* [PATCH 0/2] lib/base64: decode fixes
@ 2026-03-24 22:24 Josh Law
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From: Josh Law @ 2026-03-24 22:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Andrew Morton; +Cc: Josh Law, linux-kernel
Two small fixes for lib/base64.c:
1. base64_decode() writes a decoded byte to the output buffer before
validating the input in the trailing-bytes path. Move the validity
checks before any writes so dst is untouched on invalid input.
2. The @padding kernel-doc for base64_decode() was copy-pasted from
base64_encode() and describes the wrong direction.
Josh Law (2):
lib/base64: validate before writing in decode tail path
lib/base64: fix copy-pasted @padding doc in base64_decode()
lib/base64.c | 5 +++--
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
--
2.34.1
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From: Josh Law @ 2026-03-24 22:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Andrew Morton; +Cc: Josh Law, linux-kernel
The trailing-bytes path in base64_decode() writes a decoded byte to
the output buffer before checking whether the input characters are
valid. If the input is malformed, garbage is written to dst before the
function returns -1.
Move the validity checks before any writes so the output buffer is
left untouched on invalid input.
Fixes: 98391 ("lib/base64: add base64 encoding/decoding helper")
Signed-off-by: Josh Law <objecting@objecting.org>
---
lib/base64.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/lib/base64.c b/lib/base64.c
index 41961a444028..20dacee25f65 100644
--- a/lib/base64.c
+++ b/lib/base64.c
@@ -168,15 +168,16 @@ int base64_decode(const char *src, int srclen, u8 *dst, bool padding, enum base6
return -1;
val = (base64_rev_tables[s[0]] << 12) | (base64_rev_tables[s[1]] << 6);
- *bp++ = val >> 10;
if (srclen == 2) {
if (val & 0x800003ff)
return -1;
+ *bp++ = val >> 10;
} else {
val |= base64_rev_tables[s[2]];
if (val & 0x80000003)
return -1;
+ *bp++ = val >> 10;
*bp++ = val >> 2;
}
return bp - dst;
--
2.34.1
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From: Josh Law @ 2026-03-24 22:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Andrew Morton; +Cc: Josh Law, linux-kernel
The @padding kernel-doc for base64_decode() says "whether to append
'=' padding characters", which was copy-pasted from base64_encode().
In the decode context, it controls whether the input is expected to
include padding, not whether to append it.
Signed-off-by: Josh Law <objecting@objecting.org>
---
lib/base64.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/lib/base64.c b/lib/base64.c
index 20dacee25f65..325c7332b049 100644
--- a/lib/base64.c
+++ b/lib/base64.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(base64_encode);
* @src: the string to decode. Doesn't need to be NUL-terminated.
* @srclen: the length of @src in bytes
* @dst: (output) the decoded binary data
- * @padding: whether to append '=' padding characters
+ * @padding: whether the input is expected to include '=' padding characters
* @variant: which base64 variant to use
*
* Decodes a string using the selected Base64 variant.
--
2.34.1
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