Forwarded: [PATCH] e100: prevent shift out-of-bounds in e100_eeprom_load
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Date: Fri Aug 07 2026 - 09:49:15 EST
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Subject: [PATCH] e100: prevent shift out-of-bounds in e100_eeprom_load
Author: pavankumaryalagada@xxxxxxxxx
From: Yalagada Pavan Kumar <pavankumaryalagada@xxxxxxxxx>
When reading the EEPROM address length, e100_eeprom_read() can return
an invalid length (0 or >= 16). Passing an invalid addr_len to bit-shift
operations causes a shift out-of-bounds, triggering a kernel panic or
UBSAN warning.
Validate addr_len after reading it from EEPROM and return -EINVAL if
the value is out of bounds. Additionally, use 1U to prevent
signed integer overflow when calculating eeprom_wc.
Reported-by: syzbot+e0abb1d45ac291ebebeb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Link: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=e0abb1d45ac291ebebeb
Signed-off-by: Yalagada Pavan Kumar <pavankumaryalagada@xxxxxxxxx>
#syz test: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
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Tested using syzbot c reproducer.
#syz test: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master
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drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c | 17 +++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c
index 29960762e64a..1de5cd41ea0c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c
@@ -744,7 +744,12 @@ static __le16 e100_eeprom_read(struct nic *nic, u16 *addr_len, u16 addr)
* complete address. Use this to adjust addr_len. */
ctrl = ioread8(&nic->csr->eeprom_ctrl_lo);
if (!(ctrl & eedo) && i > 16) {
- *addr_len -= (i - 16);
+ u16 len = i - 16;
+
+ if (len > *addr_len)
+ *addr_len = 0;
+ else
+ *addr_len -= len;
i = 17;
}
@@ -765,7 +770,15 @@ static int e100_eeprom_load(struct nic *nic)
/* Try reading with an 8-bit addr len to discover actual addr len */
e100_eeprom_read(nic, &addr_len, 0);
- nic->eeprom_wc = 1 << addr_len;
+
+ if (!addr_len || addr_len >= 16) {
+ netif_err(nic, probe, nic->netdev,
+ "Invalid EEPROM address length %u\n",
+ addr_len);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ nic->eeprom_wc = 1U << addr_len;
for (addr = 0; addr < nic->eeprom_wc; addr++) {
nic->eeprom[addr] = e100_eeprom_read(nic, &addr_len, addr);
--
2.43.0