FAILED: patch "[PATCH] kgdb: Fix buffer overflow in the 'M' and 'X' packet handlers" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree

[Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>]

The patch below does not apply to the 5.10-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.

To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:

git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-5.10.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x 13962ef7021ef2531a4f6650eca87c363e6c9c32
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '20261107063025-failed-5.10-13962ef7021e@kernel.org' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 5.10.y' 'HEAD^..'

Thanks,
Sasha

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

From 13962ef7021ef2531a4f6650eca87c363e6c9c32 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fang Xieyan <fangxy@xiaopeng.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:49:07 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] kgdb: Fix buffer overflow in the 'M' and 'X' packet handlers

write_mem_msg() passes the length claimed by an 'M' or 'X' packet directly
to kgdb_hex2mem() or kgdb_ebin2mem(). A malformed packet can claim more
data than was actually received, causing the decoders to read past
remcom_in_buffer.

Record the received payload length in get_packet() and use it to bound
the decoders. 'M' carries two hex characters per byte, while 'X' carries
one byte per output byte except that a 0x7d escape consumes an additional
input byte. Pass the packet end to kgdb_ebin2mem() so both reads are
checked against the received data.

Keep zero-length 'X' packets valid, as GDB uses them to probe binary
download support.

Fixes: dc7d55270521 ("kgdb: core")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Assisted-by: Hawkeye:GLM-5.3-flash
Assisted-by: Qoder:Qwen3.8-Max
Signed-off-by: Fang Xieyan <fangxy@xiaopeng.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260922154907.90535-1-fangxy@xiaopeng.com
Signed-off-by: Daniel Thompson <daniel@riscstar.com>
---
 kernel/debug/gdbstub.c | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/debug/gdbstub.c b/kernel/debug/gdbstub.c
index 5774292c93aec..4102e2e68d806 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/gdbstub.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/gdbstub.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 /* Our I/O buffers. */
 static char			remcom_in_buffer[BUFMAX];
 static char			remcom_out_buffer[BUFMAX];
+/* Payload bytes get_packet() stored in remcom_in_buffer, excluding the NUL. */
+static int			remcom_in_len;
 static int			gdbstub_use_prev_in_buf;
 static int			gdbstub_prev_in_buf_pos;
 
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ static int gdbstub_read_wait(void)
 }
 #endif
 /* scan for the sequence $<data>#<checksum> */
-static void get_packet(char *buffer)
+static int get_packet(char *buffer)
 {
 	unsigned char checksum;
 	unsigned char xmitcsum;
@@ -135,6 +137,8 @@ static void get_packet(char *buffer)
 		}
 		buffer[count] = 0;
 	} while (checksum != xmitcsum);
+
+	return count;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -321,16 +325,26 @@ int kgdb_hex2long(char **ptr, unsigned long *long_val)
  * Copy the binary array pointed to by buf into mem.  Fix $, #, and
  * 0x7d escaped with 0x7d. Return -EFAULT on failure or 0 on success.
  * The input buf is overwritten with the result to write to mem.
+ *
+ * buf_end points one past the last byte received for this packet. Each
+ * 0x7d escape consumes a second input byte, so decoding count bytes can
+ * read up to 2 * count input bytes; stop at buf_end rather than running
+ * off the end of remcom_in_buffer.
  */
-static int kgdb_ebin2mem(char *buf, char *mem, int count)
+static int kgdb_ebin2mem(char *buf, char *mem, int count, char *buf_end)
 {
 	int size = 0;
 	char *c = buf;
 
 	while (count-- > 0) {
+		if (buf >= buf_end)
+			return -EINVAL;
 		c[size] = *buf++;
-		if (c[size] == 0x7d)
+		if (c[size] == 0x7d) {
+			if (buf >= buf_end)
+				return -EINVAL;
 			c[size] = *buf++ ^ 0x20;
+		}
 		size++;
 	}
 
@@ -367,16 +381,33 @@ void gdb_regs_to_pt_regs(unsigned long *gdb_regs, struct pt_regs *regs)
 static int write_mem_msg(int binary)
 {
 	char *ptr = &remcom_in_buffer[1];
+	char *buf_end = &remcom_in_buffer[remcom_in_len];
 	unsigned long addr;
 	unsigned long length;
 	int err;
 
 	if (kgdb_hex2long(&ptr, &addr) > 0 && *(ptr++) == ',' &&
 	    kgdb_hex2long(&ptr, &length) > 0 && *(ptr++) == ':') {
-		if (binary)
-			err = kgdb_ebin2mem(ptr, (char *)addr, length);
-		else
+		/*
+		 * Trust only the bytes actually received, not length: the
+		 * client can claim more payload than it sent. 'M' decodes two
+		 * hex chars per byte in place, so it needs 2 * length bytes at
+		 * ptr; 'X' decodes one byte per byte, and kgdb_ebin2mem() bounds
+		 * its extra 0x7d-escape reads against buf_end itself.
+		 */
+		if (ptr >= buf_end)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		if (binary) {
+			if (length > (unsigned long)(buf_end - ptr))
+				return -EINVAL;
+			err = kgdb_ebin2mem(ptr, (char *)addr, length, buf_end);
+		} else {
+			if (length > (unsigned long)(buf_end - ptr) / 2)
+				return -EINVAL;
 			err = kgdb_hex2mem(ptr, (char *)addr, length);
+		}
+
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 		if (CACHE_FLUSH_IS_SAFE)
@@ -993,7 +1024,7 @@ int gdb_serial_stub(struct kgdb_state *ks)
 		/* Clear the out buffer. */
 		memset(remcom_out_buffer, 0, sizeof(remcom_out_buffer));
 
-		get_packet(remcom_in_buffer);
+		remcom_in_len = get_packet(remcom_in_buffer);
 
 		switch (remcom_in_buffer[0]) {
 		case '?': /* gdbserial status */
-- 
2.53.0