[PATCH v1 22/27] ACPICA: Enhance OEM ID and Table ID validation in acpi_ex_load_table_op()

From: Rafael J. Wysocki

Date: Wed May 27 2026 - 14:21:10 EST


From: ikaros <void0red@xxxxxxxxx>

Enhance OEM ID and Table ID validation in acpi_ex_load_table_op() to
prevent buffer overflows.

Link: https://github.com/acpica/acpica/commit/f85a43098d65
Signed-off-by: ikaros <void0red@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
index 4d7dd0fc6b07..894695db0cf9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ acpi_ex_load_table_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
union acpi_operand_object *return_obj;
union acpi_operand_object *ddb_handle;
u32 table_index;
+ char oem_id[ACPI_OEM_ID_SIZE + 1];
+ char oem_table_id[ACPI_OEM_TABLE_ID_SIZE + 1];

ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ex_load_table_op);

@@ -102,12 +104,32 @@ acpi_ex_load_table_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,

*return_desc = return_obj;

+ /*
+ * Validate OEM ID and OEM Table ID string lengths.
+ * acpi_tb_find_table expects strings that can safely read
+ * ACPI_OEM_ID_SIZE and ACPI_OEM_TABLE_ID_SIZE bytes.
+ */
+ if ((operand[1]->string.length > ACPI_OEM_ID_SIZE) ||
+ (operand[2]->string.length > ACPI_OEM_TABLE_ID_SIZE)) {
+ return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_STRING_LIMIT);
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Copy OEM strings to local buffers with guaranteed null-termination.
+ * This prevents heap-buffer-overflow when acpi_tb_find_table reads
+ * ACPI_OEM_ID_SIZE/ACPI_OEM_TABLE_ID_SIZE bytes.
+ */
+ memcpy(oem_id, operand[1]->string.pointer, operand[1]->string.length);
+ oem_id[operand[1]->string.length] = 0;
+ memcpy(oem_table_id, operand[2]->string.pointer,
+ operand[2]->string.length);
+ oem_table_id[operand[2]->string.length] = 0;
+
/* Find the ACPI table in the RSDT/XSDT */

acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
status = acpi_tb_find_table(operand[0]->string.pointer,
- operand[1]->string.pointer,
- operand[2]->string.pointer, &table_index);
+ oem_id, oem_table_id, &table_index);
acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
if (status != AE_NOT_FOUND) {
--
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