self.owned_buf, old_vtable_pos);
-            new_vt_bytes.cmp(old_vtable.as_bytes())
-        });
+        let found = self
+            .written_vtable_revpos
+            .binary_search_by(|old_vtable_revpos: &UOffsetT| {
+                let old_vtable_pos = self.owned_buf.len() - *old_vtable_revpos as usize;
+                let old_vtable = unsafe { VTable::init(&self.owned_buf, old_vtable_pos) };
+                new_vt_bytes.cmp(old_vtable.as_bytes())
+            });
         let final_vtable_revpos = match found {
             Ok(i) => {
                 // The new vtable is a duplicate so clear it.
@@ -583,11 +545,12 @@ impl<'fbb> FlatBufferBuilder<'fbb> {
         let table_pos = self.owned_buf.len() - object_revloc_to_vtable.value() as usize;
         let tmp_soffset_to_vt = unsafe { read_scalar_at::<UOffsetT>(&self.owned_buf, table_pos) };
         debug_assert_eq!(tmp_soffset_to_vt, 0xF0F0_F0F0);
+
+        let buf = &mut self.owned_buf[table_pos..table_pos + SIZE_SOFFSET];
+        // SAFETY:
+        // Verified length of buf above
         unsafe {
-            emplace_scalar::<SOffsetT>(
-                &mut self.owned_buf[table_pos..table_pos + SIZE_SOFFSET],
-                final_vtable_revpos as SOffsetT - object_revloc_to_vtable.value() as SOffsetT
-            );
+            emplace_scalar::<SOffsetT>(buf, final_vtable_revpos as SOffsetT - object_revloc_to_vtable.value() as SOffsetT);
         }
 
         self.field_locs.clear();
@@ -624,6 +587,8 @@ impl<'fbb> FlatBufferBuilder<'fbb> {
         // finally, zero out the old end data.
         {
             let ptr = (&mut self.owned_buf[..middle]).as_mut_ptr();
+            // SAFETY:
+            // ptr is byte aligned and of length middle
             unsafe {
                 write_bytes(ptr, 0, middle);
             }

rust/flatbuffers/src/endian_scalar.rs

@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ pub fn byte_swap_f64(x: f64) -> f64 {
 /// Place an EndianScalar into the provided mutable byte slice. Performs
 /// endian conversion, if necessary.
 /// # Safety
-/// Caller must ensure `s.len() > size_of::<T>()`
-/// and `x` does not overlap with `s`.
+/// Caller must ensure `s.len() >= size_of::<T>()`
 #[inline]
 pub unsafe fn emplace_scalar<T: EndianScalar>(s: &mut [u8], x: T) {
     let x_le = x.to_little_endian();
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ pub unsafe fn emplace_scalar<T: EndianScalar>(s: &mut [u8], x: T) {
 /// Read an EndianScalar from the provided byte slice at the specified location.
 /// Performs endian conversion, if necessary.
 /// # Safety
-/// Caller must ensure `s.len() > loc + size_of::<T>()`.
+/// Caller must ensure `s.len() >= loc + size_of::<T>()`.
 #[inline]
 pub unsafe fn read_scalar_at<T: EndianScalar>(s: &[u8], loc: usize) -> T {
     read_scalar(&s[loc..])

rust/flatbuffers/src/follow.rs

@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ use core::marker::PhantomData;
 /// continue traversing the FlatBuffer.
 pub trait Follow<'buf> {
     type Inner;
-    fn follow(buf: &'buf [u8], loc: usize) -> Self::Inner;
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// `buf[loc..]` must contain a valid value of `Self`
+    unsafe fn follow(buf: &'buf [u8], loc: usize) -> Self::Inner;
 }
 
 /// FollowStart wraps a Follow impl in a struct type. This can make certain
@@ -39,17 +42,21 @@ pub struct FollowStart<T>(PhantomData<T>);
 impl<'a, T: Follow<'a> + 'a> FollowStart<T> {
     #[inline]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        Self { 0: PhantomData }
+        Self(PhantomData)
     }
+
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// `buf[loc..]` must contain a valid value of `T`
     #[inline]
-    pub fn self_follow(&'a self, buf: &'a [u8], loc: usize) -> T::Inner {
+    pub unsafe fn self_follow(&'a self, buf: &'a [u8], loc: usize) -> T::Inner {
         T::follow(buf, loc)
     }
 }
 impl<'a, T: Follow<'a>> Follow<'a> for FollowStart<T> {
     type Inner = T::Inner;
     #[inline]
-    fn follow(buf: &'a [u8], loc: usize) -> Self::Inner {
+    unsafe fn follow(buf: &'a [u8], loc: usize) -> Self::Inner {
         T::follow(buf, loc)
     }
 }