[PATCH v3 net] ax25: fix OOB read after address header strip in ax25_rcv()
Ashutosh Desai <[email protected]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:36:54 +0000
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.linux-hams,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.netdev,org.kernel.vger.stable |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
A remote station can send a crafted KISS frame that is just long enough
to pass ax25_addr_parse() (minimum 14 address bytes) but carries no
control or PID bytes. After ax25_kiss_rcv() strips the KISS framing
byte and ax25_rcv() strips the address header with skb_pull(), skb->len
drops to zero. The subsequent reads of skb->data[0] (control byte) and
skb->data[1] (PID byte) are then out of bounds, which can crash the
kernel or leak heap memory to a remote attacker.
Use pskb_may_pull(skb, 2) after the skb_pull() to ensure both bytes
are in the linear area before reading them. Discard malformed frames
that carry no control/PID pair.
Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Cc: [email protected]
Signed-off-by: Ashutosh Desai <[email protected]>
---
V2 -> V3: remove incorrect Suggested-by; add symptom, Fixes, Cc stable
V1 -> V2: use pskb_may_pull(skb, 2) instead of skb->len < 2
v2: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/
net/ax25/ax25_in.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_in.c b/net/ax25/ax25_in.c
index d75b3e9ed93d..6a71dea876a1 100644
--- a/net/ax25/ax25_in.c
+++ b/net/ax25/ax25_in.c
@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@ static int ax25_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
*/
skb_pull(skb, ax25_addr_size(&dp));
+ if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, 2)) {
+ kfree_skb(skb);
+ return 0;
+ }
+
/* For our port addresses ? */
if (ax25cmp(&dest, dev_addr) == 0 && dp.lastrepeat + 1 == dp.ndigi)
mine = 1;
--
2.34.1