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

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Wed, Sep 02, 2026 at 02:45:29PM +0200, Vasileios Almpanis wrote:
> On 2026-09-02 13:06:27+02:00, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Wed, Sep 02, 2026 at 12:21:19PM +0200, Vasileios Almpanis wrote:
> > 
> > > 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
> > 
> > Is this a real firmware image being sent?  Or a fake one?
> > 
> 
> I used fake images. 14 bytes long for the out-of-bounds bug and 6 bytes
> for the infinite loop. I passed them through the sysfs fallback loader.

Cool, so root only, fake firmware, not a real issue?  :)

> Out-Of-Bounds bug image:
> 00 00 00 00 ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> 
> Infinite-loop image:
> 00 00 00 00 ff fa
> 
> > And root triggers this, right?
> 
> Yes its root only. The attributes are accessible only through root
> and it also needs raw-gadget.
> 
> > 
> > > 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)
> > 
> > but size_t changes depending on the platform, right?  Why not make it
> > u32 instead?
> 
> It does, but the value tops out at 65535 + 6 = 65541, so 17 bits, and
> size_t is at least 32 bits. I chose size_t because sizeof(*p) is already
> size_t. If you don't like it I can send v2 with u32.

Let's be specific, otherwise people will trip over the fact that this is
different sizes.

thanks,

greg k-h