[PATCH net 1/2] nfc: llcp: fix OOB read and u8 offset wrap in TLV parsers
From: Muhammad Bilal
Date: Mon May 18 2026 - 21:26:12 EST
nfc_llcp_parse_gb_tlv() and nfc_llcp_parse_connection_tlv() contain
three related bugs in their TLV parsing loops:
1. 'offset' is declared u8 but tlv_array_len is u16. When TLV data
advances offset past 255 it silently wraps to zero, causing
infinite loops or double-processing of buffer data.
2. Before reading tlv[0] (type) and tlv[1] (length) there is no
check that offset+2 <= tlv_array_len. A truncated TLV causes
an OOB read of one byte past the buffer end.
3. After reading the length field, the value bytes are accessed
without checking offset+2+length <= tlv_array_len. A crafted
length=0xFF on a short buffer causes up to 255 bytes of OOB
read past the buffer end.
Both functions are reachable without authentication via
nfc_llcp_set_remote_gb() which feeds remote LLCP general bytes
directly into nfc_llcp_parse_gb_tlv() with no additional
validation.
Fix all three issues by widening offset from u8 to u16 and adding
bounds checks for both the TLV header and value field before each
access.
Fixes: 3df40eb3a2ea ("nfc: constify several pointers to u8, char and sk_buff")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Muhammad Bilal <meatuni001@xxxxxxxxx>
---
net/nfc/llcp_commands.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/nfc/llcp_commands.c b/net/nfc/llcp_commands.c
index 291f26fac..9162f8161 100644
--- a/net/nfc/llcp_commands.c
+++ b/net/nfc/llcp_commands.c
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ int nfc_llcp_parse_gb_tlv(struct nfc_llcp_local *local,
const u8 *tlv_array, u16 tlv_array_len)
{
const u8 *tlv = tlv_array;
- u8 type, length, offset = 0;
+ u8 type, length;
+ u16 offset = 0;
pr_debug("TLV array length %d\n", tlv_array_len);
@@ -201,9 +202,20 @@ int nfc_llcp_parse_gb_tlv(struct nfc_llcp_local *local,
return -ENODEV;
while (offset < tlv_array_len) {
+ if (offset + 2 > tlv_array_len) {
+ pr_err("Truncated TLV header at offset %u\n", offset);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
type = tlv[0];
length = tlv[1];
+ if (offset + 2 + length > tlv_array_len) {
+ pr_err("TLV length %u overflows buffer at offset %u\n",
+ length, offset);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
pr_debug("type 0x%x length %d\n", type, length);
switch (type) {
@@ -243,7 +255,8 @@ int nfc_llcp_parse_connection_tlv(struct nfc_llcp_sock *sock,
const u8 *tlv_array, u16 tlv_array_len)
{
const u8 *tlv = tlv_array;
- u8 type, length, offset = 0;
+ u8 type, length;
+ u16 offset = 0;
pr_debug("TLV array length %d\n", tlv_array_len);
@@ -251,9 +264,20 @@ int nfc_llcp_parse_connection_tlv(struct nfc_llcp_sock *sock,
return -ENOTCONN;
while (offset < tlv_array_len) {
+ if (offset + 2 > tlv_array_len) {
+ pr_err("Truncated TLV header at offset %u\n", offset);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
type = tlv[0];
length = tlv[1];
+ if (offset + 2 + length > tlv_array_len) {
+ pr_err("TLV length %u overflows buffer at offset %u\n",
+ length, offset);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
pr_debug("type 0x%x length %d\n", type, length);
switch (type) {
--
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