From: Muhammad Bilal <meatuni001@gmail.com>
To: jorge.lopez2@hp.com, hansg@kernel.org,
ilpo.jarvinen@linux.intel.com, linux@weissschuh.net
Cc: platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, stable@vger.kernel.org,
Muhammad Bilal <meatuni001@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: fix OOB read in hp_get_integer_from_buffer() on unaligned input
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:56:09 +0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260824225610.18471-2-meatuni001@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260824225610.18471-1-meatuni001@gmail.com>
hp_get_integer_from_buffer() aligns the read pointer before dereferencing
it:
int *ptr = PTR_ALIGN((int *)*buffer, sizeof(int));
When *buffer is not 4-byte aligned, PTR_ALIGN() advances ptr forward by
1-3 bytes to reach the next aligned address. The bounds check that
follows does not account for that advance:
if (*buffer_size < sizeof(int))
return -EINVAL;
This only confirms 4 bytes remain from the original *buffer, not from
the aligned ptr. If *buffer is unaligned and *buffer_size is between 4
and (pad + 3) bytes, *(ptr++) reads up to 3 bytes past the end of the
buffer.
*buffer_size is also under-decremented on every call, aligned or not:
*buffer_size -= sizeof(int);
*buffer is advanced to the aligned, post-read position, but
*buffer_size only accounts for the 4 bytes of the integer itself, not
the alignment padding skipped to reach it. Each unaligned read leaves
*buffer_size overstating the true remaining space by the pad amount,
an error that compounds across repeated calls against the same buffer
(hp_get_common_data_from_buffer() calls this in a sequence), making
later bounds checks against *buffer_size progressively less reliable.
Compute the padding explicitly, check for it, and account for it when
advancing *buffer_size, so the pointer and the remaining-length count
stay consistent with each other.
Fixes: a34fc329b189 ("platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: bioscfg")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Muhammad Bilal <meatuni001@gmail.com>
---
drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c | 10 +++++++---
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c
index 0edc6e7cfa9a..32b99a862082 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp/hp-bioscfg/bioscfg.c
@@ -39,14 +39,18 @@ struct kobj_attribute common_display_langcode =
int hp_get_integer_from_buffer(u8 **buffer, u32 *buffer_size, u32 *integer)
{
int *ptr = PTR_ALIGN((int *)*buffer, sizeof(int));
+ u32 pad = (u8 *)ptr - *buffer;
- /* Ensure there is enough space remaining to read the integer */
- if (*buffer_size < sizeof(int))
+ /*
+ * Ensure there is enough space remaining to read the integer,
+ * including any padding PTR_ALIGN() introduced to reach it.
+ */
+ if (*buffer_size < pad + sizeof(int))
return -EINVAL;
*integer = *(ptr++);
*buffer = (u8 *)ptr;
- *buffer_size -= sizeof(int);
+ *buffer_size -= pad + sizeof(int);
return 0;
}
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-24 22:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-24 22:56 [PATCH 0/2] platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: fix OOB reads and buffer desynchronization in buffer parsers Muhammad Bilal
2026-08-24 22:56 ` Muhammad Bilal [this message]
2026-08-24 22:56 ` [PATCH 2/2] platform/x86: hp-bioscfg: fix heap OOB read and buffer desync in hp_get_string_from_buffer() Muhammad Bilal
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