[PATCH] ihex: Fix 16 bit truncation in ihex_binrec_size()

From: Vasileios Almpanis

Date: Wed Sep 02 2026 - 06:29:59 EST


ihex_binrec_size() returns uint16_t while computing be16_to_cpu(p->len) +
sizeof(struct ihex_binrec), so record lengths of 65530 and above wrap.
__ihex_next_binrec() uses the result as the offset to the next record. A
length of 65530 gives an advance of zero, so ihex_validate_fw() spins on
the same record forever. Lengths of 65531 to 65535 advance by 4 or 8
instead of 65544, so a 14 byte image passes validation while its first
record claims 65535 bytes of payload. emi26_load_firmware() passes it to
emi26_writememory(), which kmemdup()s 65535 bytes out of a 14 byte buffer
producing the following splat:

BUG: KASAN: vmalloc-out-of-bounds in kmemdup_noprof+0x3b/0x50
Read of size 65535 at addr ffffc90000075006 by task kworker/11:1/174
Workqueue: usb_hub_wq hub_event
Call Trace:
<TASK>
kasan_check_range+0x10f/0x1e0
__asan_memcpy+0x23/0x60
kmemdup_noprof+0x3b/0x50
emi26_writememory+0x29/0xd0
emi26_probe+0x2d1/0xb64

Return size_t so neither the addition nor the following ALIGN() can wrap.

Fixes: 9fb4ab4d3dd6 ("ihex: Simplify next record offset calculation")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Vasileios Almpanis <vasilisalmpanis@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/ihex.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/ihex.h b/include/linux/ihex.h
index b824877e6d1b..0da1c4e3e693 100644
--- a/include/linux/ihex.h
+++ b/include/linux/ihex.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ struct ihex_binrec {
uint8_t data[];
} __attribute__((packed));

-static inline uint16_t ihex_binrec_size(const struct ihex_binrec *p)
+static inline size_t ihex_binrec_size(const struct ihex_binrec *p)
{
return be16_to_cpu(p->len) + sizeof(*p);
}

---
base-commit: 89a312991dc6e638a36adc43ccb91dbc25504c04
change-id: 20260902-ihex-62b68b7e2bae

Best regards,
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Vasileios Almpanis <vasilisalmpanis@xxxxxxxxx>