Re: [PATCH net v2] net: qlcnic: validate unified ROM sections before loading

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <[email protected]>:

On Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:21:09 +0800 you wrote:
> The unified ROM parser reads directory, product, and data-descriptor fields
> from the firmware file.  Existing validation forms table and data ends with
> unchecked additions and multiplications.  Malformed values can wrap before
> they are compared with the firmware size.  The parser also dereferences
> typed pointers at firmware-controlled offsets.
> 
> Valid descriptor extents alone are insufficient for the consumers.  The
> loader reads a fixed-size bootloader regardless of its declared size, the
> version parser assumes a 17-byte tail, and a partial final firmware word is
> read as a full u64.  A truncated image can therefore make the driver read
> beyond the firmware allocation during validation or loading.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net,v2] net: qlcnic: validate unified ROM sections before loading
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/5e8076e4e412

You are awesome, thank you!
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