[PATCH v3] Bluetooth: bfusb: Fix buffer over-read in rx processing loop

From: pip-izony
Date: Wed Oct 08 2025 - 22:58:05 EST


From: Seungjin Bae <eeodqql09@xxxxxxxxx>

The bfusb_rx_complete() function parses incoming URB data in a while loop.
The logic does not sufficiently validate the remaining buffer size(count)
across loop iterations, which can lead to a buffer over-read.

For example, with 4-bytes remaining buffer, if the first iteration takes
the `hdr & 0x4000` branch, 2-bytes are consumed. On the next iteration,
only 2-bytes remain, but the else branch is trying to access the third
byte(buf[2]). This causes an out-of-bounds read and a potential kernel
panic.

This patch fixes the vulnerability by adding checks to ensure enough
data remains in the buffer before it is accessed.

Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Signed-off-by: Seungjin Bae <eeodqql09@xxxxxxxxx>
---
v1 -> v2: Fixing the error function name
v2 -> v3: Addressing feedback from Paul Menzel

drivers/bluetooth/bfusb.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/bfusb.c b/drivers/bluetooth/bfusb.c
index 8df310983bf6..90ca5ab2acc3 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/bfusb.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/bfusb.c
@@ -360,6 +360,12 @@ static void bfusb_rx_complete(struct urb *urb)
count -= 2;
buf += 2;
} else {
+ if (count < 3) {
+ bt_dev_err(data->hdev,
+ "block header is too short (count=%d, expected=3)",
+ count);
+ break;
+ }
len = (buf[2] == 0) ? 256 : buf[2];
count -= 3;
buf += 3;
--
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