[PATCH v2] e100: prevent shift-out-of-bounds in e100_eeprom_load()

From: pavankumaryalagada

Date: Mon Aug 10 2026 - 04:34:44 EST


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 in both
e100_eeprom_load() and e100_eeprom_save(), and return -EIO if the value
is out of bounds.

Reported-by: syzbot+e0abb1d45ac291ebebeb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=e0abb1d45ac291ebebeb
Signed-off-by: Yalagada Pavan Kumar <pavankumaryalagada@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Tested in QEMU using syzbot c reproducer.

v2:
- Return -EIO instead of -EINVAL for an invalid EEPROM address length.
- Validate addr_len in e100_eeprom_save() as well.
- Drop the unnecessary 1U change in the shift.
- Update the commit message.

v1:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260807145626.52692-1-pavankumaryalagada@xxxxxxxxx/T/
---
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c | 12 ++++++++++--
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c
index 1de5cd41ea0c..464dc2d6cdb5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e100.c
@@ -775,10 +775,10 @@ static int e100_eeprom_load(struct nic *nic)
netif_err(nic, probe, nic->netdev,
"Invalid EEPROM address length %u\n",
addr_len);
- return -EINVAL;
+ return -EIO;
}

- nic->eeprom_wc = 1U << addr_len;
+ nic->eeprom_wc = 1 << addr_len;

for (addr = 0; addr < nic->eeprom_wc; addr++) {
nic->eeprom[addr] = e100_eeprom_read(nic, &addr_len, addr);
@@ -804,6 +804,14 @@ static int e100_eeprom_save(struct nic *nic, u16 start, u16 count)

/* Try reading with an 8-bit addr len to discover actual addr len */
e100_eeprom_read(nic, &addr_len, 0);
+
+ if (!addr_len || addr_len >= 16) {
+ netif_err(nic, probe, nic->netdev,
+ "Invalid EEPROM address length %u\n",
+ addr_len);
+ return -EIO;
+ }
+
nic->eeprom_wc = 1 << addr_len;

if (start + count >= nic->eeprom_wc)
--
2.43.0