From: "Maxin B. John" <maxin.john@gmail.com>
To: sjg@chromium.org
Cc: u-boot@lists.u-boot-project.org, trini@konsulko.com
Subject: [PATCH v2] cmd: binop: validate inputs and fix heap overrun
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:31:54 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261028183154.823513-1-maxin.john@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAFLszTgxvQ9z8R=nr8COaFvHKS+cwEnmHjjG7ihhVBxfiBtunA@mail.gmail.com>
The binop command never checked the parsed count, hex strings or the
return value of hextoul(). A hex string longer than the count would
overrun the heap buffer and corrupt memory. Bad input was accepted
silently and the command still returned success.
Require the count to be a non-zero decimal number. Reject hex strings
that have an odd number of digits, contain non-hex characters or are
longer than count bytes, reporting the offending env var value where
there is one. Check every allocation. Return a failure code when
something goes wrong.
Make the file-local helpers static while changing their signatures.
Signed-off-by: Maxin B. John <maxin.john@gmail.com>
---
Changes in v2:
- Explain what count is now accepted in the commit message
- Make the env/mem helpers static
- Print a separate error, showing the value, when an env var holds an
invalid or too-long hex string
---
cmd/binop.c | 93 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
1 file changed, 63 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
diff --git a/cmd/binop.c b/cmd/binop.c
index 10d91b5dbf2e..ee1ad671f3c6 100644
--- a/cmd/binop.c
+++ b/cmd/binop.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
#include <command.h>
#include <env.h>
+#include <errno.h>
#include <hexdump.h>
#include <malloc.h>
#include <mapmem.h>
@@ -14,13 +15,15 @@ enum {
OP_ID_OR,
};
-void write_to_env_var(char *varname, u8 *result, ulong len)
+static int write_to_env_var(char *varname, u8 *result, ulong len)
{
char *str_output;
char *str_ptr;
- int i;
+ int i, ret;
str_output = malloc(len * 2 + 1);
+ if (!str_output)
+ return -ENOMEM;
str_ptr = str_output;
for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
@@ -28,40 +31,76 @@ void write_to_env_var(char *varname, u8 *result, ulong len)
str_ptr += 2;
}
*str_ptr = '\0';
- env_set(varname, str_output);
-
+ ret = env_set(varname, str_output);
free(str_output);
+
+ return ret;
}
-void read_from_env_var(char *varname, u8 *result)
+static int read_from_env_var(char *varname, u8 *result, ulong len)
{
char *str_value;
+ size_t slen;
+ bool is_env;
str_value = env_get(varname);
- if (str_value)
- hex2bin(result, str_value, strlen(str_value) / 2);
- else
- hex2bin(result, varname, strlen(varname) / 2);
+ is_env = !!str_value;
+ if (!is_env)
+ str_value = varname;
+
+ /* Shorter hex strings leave the (zeroed) tail of result untouched */
+ slen = strlen(str_value);
+ if ((slen & 1) || slen / 2 > len || hex2bin(result, str_value, slen / 2)) {
+ if (is_env)
+ printf("Error: env var '%s' value '%s' is not a hex string of up to %lu bytes\n",
+ varname, str_value, len);
+ else
+ printf("Error: '%s' is not an env var or hex string of up to %lu bytes\n",
+ varname, len);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
}
-void read_from_mem(ulong addr, u8 *result, ulong len)
+static int read_from_mem(char *varname, u8 *result, ulong len)
{
+ ulong addr;
u8 *src;
+ if (strict_strtoul(varname, 16, &addr)) {
+ printf("Error: invalid address '%s'\n", varname);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
src = map_sysmem(addr, len);
memcpy(result, src, len);
unmap_sysmem(src);
+
+ return 0;
}
-void write_to_mem(char *varname, u8 *result, ulong len)
+static int write_to_mem(char *varname, u8 *result, ulong len)
{
ulong addr;
u8 *buf;
- addr = hextoul(varname, NULL);
+ if (strict_strtoul(varname, 16, &addr)) {
+ printf("Error: invalid address '%s'\n", varname);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
buf = map_sysmem(addr, len);
memcpy(buf, result, len);
unmap_sysmem(buf);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int read_src(char *arg, u8 *result, ulong len)
+{
+ if (*arg == '*')
+ return read_from_mem(arg + 1, result, len); /* Skip asterisk */
+
+ return read_from_env_var(arg, result, len);
}
static int do_binop(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
@@ -70,7 +109,7 @@ static int do_binop(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
ulong len;
u8 *result, *src1, *src2;
char *oparg, *lenarg, *src1arg, *src2arg, *destarg;
- int i, op;
+ int i, op, ret = CMD_RET_FAILURE;
if (argc < 5)
return CMD_RET_USAGE;
@@ -89,22 +128,15 @@ static int do_binop(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
else
return CMD_RET_USAGE;
- len = dectoul(lenarg, NULL);
-
- src1 = malloc(len);
- src2 = malloc(len);
-
- if (*src1arg == '*')
- read_from_mem(hextoul(src1arg + 1, NULL), src1, len);
- else
- read_from_env_var(src1arg, src1);
-
- if (*src2arg == '*')
- read_from_mem(hextoul(src2arg + 1, NULL), src2, len);
- else
- read_from_env_var(src2arg, src2);
+ if (strict_strtoul(lenarg, 10, &len) || !len)
+ return CMD_RET_USAGE;
+ src1 = calloc(1, len);
+ src2 = calloc(1, len);
result = malloc(len);
+ if (!src1 || !src2 || !result ||
+ read_src(src1arg, src1, len) || read_src(src2arg, src2, len))
+ goto exit;
switch (op) {
case OP_ID_XOR:
@@ -129,21 +161,22 @@ static int do_binop(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
}
puts("\n");
+ ret = CMD_RET_SUCCESS;
goto exit;
}
destarg = argv[5];
if (*destarg == '*')
- write_to_mem(destarg + 1, result, len); /* Skip asterisk */
+ ret = write_to_mem(destarg + 1, result, len); /* Skip asterisk */
else
- write_to_env_var(destarg, result, len);
+ ret = write_to_env_var(destarg, result, len);
exit:
free(result);
free(src2);
free(src1);
- return 0;
+ return ret ? CMD_RET_FAILURE : CMD_RET_SUCCESS;
}
U_BOOT_CMD(
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-28 21:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-27 15:12 [PATCH] cmd: binop: validate inputs and fix heap overflow Maxin B. John
2026-10-28 7:49 ` Simon Glass
2026-10-28 18:31 ` Maxin B. John [this message]
2026-11-02 20:17 ` [PATCH v3] cmd: binop: validate inputs and fix heap overrun Maxin B. John
2026-10-28 18:51 ` [PATCH] cmd: binop: validate inputs and fix heap overflow Maxin John
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