[PATCH v4 3/3] fpga: microchip-spi: fix OOB read in mpf_ops_parse_header()
From: Sebastian Alba Vives
Date: Tue Apr 07 2026 - 13:23:05 EST
mpf_ops_parse_header() reads header_size at MPF_HEADER_SIZE_OFFSET (24)
without first checking that count is large enough, leading to an
out-of-bounds read if the buffer is smaller than 25 bytes.
Additionally, when header_size is zero, the expression
*(buf + header_size - 1) reads one byte before the buffer start.
Since a zero header_size cannot be resolved by providing a larger
buffer, return -EINVAL instead of falling through.
Fixes: 5f8d4a9008307 ("fpga: microchip-spi: add Microchip MPF FPGA manager")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Alba Vives <sebasjosue84@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v4:
- Reduce to two minimal fixes only: minimum count check before
reading header_size, and -EINVAL for zero header_size.
Drop redundant block loop checks — the pre-loop bounds extension
already ensures all block offsets are within count.
Suggested by Xu Yilun.
Changes in v3:
- Add overflow check for 32-bit in component size loop.
Changes in v2:
- Return -EINVAL for header_size == 0, -EAGAIN in block loop,
add count check before MPF_HEADER_SIZE_OFFSET read.
---
drivers/fpga/microchip-spi.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/fpga/microchip-spi.c b/drivers/fpga/microchip-spi.c
index 6134cea..dca1a5d 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/microchip-spi.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/microchip-spi.c
@@ -115,7 +115,13 @@ static int mpf_ops_parse_header(struct fpga_manager *mgr,
return -EINVAL;
}
+ if (count < MPF_HEADER_SIZE_OFFSET + 1)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
header_size = *(buf + MPF_HEADER_SIZE_OFFSET);
+ if (!header_size)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
if (header_size > count) {
info->header_size = header_size;
return -EAGAIN;
--
2.43.0