[PATCH] lib/firmware_table: validate subtable bounds
From: Jiale Yao
Date: Fri Oct 16 2026 - 10:50:08 EST
The generic firmware table walker dispatches matching entries after only
checking that a generic subtable header is present. A record whose
declared length is shorter than its header or extends past the table can
therefore reach a handler before its bounds have been established.
Validate the complete generic header and the declared record range
before looking up or invoking a handler. This also rejects zero-length
records and prevents malformed lengths from advancing the cursor outside
the table.
Signed-off-by: Jiale Yao <yaojiale02@xxxxxxx>
---
lib/fw_table.c | 25 ++++++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lib/fw_table.c b/lib/fw_table.c
index 16291814450e..84c2515edde7 100644
--- a/lib/fw_table.c
+++ b/lib/fw_table.c
@@ -172,7 +172,20 @@ acpi_parse_entries_array(char *id, unsigned long table_size,
((unsigned long)table_header + table_size);
subtable_len = acpi_get_subtable_header_length(&entry);
- while (((unsigned long)entry.hdr) + subtable_len < table_end) {
+ while ((unsigned long)entry.hdr < table_end) {
+ if (table_end - (unsigned long)entry.hdr < subtable_len) {
+ pr_err("[%4.4s] Invalid subtable header\n", id);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ entry_len = acpi_get_entry_length(&entry);
+ if (entry_len < subtable_len ||
+ entry_len > table_end - (unsigned long)entry.hdr) {
+ pr_err("[%4.4s:0x%02lx] Invalid length %lu\n", id,
+ acpi_get_entry_type(&entry), entry_len);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
for (i = 0; i < proc_num; i++) {
if (acpi_get_entry_type(&entry) != proc[i].id)
continue;
@@ -186,16 +199,6 @@ acpi_parse_entries_array(char *id, unsigned long table_size,
break;
}
- /*
- * If entry->length is 0, break from this loop to avoid
- * infinite loop.
- */
- entry_len = acpi_get_entry_length(&entry);
- if (entry_len == 0) {
- pr_err("[%4.4s:0x%02x] Invalid zero length\n", id, proc->id);
- return -EINVAL;
- }
-
entry.hdr = (union acpi_subtable_headers *)
((unsigned long)entry.hdr + entry_len);
}
--
2.34.1