[PATCH] ecryptfs: validate packet parser buffer lengths

From: Yichong Chen

Date: Sat Jun 27 2026 - 05:03:13 EST


ecryptfs_parse_packet_set() receives a pointer into the file header,
but it calculates the remaining packet buffer size from PAGE_SIZE - 8.
For version 1 headers the packet set starts later in the header, so
this can overstate the available buffer.

Pass the actual packet set buffer length from the caller and use the
remaining length after each parsed packet. Also fix the tag 11 packet
exact-fit bounds check and reject too-small tag 70 packet bodies before
subtracting fixed metadata sizes.

Fixes: 237fead61998 ("[PATCH] ecryptfs: fs/Makefile and fs/Kconfig")
Fixes: 9c79f34f7ee7 ("eCryptfs: Filename Encryption: Tag 70 packets")
Signed-off-by: Yichong Chen <chenyichong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c | 2 +-
fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h | 3 ++-
fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
3 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
index 74b02b55e3f6..e67119b6029c 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ static int ecryptfs_read_headers_virt(char *page_virt,
} else
set_default_header_data(crypt_stat);
rc = ecryptfs_parse_packet_set(crypt_stat, (page_virt + offset),
- ecryptfs_dentry);
+ PAGE_SIZE - offset, ecryptfs_dentry);
out:
return rc;
}
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
index f4f56a92bd56..7d2488a10b17 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
@@ -580,7 +580,8 @@ int ecryptfs_generate_key_packet_set(char *dest_base,
size_t *len, size_t max);
int
ecryptfs_parse_packet_set(struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat,
- unsigned char *src, struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry);
+ unsigned char *src, size_t src_size,
+ struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry);
int ecryptfs_truncate(struct dentry *dentry, loff_t new_length);
ssize_t
ecryptfs_getxattr_lower(struct dentry *lower_dentry, struct inode *lower_inode,
diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c b/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
index ebebc9551f1f..888599739274 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
@@ -894,6 +894,12 @@ ecryptfs_parse_tag_70_packet(char **filename, size_t *filename_size,
"rc = [%d]\n", __func__, rc);
goto out;
}
+ if (s->parsed_tag_70_packet_size < (ECRYPTFS_SIG_SIZE + 2)) {
+ ecryptfs_printk(KERN_WARNING, "Invalid packet size [%zd]\n",
+ s->parsed_tag_70_packet_size);
+ rc = -EINVAL;
+ goto out;
+ }
s->block_aligned_filename_size = (s->parsed_tag_70_packet_size
- ECRYPTFS_SIG_SIZE - 1);
if ((1 + s->packet_size_len + s->parsed_tag_70_packet_size)
@@ -1537,7 +1543,7 @@ parse_tag_11_packet(unsigned char *data, unsigned char *contents,
}
(*packet_size) += length_size;
(*tag_11_contents_size) = (body_size - 14);
- if (unlikely((*packet_size) + body_size + 1 > max_packet_size)) {
+ if (unlikely((*packet_size) + body_size > max_packet_size)) {
printk(KERN_ERR "Packet size exceeds max\n");
rc = -EINVAL;
goto out;
@@ -1704,6 +1710,7 @@ decrypt_passphrase_encrypted_session_key(struct ecryptfs_auth_tok *auth_tok,
* ecryptfs_parse_packet_set
* @crypt_stat: The cryptographic context
* @src: Virtual address of region of memory containing the packets
+ * @src_size: Size of the packet set buffer
* @ecryptfs_dentry: The eCryptfs dentry associated with the packet set
*
* Get crypt_stat to have the file's session key if the requisite key
@@ -1714,7 +1721,7 @@ decrypt_passphrase_encrypted_session_key(struct ecryptfs_auth_tok *auth_tok,
* conditions.
*/
int ecryptfs_parse_packet_set(struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat,
- unsigned char *src,
+ unsigned char *src, size_t src_size,
struct dentry *ecryptfs_dentry)
{
size_t i = 0;
@@ -1736,7 +1743,11 @@ int ecryptfs_parse_packet_set(struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat,
* added the our &auth_tok_list */
next_packet_is_auth_tok_packet = 1;
while (next_packet_is_auth_tok_packet) {
- size_t max_packet_size = ((PAGE_SIZE - 8) - i);
+ size_t max_packet_size;
+
+ if (i >= src_size)
+ break;
+ max_packet_size = src_size - i;

switch (src[i]) {
case ECRYPTFS_TAG_3_PACKET_TYPE:
@@ -1751,12 +1762,16 @@ int ecryptfs_parse_packet_set(struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat,
goto out_wipe_list;
}
i += packet_size;
+ if (i > src_size) {
+ rc = -EIO;
+ goto out_wipe_list;
+ }
rc = parse_tag_11_packet((unsigned char *)&src[i],
sig_tmp_space,
ECRYPTFS_SIG_SIZE,
&tag_11_contents_size,
&tag_11_packet_size,
- max_packet_size);
+ src_size - i);
if (rc) {
ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "No valid "
"(ecryptfs-specific) literal "
@@ -1768,6 +1783,10 @@ int ecryptfs_parse_packet_set(struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat,
goto out_wipe_list;
}
i += tag_11_packet_size;
+ if (i > src_size) {
+ rc = -EIO;
+ goto out_wipe_list;
+ }
if (ECRYPTFS_SIG_SIZE != tag_11_contents_size) {
ecryptfs_printk(KERN_ERR, "Expected "
"signature of size [%d]; "
@@ -1793,6 +1812,10 @@ int ecryptfs_parse_packet_set(struct ecryptfs_crypt_stat *crypt_stat,
goto out_wipe_list;
}
i += packet_size;
+ if (i > src_size) {
+ rc = -EIO;
+ goto out_wipe_list;
+ }
crypt_stat->flags |= ECRYPTFS_ENCRYPTED;
break;
case ECRYPTFS_TAG_11_PACKET_TYPE:
@@ -2480,4 +2503,3 @@ ecryptfs_add_global_auth_tok(struct ecryptfs_mount_crypt_stat *mount_crypt_stat,
mutex_unlock(&mount_crypt_stat->global_auth_tok_list_mutex);
return 0;
}
-
--
2.51.0