[PATCH 0/2] can: fix two missed siblings of the kvaser_usb_leaf receive-walk fix
From: Yiran Qiu
Date: Fri Aug 14 2026 - 14:06:47 EST
Commit 0293dd153f9d ("can: kvaser_usb_leaf: kvaser_usb_leaf_wait_cmd():
validate received command extents") fixed an unbounded variable-length
command walk in the kvaser_usb *leaf* receive paths. Two sibling USB-CAN
drivers have the same unbounded receive-buffer walk and were not touched by
that change:
1. esd_usb: esd_usb_read_bulk_callback()'s only length check runs after the
message has been dispatched and @pos advanced, so a short
ESD_USB_CMD_CAN_RX header near the end of the buffer leads to an
out-of-bounds read that is copied into a received CAN(-FD) skb
(kernel-heap infoleak), and a zero-length message spins the URB
completion softirq forever.
2. kvaser_usb_hydra: kvaser_usb_hydra_read_bulk_callback() takes an
extended command's length from the device with no lower bound, so a
zero-length CMD_EXTENDED spins the URB completion softirq forever.
Both are reachable by a malicious or emulated USB CAN peripheral with no user
privileges (the driver auto-binds on probe), and both were reproduced with
USB_RAW_GADGET + dummy_hcd on a KASAN build; the per-patch changelogs carry
the splats. Only patch 1 (esd_usb) is memory-unsafe; patch 2 (hydra) is a
denial of service (soft lockup) only.
These were found by auditing the neighbourhood of 0293dd153f9d for the same
receive-walk shape and then reproducing each with a raw-gadget device. I can
send the gadget reproducers off-list on request.
Signed-off-by: Yiran Qiu <eritque-arcus@xxxxxxxxx>
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Yiran Qiu (2):
can: esd_usb: validate received message length before use
can: kvaser_usb_hydra: reject too-short commands in the receive path
drivers/net/can/usb/esd_usb.c | 69 ++++++++++++++++++-----
drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_hydra.c | 9 +++
2 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
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base-commit: 0d839570765118029aa8bf4a95444c6a11aacf85
change-id: 20260815-can-esd-hydra-fixes-86ac3eaef960
Best regards,
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Yiran Qiu <eritque-arcus@xxxxxxxxx>