From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: patches@lists.linux.dev, stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: ikaros <void0red@gmail.com>,
"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>,
Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>,
rafael@kernel.org, maciej.wieczor-retman@intel.com,
pawel.chmielewski@intel.com, linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org,
acpica-devel@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] ACPICA: Enhance buffer validation in acpi_ut_walk_aml_resources()
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:31:13 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260831133314.4125787-645-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260831133314.4125787-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: ikaros <void0red@gmail.com>
[ Upstream commit b2e21fe8c3361c3d0d57ee56d359bea9b51fda3d ]
Enhance buffer validation in acpi_ut_walk_aml_resources() to prevent
buffer overflows.
Link: https://github.com/acpica/acpica/commit/975cb20c7992
Signed-off-by: ikaros <void0red@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/2481429.NG923GbCHz@rafael.j.wysocki
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
The background git searches finished and line up with the earlier
analysis:
- **No matching fix in 6.18.44** — searches for “Enhance buffer
validation” and `AE_AML_BUFFER_LENGTH` usage in `utresrc.c` found
nothing; the patch is not in this tree yet.
- **Prerequisites are present** — `AE_AML_BUFFER_LENGTH` is already
defined in `include/acpi/acexcep.h` (since 2018); recent `utresrc.c`
churn is only pack(1)/alignment work, not this bounds-check fix.
- **Vulnerable code is still there** — the walk loop in
`acpi_ut_walk_aml_resources()` lacks the new validation.
That supports the **YES** backport verdict for linux-6.18.y: a confirmed
heap-buffer-overflow fix, small and self-contained, with no dependency
blockers in this tree.
drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 30 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
index e1cc3d3487508..86ebd9fb869af 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
@@ -165,6 +165,28 @@ acpi_ut_walk_aml_resources(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
/* Walk the byte list, abort on any invalid descriptor type or length */
while (aml < end_aml) {
+ /*
+ * Validate that the remaining buffer space can hold enough
+ * bytes to safely access fields during validation.
+ * For large resource descriptors (bit 7 set), we need enough
+ * bytes to access the Type field in serial_bus resources.
+ * Small resource descriptors only need sizeof(struct aml_resource_end_tag).
+ */
+ if ((acpi_size)(end_aml - aml) <
+ sizeof(struct aml_resource_end_tag)) {
+ return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_BUFFER_LENGTH);
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * For large resource descriptors, ensure enough space for
+ * the header plus serial_bus Type field access.
+ */
+ if ((ACPI_GET8(aml) & ACPI_RESOURCE_NAME_LARGE) &&
+ ((acpi_size)(end_aml - aml) <
+ ACPI_OFFSET(struct aml_resource_common_serialbus,
+ type) + 1)) {
+ return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_BUFFER_LENGTH);
+ }
/* Validate the Resource Type and Resource Length */
@@ -182,6 +204,14 @@ acpi_ut_walk_aml_resources(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
length = acpi_ut_get_descriptor_length(aml);
+ /*
+ * Validate that the descriptor length doesn't exceed the
+ * remaining buffer size to prevent reading beyond the end.
+ */
+ if (length > (acpi_size)(end_aml - aml)) {
+ return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_BUFFER_LENGTH);
+ }
+
/* Invoke the user function */
if (user_function) {
--
2.53.0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-31 13:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <20260831133314.4125787-1-sashal@kernel.org>
2026-08-31 13:20 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-6.12] spi: dw-mmio: Add ACPI ID LECA0002 for LECARC SoCs Sasha Levin
2026-08-31 13:20 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] ACPICA: Prevent adding invalid references Sasha Levin
2026-08-31 13:21 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] ACPICA: Improve argument parsing in acpi_ps_get_next_simple_arg() Sasha Levin
2026-08-31 13:21 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] ACPICA: Fix NULL pointer dereference in acpi_ns_custom_package() Sasha Levin
2026-08-31 13:23 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] ACPICA: Fix condition check in acpi_ps_parse_loop() Sasha Levin
2026-08-31 13:24 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] ACPICA: validate handler object type in two places Sasha Levin
2026-08-31 13:24 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] ACPICA: add boundary checks " Sasha Levin
2026-08-31 13:24 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] gpiolib: acpi: Add robust bounds-checking for GPIO pin resources Sasha Levin
2026-08-31 13:25 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] ACPICA: Fix integer overflow in acpi_ex_opcode_3A_1T_1R() (mid_op) Sasha Levin
2026-08-31 13:26 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] ACPICA: Add package limit checks in parser functions Sasha Levin
2026-08-31 13:26 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] ACPICA: Fix use-after-free in acpi_ds_terminate_control_method() Sasha Levin
2026-08-31 13:27 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] ACPICA: validate byte_count in acpi_ps_get_next_package_length() Sasha Levin
2026-08-31 13:28 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.15] ACPI: PCI: Clear _DEP dependencies after PCI root bridge attach Sasha Levin
2026-08-31 13:28 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-6.1] ACPICA: Enhance OEM ID and Table ID validation in acpi_ex_load_table_op() Sasha Levin
2026-08-31 13:28 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] ACPICA: Add validation for node in acpi_ns_build_normalized_path() Sasha Levin
2026-08-31 13:29 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-5.10] ACPICA: add boundary checks in acpi_ps_get_next_field() Sasha Levin
2026-08-31 13:29 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18-6.12] ACPI: scan: Honor _DEP for ACPI0016 PCI/CXL host bridge Sasha Levin
2026-08-31 13:31 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=20260831133314.4125787-645-sashal@kernel.org \
--to=sashal@kernel.org \
--cc=acpica-devel@lists.linux.dev \
--cc=linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=maciej.wieczor-retman@intel.com \
--cc=patches@lists.linux.dev \
--cc=pawel.chmielewski@intel.com \
--cc=rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com \
--cc=rafael@kernel.org \
--cc=stable@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=void0red@gmail.com \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox