[PATCH] pwm: lp3943: validate DT output indices in lp3943_pwm_parse_dt()

From: Manush Prajwal

Date: Sun Sep 06 2026 - 07:20:40 EST


The ti,pwm0/ti,pwm1 devicetree properties are raw u32 arrays naming
which of the 16 physical LP3943 outputs (0-15, per the documented
binding and the 16-entry enum lp3943_pwm_output) each PWM channel
drives. lp3943_pwm_parse_dt() reads these values straight from the
devicetree with of_property_read_u32_array() and stores them in
pwm_map->output[] without checking they are actually in range.

Both consumers of pwm_map->output[] then use an out-of-range value
directly as an index/bit-offset with no bounds check of their own:

- lp3943_pwm_request_map() does
test_and_set_bit(offset, &lp3943->pin_used)
with offset taken straight from output[i], corrupting memory beyond
the single 'unsigned long pin_used' field for offset >= BITS_PER_LONG.

- lp3943_pwm_set_mode() does
mux[index].reg / .mask / .shift
with index taken straight from output[i], reading past the 16-entry
lp3943_mux_cfg[] array and then issuing a regmap write built from
whatever garbage register/mask/shift values were read out of bounds.

A devicetree (malformed board file or a loaded overlay) with an
out-of-range ti,pwm0/ti,pwm1 value is enough to reach either path;
nothing upstream of these two functions validates the value.

Add a range check in lp3943_pwm_parse_dt() right after the values are
read, rejecting the devicetree with -EINVAL before any out-of-range
value can reach pwm_map->output[]. Add the LP3943_NUM_OUTPUTS(16)
constant next to the existing enum it bounds, alongside the existing
LP3943_NUM_PWMS(2) constant.

Signed-off-by: Manush Prajwal <manushprajwal555@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/pwm/pwm-lp3943.c | 7 ++++++-
include/linux/mfd/lp3943.h | 2 ++
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-lp3943.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-lp3943.c
index 10537e74b..1ce2a1bbc 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-lp3943.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-lp3943.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static int lp3943_pwm_parse_dt(struct device *dev,
struct lp3943_platform_data *pdata;
struct lp3943_pwm_map *pwm_map;
enum lp3943_pwm_output *output;
- int i, err, num_outputs, count = 0;
+ int i, j, err, num_outputs, count = 0;

if (!node)
return -EINVAL;
@@ -247,6 +247,11 @@ static int lp3943_pwm_parse_dt(struct device *dev,
if (err)
return err;

+ for (j = 0; j < num_outputs; j++) {
+ if (output[j] >= LP3943_NUM_OUTPUTS)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
pwm_map = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*pwm_map), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!pwm_map)
return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/lp3943.h b/include/linux/mfd/lp3943.h
index 5d2d172d3..844938ca7 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/lp3943.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/lp3943.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ enum lp3943_pwm_output {
LP3943_PWM_OUT15,
};

+#define LP3943_NUM_OUTPUTS 16
+
/*
* struct lp3943_pwm_map
* @output: Output pins which are mapped to each PWM channel
--
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