[PATCH net] nfc: nci: fix out-of-bounds read in nci_core_reset_rsp_packet()

From: Ömer Mete Kaya

Date: Wed Sep 30 2026 - 20:18:00 EST


nci_core_reset_rsp_packet() guards with skb->len != 1 before reading
rsp->nci_ver (offset 1) and rsp->config_status (offset 2), but this
admits a 2-byte payload where config_status lies one byte past skb->len.

Fix by replacing the != 1 guard with an explicit >= 3 check before
accessing those fields. The 1-byte (NCI 1.x status-only) case is
handled first with an early return so nci_req_complete() is always
called regardless of payload length. nci_valid_size() in the caller
guarantees skb->len >= 1, so a zero-length payload never reaches this
handler.

Fixes: bcd684aace34 ("net/nfc/nci: Support NCI 2.x initial sequence")
Signed-off-by: Ömer Mete Kaya <omermetekaya0@xxxxxxxxx>
---
net/nfc/nci/rsp.c | 22 ++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/rsp.c b/net/nfc/nci/rsp.c
index b0ab4f5ac..e52956bf3 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/rsp.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/rsp.c
@@ -32,16 +32,22 @@ static void nci_core_reset_rsp_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev,

pr_debug("status 0x%x\n", rsp->status);

- /* Handle NCI 1.x ver */
- if (skb->len != 1) {
- if (rsp->status == NCI_STATUS_OK) {
- ndev->nci_ver = rsp->nci_ver;
- pr_debug("nci_ver 0x%x, config_status 0x%x\n",
- rsp->nci_ver, rsp->config_status);
- }
-
+ /* NCI 2.x reset response carries nci_ver and config_status;
+ * a 1-byte response is the NCI 1.x status-only form.
+ * Require at least 3 bytes before reading those fields.
+ */
+ if (skb->len == 1) {
nci_req_complete(ndev, rsp->status);
+ return;
}
+
+ if (skb->len >= 3 && rsp->status == NCI_STATUS_OK) {
+ ndev->nci_ver = rsp->nci_ver;
+ pr_debug("nci_ver 0x%x, config_status 0x%x\n",
+ rsp->nci_ver, rsp->config_status);
+ }
+
+ nci_req_complete(ndev, rsp->status);
}

static u8 nci_core_init_rsp_packet_v1(struct nci_dev *ndev,
--
2.55.0