[PATCH] can: ems_usb: validate CPC message lengths

From: Pengpeng Hou

Date: Mon Jul 06 2026 - 07:42:38 EST


ems_usb_read_bulk_callback() walks CPC messages packed in one USB
receive buffer.

Check that each declared message fits in the URB payload. Also require the
type-specific payload to cover the fields used by the CAN, state, error and
overrun handlers.

Signed-off-by: Pengpeng Hou <pengpeng@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 43 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c
index 9b25dda7c183..24cf8f651f8f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/ems_usb.c
@@ -409,6 +409,40 @@ static void ems_usb_rx_err(struct ems_usb *dev, struct ems_cpc_msg *msg)
netif_rx(skb);
}

+static bool ems_usb_rx_msg_len_valid(struct ems_cpc_msg *msg)
+{
+ size_t len = msg->length;
+ size_t can_len;
+
+ switch (msg->type) {
+ case CPC_MSG_TYPE_CAN_STATE:
+ return len >= sizeof(msg->msg.can_state);
+
+ case CPC_MSG_TYPE_CAN_FRAME:
+ case CPC_MSG_TYPE_EXT_CAN_FRAME:
+ case CPC_MSG_TYPE_RTR_FRAME:
+ case CPC_MSG_TYPE_EXT_RTR_FRAME:
+ if (len < CPC_CAN_MSG_MIN_SIZE)
+ return false;
+
+ if (msg->type == CPC_MSG_TYPE_RTR_FRAME ||
+ msg->type == CPC_MSG_TYPE_EXT_RTR_FRAME)
+ return true;
+
+ can_len = can_cc_dlc2len(msg->msg.can_msg.length & 0xf);
+ return len >= CPC_CAN_MSG_MIN_SIZE + can_len;
+
+ case CPC_MSG_TYPE_CAN_FRAME_ERROR:
+ return len >= sizeof(msg->msg.error);
+
+ case CPC_MSG_TYPE_OVERRUN:
+ return len >= sizeof(msg->msg.overrun);
+
+ default:
+ return true;
+ }
+}
+
/*
* callback for bulk IN urb
*/
@@ -451,6 +485,15 @@ static void ems_usb_read_bulk_callback(struct urb *urb)
}

msg = (struct ems_cpc_msg *)&ibuf[start];
+ if (msg->length >
+ urb->actual_length - start - CPC_MSG_HEADER_LEN) {
+ netdev_err(netdev, "format error\n");
+ break;
+ }
+ if (!ems_usb_rx_msg_len_valid(msg)) {
+ netdev_err(netdev, "format error\n");
+ break;
+ }

switch (msg->type) {
case CPC_MSG_TYPE_CAN_STATE:
--
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