From: "Cen Zhang (Microsoft Security FORGE Labs)" <cenzhang@linux.microsoft.com>
To: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de>,
Vincent Mailhol <mailhol@kernel.org>
Cc: Martin Henriksson <mh@kvaser.com>,
Jimmy Assarsson <extja@kvaser.com>,
Christer Beskow <chbe@kvaser.com>,
Nicklas Johansson <extnj@kvaser.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>,
Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@pengutronix.de>,
Pengutronix Kernel Team <kernel@pengutronix.de>,
Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@tipi-net.de>,
Abdun Nihaal <nihaal@cse.iitm.ac.in>, Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>,
Enrico Pozzobon <enrico.pozzobon@dissecto.com>,
Yiran Qiu <eritque-arcus@ikuyo.dev>,
Pengpeng Hou <pengpeng@iscas.ac.cn>,
linux-can@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, stable@vger.kernel.org,
AutonomousCodeSecurity@microsoft.com, xmei5@asu.edu,
tgopinath@linux.microsoft.com, kys@microsoft.com
Subject: [PATCH net v4] can: kvaser_usb: validate command format before parsing in hydra receive path
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:50:00 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260910135000.34796-1-cenzhang@linux.microsoft.com> (raw)
The receive-path command parsers (kvaser_usb_hydra_wait_cmd and
kvaser_usb_hydra_read_bulk_callback) call kvaser_usb_hydra_cmd_size()
without verifying that enough buffer remains. For CMD_EXTENDED,
kvaser_usb_hydra_cmd_size() unconditionally reads a 2-byte len field
at offset 4. A malicious USB device can place a CMD_EXTENDED header at
the end of a 3072-byte bulk transfer such that only 4 bytes remain,
causing a 2-byte slab-out-of-bounds read.
BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in kvaser_usb_hydra_wait_cmd+0x3f1/0x480
[kvaser_usb_hydra.c:678]
Read of size 2 at addr ffff888013f7ec00 by task kworker/0:0/9
kvaser_usb_hydra_wait_cmd+0x3f1/0x480
kvaser_usb_hydra_get_software_details+0x1c7/0x5d0
kvaser_usb_probe+0x36a/0x1240
Additionally, if the device sends CMD_EXTENDED with len=0,
kvaser_usb_hydra_cmd_size() returns 0 and the parser loops forever
(pos += 0), permanently burning one CPU core.
A positive but undersized extended length can also pass the buffer extent
check and reach a handler. For example, an 8-byte CMD_RX_MESSAGE_FD at
the end of an RX URB causes kvaser_usb_hydra_rx_msg_ext() to read fixed
fields and payload past the buffer.
Add receive-side length validation which preserves incomplete headers for
reassembly, rejects extended lengths outside 8..128 bytes, and checks each
known extended command against the minimum length its handler consumes.
For CMD_RX_MESSAGE_FD, derive the required length from its flags and DLC
so valid variable-length commands remain accepted. Apply the checks to
both receive paths and clear malformed leftover state before returning.
Fixes: aec5fb2268b7 ("can: kvaser_usb: Add support for Kvaser USB hydra family")
Reported-by: AutonomousCodeSecurity@microsoft.com
Reported-by: Xiang Mei (Microsoft) <xmei5@asu.edu>
Suggested-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260819145658.29872-1-blbllhy@gmail.com
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Cen Zhang (Microsoft Security FORGE Labs) <cenzhang@linux.microsoft.com>
---
v4:
- Reject extended command lengths outside the generic 8-byte header and
the 128-byte maximum.
- Validate complete CMD_TX_ACKNOWLEDGE_FD and CMD_RX_MESSAGE_FD extents
before dispatch, deriving variable RX payload lengths from flags and DLC.
- Apply command-specific validation to synchronous scanning, direct bulk
receive, and fragmented-command reassembly.
- Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260827194410.4023800-1-kuba@kernel.org/
v3:
- Preserve fragmented command headers by distinguishing incomplete size
fields from invalid zero lengths.
- Complete a fragmented extended size field before reading it, using the
actual valid leftover length.
- Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260824214058.44948-1-blbllhy@gmail.com/
v2:
- Clear malformed leftover state before returning.
- Reject command lengths shorter than the buffered prefix.
v1:
- The zero-length command loop is also addressed by:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-can/20260815-can-esd-hydra-fixes-v1-2-de644cbeaec2@ikuyo.dev/
- This patch additionally handles truncated command headers in the
synchronous wait and asynchronous receive paths, including the
leftover-buffer path.
