Re: [PATCH net] net: usb: sierra_net: reject short firmware attribute reads
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
Date: Wed Oct 07 2026 - 22:35:32 EST
Hello:
This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:
On Mon, 5 Oct 2026 11:59:20 -0400 you wrote:
> sierra_net_get_fw_attr() only checks usbnet_read_cmd() for negative
> return values before converting attrdata and storing it in *datap.
> A zero-length or one-byte response leaves attrdata wholly or partially
> uninitialized.
>
> Although sierra_net_bind() rejects responses of unexpected length, its
> dev_dbg() call uses fwattr before that check. When the debug message is
> enabled, the incomplete value may therefore be used in the debug output.
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- [net] net: usb: sierra_net: reject short firmware attribute reads
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/8df0638138d3
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