[PATCH net v3 1/4] nfc: nci: fix u8 underflow in nci_store_general_bytes_nfc_dep
From: Lekë Hapçiu
Date: Tue Apr 14 2026 - 19:36:35 EST
From: Lekë Hapçiu <framemain@xxxxxxxxxxx>
nci_store_general_bytes_nfc_dep() computes the General Bytes length by
subtracting a fixed header offset from the peer-supplied atr_res_len
(POLL) or atr_req_len (LISTEN) field:
ndev->remote_gb_len = min_t(__u8,
atr_res_len - NFC_ATR_RES_GT_OFFSET, /* offset = 15 */
NFC_ATR_RES_GB_MAXSIZE);
Both length fields are __u8. When a malicious NFC-DEP peer sends an
ATR_RES/ATR_REQ whose length is smaller than the fixed offset (< 15
or < 14 respectively), the subtraction wraps:
atr_res_len = 0 -> (u8)(0 - 15) = 241
min_t(__u8, 241, NFC_ATR_RES_GB_MAXSIZE=47) = 47
The subsequent memcpy then reads 47 bytes beyond the valid activation
parameter data into ndev->remote_gb[]. This buffer is later fed to
nfc_llcp_parse_gb_tlv() as a TLV array.
Reject the frame with NCI_STATUS_RF_PROTOCOL_ERROR when the length is
below the required offset, and propagate the error out of
nci_rf_intf_activated_ntf_packet() instead of silently accepting the
malformed packet.
Reachable from any NFC peer within ~4 cm during RF activation, prior
to any pairing.
Fixes: c4fbb6515709 ("NFC: NCI: Add NFC-DEP support to NCI data exchange")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Lekë Hapçiu <framemain@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/nfc/nci/ntf.c | 10 +++++++++-
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/ntf.c b/net/nfc/nci/ntf.c
index c96512bb8..eb8c6e5a1 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/ntf.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/ntf.c
@@ -631,6 +631,9 @@ static int nci_store_general_bytes_nfc_dep(struct nci_dev *ndev,
switch (ntf->activation_rf_tech_and_mode) {
case NCI_NFC_A_PASSIVE_POLL_MODE:
case NCI_NFC_F_PASSIVE_POLL_MODE:
+ if (ntf->activation_params.poll_nfc_dep.atr_res_len <
+ NFC_ATR_RES_GT_OFFSET)
+ return NCI_STATUS_RF_PROTOCOL_ERROR;
ndev->remote_gb_len = min_t(__u8,
(ntf->activation_params.poll_nfc_dep.atr_res_len
- NFC_ATR_RES_GT_OFFSET),
@@ -643,6 +646,9 @@ static int nci_store_general_bytes_nfc_dep(struct nci_dev *ndev,
case NCI_NFC_A_PASSIVE_LISTEN_MODE:
case NCI_NFC_F_PASSIVE_LISTEN_MODE:
+ if (ntf->activation_params.listen_nfc_dep.atr_req_len <
+ NFC_ATR_REQ_GT_OFFSET)
+ return NCI_STATUS_RF_PROTOCOL_ERROR;
ndev->remote_gb_len = min_t(__u8,
(ntf->activation_params.listen_nfc_dep.atr_req_len
- NFC_ATR_REQ_GT_OFFSET),
@@ -842,8 +848,10 @@ static int nci_rf_intf_activated_ntf_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev,
/* store general bytes to be reported later in dep_link_up */
if (ntf.rf_interface == NCI_RF_INTERFACE_NFC_DEP) {
err = nci_store_general_bytes_nfc_dep(ndev, &ntf);
- if (err != NCI_STATUS_OK)
+ if (err != NCI_STATUS_OK) {
pr_err("unable to store general bytes\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
}
/* store ATS to be reported later in nci_activate_target */
--
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