From: pip-izony <eeodqql09@gmail.com>
To: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
Cc: Seungjin Bae <eeodqql09@gmail.com>,
Kyungtae Kim <Kyungtae.Kim@dartmouth.edu>,
Sanghoon Choi <csh0052@gmail.com>,
Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@linaro.org>,
linux-input@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3] Input: ims-pcu - fix heap-buffer-overflow in ims_pcu_process_data()
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:14:42 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251221211442.841549-2-eeodqql09@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251220002447.392843-4-eeodqql09@gmail.com>
From: Seungjin Bae <eeodqql09@gmail.com>
The `ims_pcu_process_data()` processes incoming URB data byte by byte.
However, it fails to check if the `read_pos` index exceeds
IMS_PCU_BUF_SIZE.
If a malicious USB device sends a packet larger than IMS_PCU_BUF_SIZE,
`read_pos` will increment indefinitely. Moreover, since `read_pos` is
located immediately after `read_buf`, the attacker can overwrite
`read_pos` itself to arbitrarily control the index.
This manipulated `read_pos` is subsequently used in
`ims_pcu_handle_response()` to copy data into `cmd_buf`, leading to a
heap buffer overflow.
Specifically, an attacker can overwrite the `cmd_done.wait.head` located
at offset 136 relative to `cmd_buf` in the `ims_pcu_handle_response()`.
Consequently, when the driver calls `complete(&pcu->cmd_done)`, it
triggers a control flow hijack by using the manipulated pointer.
Fix this by adding a bounds check for `read_pos` before writing to
`read_buf`. If the packet is too long, discard it, log a warning,
and reset the parser state.
Fixes: 628329d524743 ("Input: add IMS Passenger Control Unit driver")
Co-developed-by: Sanghoon Choi <csh0052@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Sanghoon Choi <csh0052@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Seungjin Bae <eeodqql09@gmail.com>
---
v1 -> v2: Add warning and reset the state of the parser for bad packet
v2 -> v3: Add co-author information
drivers/input/misc/ims-pcu.c | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/ims-pcu.c b/drivers/input/misc/ims-pcu.c
index 4581f1c53644..c98ef71c841e 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/ims-pcu.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/ims-pcu.c
@@ -450,6 +450,16 @@ static void ims_pcu_process_data(struct ims_pcu *pcu, struct urb *urb)
continue;
if (pcu->have_dle) {
+ if (pcu->read_pos >= IMS_PCU_BUF_SIZE) {
+ dev_warn(pcu->dev,
+ "Packet too long (%d bytes), discarding\n",
+ pcu->read_pos);
+ pcu->have_stx = false;
+ pcu->have_dle = false;
+ pcu->read_pos = 0;
+ continue;
+ }
+
pcu->have_dle = false;
pcu->read_buf[pcu->read_pos++] = data;
pcu->check_sum += data;
@@ -491,6 +501,16 @@ static void ims_pcu_process_data(struct ims_pcu *pcu, struct urb *urb)
break;
default:
+ if (pcu->read_pos >= IMS_PCU_BUF_SIZE) {
+ dev_warn(pcu->dev,
+ "Packet too long (%d bytes), discarding\n",
+ pcu->read_pos);
+ pcu->have_stx = false;
+ pcu->have_dle = false;
+ pcu->read_pos = 0;
+ continue;
+ }
+
pcu->read_buf[pcu->read_pos++] = data;
pcu->check_sum += data;
break;
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-12-21 21:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-12-19 22:34 [PATCH] Input: ims-pcu - fix heap-buffer-overflow in ims_pcu_process_data() pip-izony
2025-12-19 23:36 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2025-12-20 0:24 ` [PATCH v2] " pip-izony
2025-12-21 21:14 ` pip-izony [this message]
2026-04-08 16:53 ` [PATCH v3] " Dmitry Torokhov
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