From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: linux-usb@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
stable <stable@kernel.org>,
Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH] usb: typec: ucsi: ccg: reject firmware images without a ':' record header
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 19:10:06 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2026051405-posture-shrill-7884@gregkh> (raw)
do_flash() locates the first .cyacd record with
p = strnchr(fw->data, fw->size, ':');
while (p < eof) {
s = strnchr(p + 1, eof - p - 1, ':');
...
}
If the firmware image contains no ':' byte, strnchr() returns NULL.
NULL compares less than the valid kernel pointer eof, so the loop body
runs and strnchr() is called with p + 1 == (void *)1 and a length of
roughly (unsigned long)eof, causing a wonderful crash.
The not_signed_fw fallthrough earlier in do_flash() and the chip-state
branches in ccg_fw_update_needed() allow an unsigned blob to reach this
loop, so a root user who can place a crafted file under /lib/firmware
and write the do_flash sysfs attribute can trigger the oops.
Bail out with -EINVAL when the initial strnchr() returns NULL.
Assisted-by: gkh_clanker_t1000
Cc: stable <stable@kernel.org>
Cc: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
---
drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi_ccg.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi_ccg.c b/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi_ccg.c
index 199799b319c2..4463c1ae96bd 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi_ccg.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi_ccg.c
@@ -1243,6 +1243,11 @@ static int do_flash(struct ucsi_ccg *uc, enum enum_flash_mode mode)
*****************************************************************/
p = strnchr(fw->data, fw->size, ':');
+ if (!p) {
+ dev_err(dev, "Bad FW format: no ':' record header found\n");
+ err = -EINVAL;
+ goto release_mem;
+ }
while (p < eof) {
s = strnchr(p + 1, eof - p - 1, ':');
--
2.54.0
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