From 462d0b066b613103f579793031429db2ca23abc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:15:24 +0900 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] tools/bootconfig: Fix integer overflow and truncation in size checks Sashiko reported that on 32-bit systems, if an attacker crafts size in the bootconfig footer such that adding BOOTCONFIG_FOOTER_SIZE wraps around (for instance, if size is 0xFFFFFFFF), the size check in load_xbc_from_initrd() can be bypassed: if (stat.st_size < size + BOOTCONFIG_FOOTER_SIZE) { pr_err("bootconfig size is too big\n"); return -E2BIG; } Furthermore, on 64-bit systems with an initrd > 4.29 GB, comparing a corrupted 32-bit size (e.g. 0xFFFFFFFF) against stat.st_size - BOOTCONFIG_FOOTER_SIZE can also bypass the check if size is not bounded. Similarly, load_xbc_file() passes 64-bit stat.st_size directly into the 32-bit int size parameter of load_xbc_fd(), truncating large standalone files (>= 2GB). In both cases, passing 0xFFFFFFFF to load_xbc_fd() truncates to -1, resulting in malloc(0), an integer overflow in read(), and an out-of-bounds null-byte write. Fix this by: 1. Rejecting size > XBC_DATA_MAX or size > stat.st_size - BOOTCONFIG_FOOTER_SIZE in load_xbc_from_initrd(). 2. Rejecting stat.st_size > XBC_DATA_MAX in load_xbc_file() before passing it to load_xbc_fd(). 3. Checking size < 0 || size > XBC_DATA_MAX defensively in load_xbc_fd(). Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/178905332413.213925.3179977110281463499.stgit@devnote2/ Fixes: 950313ebf79c ("tools: bootconfig: Add bootconfig command") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Reported-by: Sashiko Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260909161113.16C691F00A3A@smtp.kernel.org/ Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260910010137.EE0431F000FF@smtp.kernel.org/ Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.8-flash Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) Reviewed-by: Sang-Heon Jeon --- tools/bootconfig/main.c | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/tools/bootconfig/main.c b/tools/bootconfig/main.c index 7dc9fff9b637..17d971d47f87 100644 --- a/tools/bootconfig/main.c +++ b/tools/bootconfig/main.c @@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ static int load_xbc_fd(int fd, char **buf, int size) { int ret; + if (size < 0 || size > XBC_DATA_MAX) + return -EINVAL; + *buf = malloc(size + 1); if (!*buf) return -ENOMEM; @@ -168,6 +171,13 @@ static int load_xbc_file(const char *path, char **buf) return ret; } + if (stat.st_size > XBC_DATA_MAX) { + pr_err("%s size is too big\n", path); + ret = -E2BIG; + close(fd); + return ret; + } + ret = load_xbc_fd(fd, buf, stat.st_size); close(fd); @@ -218,7 +228,8 @@ static int load_xbc_from_initrd(int fd, char **buf) csum = le32toh(csum); /* Wrong size error */ - if (stat.st_size < size + BOOTCONFIG_FOOTER_SIZE) { + if (size > XBC_DATA_MAX || + size > stat.st_size - BOOTCONFIG_FOOTER_SIZE) { pr_err("bootconfig size is too big\n"); return -E2BIG; } From 7812d6dab0698001e50e8c2f901e17da3eb6f429 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:15:34 +0900 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] bootconfig: Fix integer overflow in initrd size check Sashiko reported that in get_boot_config_from_initrd(), a crafted initrd with a huge bootconfig size (such as 0xFFFFFFFF) can cause the pointer arithmetic: data = ((void *)hdr) - size; to wrap around on 32-bit systems (or when pointer subtraction overflows). Because data wraps around, the subsequent bounds check: if ((unsigned long)data < initrd_start) evaluates to false, bypassing the check. The kernel then calls xbc_calc_checksum(data, size), which attempts to read 4GB of memory, hitting unmapped pages and triggering a fatal kernel page fault during early boot. Furthermore, on 64-bit systems with an initrd > 4.29 GB, an unbounded 32-bit size can similarly bypass the initrd_start check. Fix this by: 1. Ensuring the initrd is at least large enough to contain the bootconfig footer and verifying hdr is within the initrd bounds. 2. Checking that size does not exceed XBC_DATA_MAX and does not exceed the available space between initrd_start and hdr before performing pointer subtraction. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/178905333479.213925.1358412668943562406.stgit@devnote2/ Fixes: de462e5f1071 ("bootconfig: Fix to remove bootconfig data from initrd while boot") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Reported-by: Sashiko Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260910010137.EE0431F000FF@smtp.kernel.org/ Assisted-by: Antigravity:gemini-3.8-flash Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) Reviewed-by: Sang-Heon Jeon --- init/main.c | 25 +++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c index 2613d3f9b3ce..16749bb7a219 100644 --- a/init/main.c +++ b/init/main.c @@ -277,7 +277,8 @@ static void * __init get_boot_config_from_initrd(size_t *_size) u8 *hdr; int i; - if (!initrd_end) + if (!initrd_end || initrd_end < initrd_start || + initrd_end - initrd_start < BOOTCONFIG_MAGIC_LEN + 8) return NULL; data = (char *)initrd_end - BOOTCONFIG_MAGIC_LEN; @@ -294,16 +295,26 @@ static void * __init get_boot_config_from_initrd(size_t *_size) found: hdr = (u8 *)(data - 8); + if ((unsigned long)hdr < initrd_start) + return NULL; + size = get_unaligned_le32(hdr); csum = get_unaligned_le32(hdr + 4); - data = ((void *)hdr) - size; - if ((unsigned long)data < initrd_start) { - pr_err("bootconfig size %d is greater than initrd size %ld\n", + if (size > XBC_DATA_MAX) { + pr_err("bootconfig size %u is greater than max size %d\n", + size, XBC_DATA_MAX); + return NULL; + } + + if (size > ((unsigned long)hdr - initrd_start)) { + pr_err("bootconfig size %u is greater than initrd size %lu\n", size, initrd_end - initrd_start); return NULL; } + data = ((void *)hdr) - size; + if (xbc_calc_checksum(data, size) != csum) { pr_err("bootconfig checksum failed\n"); return NULL; @@ -394,12 +405,6 @@ static void __init setup_boot_config(void) return; } - if (size >= XBC_DATA_MAX) { - pr_err("bootconfig size %ld greater than max size %d\n", - (long)size, XBC_DATA_MAX); - return; - } - ret = xbc_init(data, size, &msg, &pos); if (ret < 0) { if (pos < 0)