Re: [PATCH] soc: qcom: apr: Reject packets with header size larger than packet size

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 01/11/2026 18:54, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> apr_do_rx_callback() and gpr_do_rx_callback() validate the header size
> and the packet size separately, but never check that the header fits
> within the packet.  Both sizes are u16, so with a malformed packet where
> the header size exceeds the packet size, the subtraction computing
> resp.payload_size gets promoted to int and becomes negative.
> 
> Further check "resp.payload_size > 0" would fail, leading to
> resp.payload left uninitialized (stack value).  Reject such packets as
> having a wrong packet size, although unlikely that firmware would
> produce such packets.
> 
> Fixes: 6adba21eb434 ("soc: qcom: Add APR bus driver")
> Fixes: ec1471a898cc ("soc: qcom: apr: Add GPR support")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/bug/linux-82d40745-1593-4c20-8432-d86099836525
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---

Valid Sashiko review.

Best regards,
Krzysztof