[PATCH v2] Bluetooth: btnxpuart: Validate the FW dump header length
From: Neeraj Kale
Date: Fri Aug 14 2026 - 04:59:51 EST
Thank you for the patch again Ali.
The patch looks good to me.
Reviewed-by: Neeraj Sanjay Kale <neeraj.sanjaykale@xxxxxxx>
Thanks,
Neeraj
> nxp_process_fw_dump() pulls the ACL header off the frame and then reads
> seq_num and buf_len from a struct nxp_fw_dump_hdr placed at skb->data,
> without checking that the ACL payload is long enough to contain it.
>
> h4_recv_buf() collects HCI_ACL_HDR_SIZE bytes of header followed by the
> number of payload bytes named in that header, so skb->len is 4 + dlen with
> dlen supplied by the controller and possibly smaller than the 8 byte dump
> header, or zero. A short frame with connection handle 0xfff therefore reads
> both fields from beyond the received data.
>
> Beyond the read itself, buf_len is what terminates a dump: a value of zero
> makes the driver call hci_devcd_complete() and reset the controller, so a
> truncated frame can end a dump early.
>
> Reject frames whose payload is shorter than the dump header.
>
> Fixes: 998e447f443f ("Bluetooth: btnxpuart: Add support for HCI coredump
> feature")
> Signed-off-by: Ali Ahmet Memis <ali@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2: Warn on the early exit path instead of dropping the frame silently,
> as suggested by Neeraj. Dropped the trailing newline from the
> suggested message, since bt_dev_warn() already appends one.
>
> v1:
> https://lore.ke/
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> drivers/bluetooth/btnxpuart.c | 13 +++++++++++--
> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btnxpuart.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btnxpuart.c
> index 6a1cffe08d5f..f439d287146e 100644
> --- a/drivers/bluetooth/btnxpuart.c
> +++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btnxpuart.c
> @@ -1370,10 +1370,19 @@ static int nxp_process_fw_dump(struct hci_dev
> *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
> sizeof(*acl_hdr));
> struct nxp_fw_dump_hdr *fw_dump_hdr = (struct nxp_fw_dump_hdr
> *)skb->data;
> struct btnxpuart_dev *nxpdev = hci_get_drvdata(hdev);
> - __u16 seq_num = __le16_to_cpu(fw_dump_hdr->seq_num);
> - __u16 buf_len = __le16_to_cpu(fw_dump_hdr->buf_len);
> + __u16 seq_num;
> + __u16 buf_len;
> int err;
>
> + /* The ACL payload must be long enough to hold the FW dump header
> */
> + if (skb->len < sizeof(*fw_dump_hdr)) {
> + bt_dev_warn(hdev, "FW dump: invalid or corrupt fw dump chunk");
> + goto free_skb;
> + }
> +
> + seq_num = __le16_to_cpu(fw_dump_hdr->seq_num);
> + buf_len = __le16_to_cpu(fw_dump_hdr->buf_len);
> +
> if (seq_num == 0x0001) {
> if (test_and_set_bit(BTNXPUART_FW_DUMP_IN_PROGRESS,
> &nxpdev->tx_state)) {
> bt_dev_err(hdev, "FW dump already in progress");
> --
> 2.55.0
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