.../net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_hydra.c | 140 +++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 132 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_hydra.c b/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_hydra.c
index efbb7bed34c9..adc326c2d211 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_hydra.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/usb/kvaser_usb/kvaser_usb_hydra.c
@@ -536,6 +536,80 @@ static size_t kvaser_usb_hydra_cmd_size(struct kvaser_cmd *cmd)
return ret;
}
+/* -EAGAIN means incomplete; -EINVAL rejects an invalid command length. */
+static int kvaser_usb_hydra_cmd_size_rx(struct kvaser_cmd *cmd,
+ size_t remaining, size_t *cmd_len)
+{
+ if (remaining < sizeof(cmd->header.cmd_no))
+ return -EAGAIN;
+
+ if (cmd->header.cmd_no == CMD_EXTENDED &&
+ remaining < offsetof(struct kvaser_cmd_ext, cmd_no_ext))
+ return -EAGAIN;
+
+ *cmd_len = kvaser_usb_hydra_cmd_size(cmd);
+ if (cmd->header.cmd_no != CMD_EXTENDED)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (*cmd_len < offsetof(struct kvaser_cmd_ext, rx_can) ||
+ *cmd_len > KVASER_USB_HYDRA_MAX_CMD_LEN)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int kvaser_usb_hydra_verify_cmd_size(const struct kvaser_cmd *cmd,
+ size_t cmd_len)
+{
+ const struct kvaser_cmd_ext *cmd_ext;
+ size_t min_len;
+
+ if (cmd->header.cmd_no != CMD_EXTENDED)
+ return 0;
+
+ cmd_ext = (const struct kvaser_cmd_ext *)cmd;
+
+ /* Keep this switch in sync with kvaser_usb_hydra_handle_cmd_ext(). */
+ switch (cmd_ext->cmd_no_ext) {
+ case CMD_TX_ACKNOWLEDGE_FD:
+ min_len = offsetof(struct kvaser_cmd_ext, tx_ack.timestamp) +
+ sizeof(cmd_ext->tx_ack.timestamp);
+ break;
+
+ case CMD_RX_MESSAGE_FD: {
+ u32 flags;
+
+ min_len = offsetof(struct kvaser_cmd_ext,
+ rx_can.kcan_payload);
+ if (cmd_len < min_len)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ flags = le32_to_cpu(cmd_ext->rx_can.flags);
+ if (flags & KVASER_USB_HYDRA_CF_FLAG_ERROR_FRAME) {
+ min_len += sizeof(cmd_ext->rx_can.err_frame_data);
+ } else if (!(flags & KVASER_USB_HYDRA_CF_FLAG_REMOTE_FRAME)) {
+ u32 kcan_header;
+ u8 dlc;
+
+ kcan_header = le32_to_cpu(cmd_ext->rx_can.kcan_header);
+ dlc = (kcan_header & KVASER_USB_KCAN_DATA_DLC_MASK) >>
+ KVASER_USB_KCAN_DATA_DLC_SHIFT;
+
+ if (flags & KVASER_USB_HYDRA_CF_FLAG_FDF)
+ min_len += can_fd_dlc2len(dlc);
+ else
+ min_len += can_cc_dlc2len(dlc);
+ }
+ break;
+ }
+
+ default:
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ return cmd_len < min_len ? -EINVAL : 0;
+}
+
static struct kvaser_usb_net_priv *
kvaser_usb_hydra_net_priv_from_cmd(const struct kvaser_usb *dev,
const struct kvaser_cmd *cmd)
@@ -675,8 +749,11 @@ static int kvaser_usb_hydra_wait_cmd(const struct kvaser_usb *dev, u8 cmd_no,
size_t cmd_len;
tmp_cmd = buf + pos;
- cmd_len = kvaser_usb_hydra_cmd_size(tmp_cmd);
- if (pos + cmd_len > actual_len) {
+ err = kvaser_usb_hydra_cmd_size_rx(tmp_cmd,
+ actual_len - pos,
+ &cmd_len);
+ if (err || pos + cmd_len > actual_len ||
+ kvaser_usb_hydra_verify_cmd_size(tmp_cmd, cmd_len)) {
dev_err_ratelimited(&dev->intf->dev,
"Format error\n");
break;
@@ -2110,6 +2187,7 @@ static void kvaser_usb_hydra_read_bulk_callback(struct kvaser_usb *dev,
{
unsigned long irq_flags;
struct kvaser_cmd *cmd;
