[PATCH] fs/ecryptfs: fix slab-out-of-bounds read in ecryptfs_verify_auth_tok_from_key

[PATCH] fs/ecryptfs: fix slab-out-of-bounds read in ecryptfs_verify_auth_tok_from_key

[Nguyen Duy Nhat Anh]

Add a bounds check in ecryptfs_get_key_payload_data() to ensure the
key payload datalen is at least sizeof(struct ecryptfs_auth_tok) before
returning the pointer. This prevents out-of-bounds reads when userspace
supplies a short payload via add_key().

Reported-by: syzbot+b9529ebe6a9394ddf825@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=b9529ebe6a9394ddf825
Signed-off-by: Nguyen Duy Nhat Anh <neganhat@gmail.com>
---
 fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
index 58165928ed1e..3baccd4143e8 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ ecryptfs_get_key_payload_data(struct key *key)
 	if (!ukp)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EKEYREVOKED);
 
+	if (ukp->datalen < sizeof(struct ecryptfs_auth_tok))
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
 	return (struct ecryptfs_auth_tok *)ukp->data;
 }
 
-- 
2.55.0

Re: [PATCH] fs/ecryptfs: fix slab-out-of-bounds read in ecryptfs_verify_auth_tok_from_key

[Tyler Hicks]

On Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:45:58 +0700, Nguyen Duy Nhat Anh wrote:
> Add a bounds check in ecryptfs_get_key_payload_data() to ensure the
> key payload datalen is at least sizeof(struct ecryptfs_auth_tok) before
> returning the pointer. This prevents out-of-bounds reads when userspace
> supplies a short payload via add_key().

Thank you! This has been applied to the next branch of the tyhicks/ecryptfs.git tree.

I added a handful of additional git commit tags, such as:

  Fixes: 237fead61998 ("[PATCH] ecryptfs: fs/Makefile and fs/Kconfig")
  Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
  ...
  Reported-by: syzbot+e4391e0d6e7c89b8c84e@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
  Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=e4391e0d6e7c89b8c84e
  Reported-by: syzbot+dc50906b100ac7a1c34d@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
  Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=dc50906b100ac7a1c34d

You can find a direct link below but please be aware that the commit hash is
unstable and, therefore, the URL may not be valid in the future.

[1/1] fs/ecryptfs: fix slab-out-of-bounds read in ecryptfs_verify_auth_tok_from_key
      https://git.kernel.org/tyhicks/ecryptfs/c/5b00bf0f3b7ad05eff79b84e3bacf3f98ac67dc6

Tyler

[PATCH] fs/ecryptfs: fix slab-out-of-bounds read in ecryptfs_verify_auth_tok_from_key

[Nguyen Duy Nhat Anh]

Add a bounds check in ecryptfs_get_key_payload_data() to ensure the
key payload datalen is at least sizeof(struct ecryptfs_auth_tok) before
returning the pointer. This prevents out-of-bounds reads when userspace
supplies a short payload via add_key().

Reported-by: syzbot+b9529ebe6a9394ddf825@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=b9529ebe6a9394ddf825
Signed-off-by: Nguyen Duy Nhat Anh <neganhat@gmail.com>
---
 fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
index 58165928ed1e..3baccd4143e8 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/ecryptfs_kernel.h
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ ecryptfs_get_key_payload_data(struct key *key)
 	if (!ukp)
 		return ERR_PTR(-EKEYREVOKED);
 
+	if (ukp->datalen < sizeof(struct ecryptfs_auth_tok))
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
 	return (struct ecryptfs_auth_tok *)ukp->data;
 }
 
-- 
2.55.0