[PATCH v4] Bluetooth: HIDP: add missing length check for incoming frames
From: Jiale Yao
Date: Mon Aug 10 2026 - 03:59:19 EST
In hidp_recv_ctrl_frame() and hidp_recv_intr_frame(), skb->data[0] is
read without verifying that skb->len >= 1. A zero-length L2CAP PDU
delivered via the HIDP control or interrupt channel causes an
out-of-bounds read.
Use skb_pull_data(skb, 1) which combines the length check and pull
in one operation, matching the existing pattern in hidp_input_report()
and the fix in commit 6770d3a8acdf ("Bluetooth: bnep: reject short
frames before parsing") which addressed the same class of bug in BNEP.
Assisted-by: Claude:deepseek-v4-pro
Signed-off-by: Jiale Yao <yaojiale02@xxxxxxx>
---
Notes:
v3 -> v4: Free skb when skb_pull_data() rejects a short frame.
net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c | 25 +++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c b/net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c
index 0e24c5e2955e..e29fe66f01d4 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c
@@ -560,16 +560,18 @@ static int hidp_process_data(struct hidp_session *session, struct sk_buff *skb,
static void hidp_recv_ctrl_frame(struct hidp_session *session,
struct sk_buff *skb)
{
- unsigned char hdr, type, param;
+ unsigned char *hdr;
+ unsigned char type, param;
int free_skb = 1;
BT_DBG("session %p skb %p len %u", session, skb, skb->len);
- hdr = skb->data[0];
- skb_pull(skb, 1);
+ hdr = skb_pull_data(skb, 1);
+ if (!hdr)
+ goto failed;
- type = hdr & HIDP_HEADER_TRANS_MASK;
- param = hdr & HIDP_HEADER_PARAM_MASK;
+ type = *hdr & HIDP_HEADER_TRANS_MASK;
+ param = *hdr & HIDP_HEADER_PARAM_MASK;
switch (type) {
case HIDP_TRANS_HANDSHAKE:
@@ -590,6 +592,7 @@ static void hidp_recv_ctrl_frame(struct hidp_session *session,
break;
}
+failed:
if (free_skb)
kfree_skb(skb);
}
@@ -597,14 +600,15 @@ static void hidp_recv_ctrl_frame(struct hidp_session *session,
static void hidp_recv_intr_frame(struct hidp_session *session,
struct sk_buff *skb)
{
- unsigned char hdr;
+ unsigned char *hdr;
BT_DBG("session %p skb %p len %u", session, skb, skb->len);
- hdr = skb->data[0];
- skb_pull(skb, 1);
+ hdr = skb_pull_data(skb, 1);
+ if (!hdr)
+ goto failed;
- if (hdr == (HIDP_TRANS_DATA | HIDP_DATA_RTYPE_INPUT)) {
+ if (*hdr == (HIDP_TRANS_DATA | HIDP_DATA_RTYPE_INPUT)) {
hidp_set_timer(session);
if (session->input)
@@ -616,9 +620,10 @@ static void hidp_recv_intr_frame(struct hidp_session *session,
BT_DBG("report len %d", skb->len);
}
} else {
- BT_DBG("Unsupported protocol header 0x%02x", hdr);
+ BT_DBG("Unsupported protocol header 0x%02x", *hdr);
}
+failed:
kfree_skb(skb);
}
--
2.34.1