+ int err;
int pos = 0;
size_t cmd_len;
struct kvaser_usb_dev_card_data_hydra *card_data =
@@ -2120,27 +2198,64 @@ static void kvaser_usb_hydra_read_bulk_callback(struct kvaser_usb *dev,
spin_lock_irqsave(usb_rx_leftover_lock, irq_flags);
usb_rx_leftover_len = card_data->usb_rx_leftover_len;
if (usb_rx_leftover_len) {
+ const size_t cmd_size_field_end =
+ offsetof(struct kvaser_cmd_ext, cmd_no_ext);
int remaining_bytes;
cmd = (struct kvaser_cmd *)card_data->usb_rx_leftover;
- cmd_len = kvaser_usb_hydra_cmd_size(cmd);
+ if (cmd->header.cmd_no == CMD_EXTENDED &&
+ usb_rx_leftover_len < cmd_size_field_end) {
+ remaining_bytes = min_t(int, len,
+ cmd_size_field_end -
+ usb_rx_leftover_len);
- remaining_bytes = min_t(unsigned int, len,
+ memcpy(card_data->usb_rx_leftover + usb_rx_leftover_len,
+ buf, remaining_bytes);
+ usb_rx_leftover_len += remaining_bytes;
+ card_data->usb_rx_leftover_len = usb_rx_leftover_len;
+ pos += remaining_bytes;
+
+ if (usb_rx_leftover_len < cmd_size_field_end) {
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(usb_rx_leftover_lock,
+ irq_flags);
+ return;
+ }
+ }
+
+ err = kvaser_usb_hydra_cmd_size_rx(cmd, usb_rx_leftover_len,
+ &cmd_len);
+ if (err || cmd_len < usb_rx_leftover_len) {
+ dev_err(&dev->intf->dev, "Format error\n");
+ card_data->usb_rx_leftover_len = 0;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(usb_rx_leftover_lock, irq_flags);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ remaining_bytes = min_t(unsigned int, len - pos,
cmd_len - usb_rx_leftover_len);
/* Make sure we do not overflow usb_rx_leftover */
if (remaining_bytes + usb_rx_leftover_len >
KVASER_USB_HYDRA_MAX_CMD_LEN) {
dev_err(&dev->intf->dev, "Format error\n");
+ card_data->usb_rx_leftover_len = 0;
spin_unlock_irqrestore(usb_rx_leftover_lock, irq_flags);
return;
}
- memcpy(card_data->usb_rx_leftover + usb_rx_leftover_len, buf,
- remaining_bytes);
+ memcpy(card_data->usb_rx_leftover + usb_rx_leftover_len,
+ buf + pos, remaining_bytes);
pos += remaining_bytes;
if (remaining_bytes + usb_rx_leftover_len == cmd_len) {
+ if (kvaser_usb_hydra_verify_cmd_size(cmd, cmd_len)) {
+ dev_err(&dev->intf->dev, "Format error\n");
+ card_data->usb_rx_leftover_len = 0;
+ spin_unlock_irqrestore(usb_rx_leftover_lock,
+ irq_flags);
+ return;
+ }
+
kvaser_usb_hydra_handle_cmd(dev, cmd);
usb_rx_leftover_len = 0;
} else {
@@ -2154,9 +2269,13 @@ static void kvaser_usb_hydra_read_bulk_callback(struct kvaser_usb *dev,
while (pos < len) {
cmd = buf + pos;
- cmd_len = kvaser_usb_hydra_cmd_size(cmd);
+ err = kvaser_usb_hydra_cmd_size_rx(cmd, len - pos, &cmd_len);
+ if (err && err != -EAGAIN) {
+ dev_err(&dev->intf->dev, "Format error\n");
+ return;
+ }
- if (pos + cmd_len > len) {
+ if (err == -EAGAIN || pos + cmd_len > len) {
/* We got first part of a command */
int leftover_bytes;
@@ -2174,6 +2293,11 @@ static void kvaser_usb_hydra_read_bulk_callback(struct kvaser_usb *dev,
break;
}
+ if (kvaser_usb_hydra_verify_cmd_size(cmd, cmd_len)) {
+ dev_err(&dev->intf->dev, "Format error\n");
+ return;
+ }
+
kvaser_usb_hydra_handle_cmd(dev, cmd);
pos += cmd_len;
}
base-commit: 7addb4e5ef1702704914b47bca3f706ef96c1589
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2.55.0
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