[PATCH v4 net] ax25: fix OOB read after address header strip in ax25_rcv()
Ashutosh Desai <[email protected]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:54:07 +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 crafted AX.25 frame with a valid address header but no control or PID
bytes causes skb->len to drop to zero after skb_pull() strips the
address header. The subsequent reads of skb->data[0] and skb->data[1]
are then out of bounds.
Linearize the skb at entry to ax25_rcv() so all subsequent accesses to
skb->data are safe. Then check skb->len before reading the control and
PID bytes, discarding frames that are too short.
Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Cc: [email protected]
Signed-off-by: Ashutosh Desai <[email protected]>
---
v4: linearize skb at entry to ax25_rcv(); replace pskb_may_pull() with
skb->len check
v3: remove incorrect Suggested-by; add symptom, Fixes, Cc stable
v2: use pskb_may_pull(skb, 2) instead of skb->len < 2
Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/
Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/
Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/[email protected]/
net/ax25/ax25_in.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/ax25/ax25_in.c b/net/ax25/ax25_in.c
index d75b3e9ed93d..d14ccebf9cdd 100644
--- a/net/ax25/ax25_in.c
+++ b/net/ax25/ax25_in.c
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ static int ax25_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
ax25_cb *ax25;
ax25_dev *ax25_dev;
+ if (skb_linearize(skb))
+ goto free;
+
/*
* Process the AX.25/LAPB frame.
*/
@@ -217,6 +220,9 @@ static int ax25_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
*/
skb_pull(skb, ax25_addr_size(&dp));
+ if (skb->len < 2)
+ goto free;
+
/* For our port addresses ? */
if (ax25cmp(&dest, dev_addr) == 0 && dp.lastrepeat + 1 == dp.ndigi)
mine = 1;
--
2.34.1