[PATCH net v2] nfc: nci: fix out-of-bounds read in nci_core_reset_rsp_packet()

From: Ömer Mete Kaya

Date: Mon Oct 05 2026 - 09:35:41 EST


The skb->len != 1 guard admits a 2-byte payload where config_status
at offset 2 lies one byte past skb->len.

Fix by guarding the nci_ver and config_status accesses with an explicit
skb->len >= 3 check, and restoring the original skb->len != 1 condition
around nci_req_complete() so the NCI 2.x reset request stays pending
until CORE_RESET_NTF arrives.

Fixes: bcd684aace34 ("net/nfc/nci: Support NCI 2.x initial sequence")
Signed-off-by: Ömer Mete Kaya <omermetekaya0@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Preserve the original skb->len != 1 condition around
nci_req_complete() so the NCI 2.x reset request stays
pending until CORE_RESET_NTF arrives (reported by sashiko).
- Fix NCI version labels in comment (NCI 1.x = 3-byte RSP,
NCI 2.x = 1-byte RSP + NTF).

net/nfc/nci/rsp.c | 13 +++----------
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/rsp.c b/net/nfc/nci/rsp.c
index e20df7fa0829..8226d09c99a5 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/rsp.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/rsp.c
@@ -32,22 +32,15 @@ static void nci_core_reset_rsp_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev,

pr_debug("status 0x%x\n", rsp->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;
- }
-
+ /* NCI 1.x: 3-byte RSP; NCI 2.x: 1-byte RSP, request completed by NTF. */
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);
+ if (skb->len != 1)
+ nci_req_complete(ndev, rsp->status);
}

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