[PATCH net v3] nfc: digital: check DEP_REQ length before reading DID byte

From: Aamir Ahmed

Date: Sun Sep 13 2026 - 16:25:04 EST


digital_tg_recv_dep_req() reads resp->data[3] when the DID bit is set
in the PFB, but only sizeof(struct digital_dep_req_res) bytes (3) are
guaranteed by the preceding length check. A crafted DEP_REQ that is
exactly 3 bytes long with the DID bit set causes an out-of-bounds read
past the valid skb data.

This read can happen on every DEP_REQ from a malicious NFC initiator
when the target device has a non-zero DID. The stale byte is compared
against ddev->did, so in practice the mismatch causes an -EIO return,
but the read itself is undefined behavior and accesses data past the
buffer.

Reorder the condition so that the length check (resp->len < size + 1)
comes first and short-circuits before resp->data[size] is accessed.
The later "size > resp->len" check becomes redundant and is left in
place.

Fixes: 05afedcb8918 ("NFC: digital: Add Target-mode NFC-DEP DID Support")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Aamir Ahmed <elb12345@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v3:
- correct the Fixes: tag; the bug came in with 05afedcb8918
- reword the note on the later "size > resp->len" check, which
returns early for NAD frames and is now redundant rather than
preserved for that case
No code change; Simon's Reviewed-by carried.
v2: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/AS8P251MB0001F45C42BBD0D16D7B30ABC8BD2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
- add the Assisted-by: LLM tag (Simon)
- designate the target tree in the subject
- collect Simon's Reviewed-by
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/AS8P251MB000196084524EB27D62162B8C8B32@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

Compile-tested only; I have no NFC hardware.

net/nfc/digital_dep.c | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/nfc/digital_dep.c b/net/nfc/digital_dep.c
index 3982fa084737..ae5407fca12d 100644
--- a/net/nfc/digital_dep.c
+++ b/net/nfc/digital_dep.c
@@ -1117,12 +1117,12 @@ static void digital_tg_recv_dep_req(struct nfc_digital_dev *ddev, void *arg,
pfb = dep_req->pfb;

if (DIGITAL_NFC_DEP_DID_BIT_SET(pfb)) {
- if (ddev->did && (ddev->did == resp->data[3])) {
- size++;
- } else {
+ if (resp->len < size + 1 || !ddev->did ||
+ ddev->did != resp->data[size]) {
rc = -EIO;
goto exit;
}
+ size++;
} else if (ddev->did) {
rc = -EIO;
goto exit;

base-commit: df2908090cda368b01ff43709f51890076c56157
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2.55.0