[PATCH net v4 1/5] nfc: nci: fix u8 underflow in nci_store_general_bytes_nfc_dep

From: Lekë Hapçiu

Date: Fri Apr 24 2026 - 14:03:10 EST


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. The existing caller already logs and
continues for other helpers that return a non-OK status from this
switch, so no change is required on the caller side.

Fixes: 767f19ae698e ("NFC: Implement NCI dep_link_up and dep_link_down")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Lekë Hapçiu <snowwlake@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/nfc/nci/ntf.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/ntf.c b/net/nfc/nci/ntf.c
index c96512bb8653..c2352eaa009f 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),
--
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