FAILED: patch "[PATCH] smb: client: fix OOB read/write from unvalidated DataOffset" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree

The patch below does not apply to the 5.15-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit id to <[email protected]>.

To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:

git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-5.15.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x 6343c1da561962688f203362d80d6a3bfa39fa1b
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<[email protected]>' --in-reply-to '2026090304-transform-headgear-e784@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 5.15.y' 'HEAD^..'

Possible dependencies:

thanks,

greg k-h

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

From 6343c1da561962688f203362d80d6a3bfa39fa1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Frank Sorenson <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:41:26 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] smb: client: fix OOB read/write from unvalidated DataOffset
in coalesce_t2()

coalesce_t2() computes data pointers directly from server-supplied DataOffset fields with no validation against buffer bounds:

  data_area_of_tgt = (char *)&pSMBt->hdr.Protocol +
                     get_unaligned_le16(&pSMBt->t2_rsp.DataOffset);
  data_area_of_src = (char *)&pSMBs->hdr.Protocol +
                     get_unaligned_le16(&pSMBs->t2_rsp.DataOffset);
  data_area_of_tgt += total_in_tgt;
  ...
  memcpy(data_area_of_tgt, data_area_of_src, total_in_src);

A small DataOffset can push a pointer below the actual byte area, overwriting header fields; a large one can push it past the buffer end, causing out-of-bounds heap reads (source) or writes (target). The BCC overflow guard does not prevent this: BCC reflects how much data is present, while DataOffset controls where in the buffer it starts.

The "validate target area" comment present since the function was first written in 2005 was a placeholder that was never implemented.

Add lower- and upper-bound checks for both data pointers before the memcpy, and before any target header fields are modified.

index 966f2cf83a51..66daa5a37e4a 100644
@@ -375,12 +375,31 @@ coalesce_t2(char *second_buf, struct smb_hdr *target_hdr, unsigned int *pdu_len)
 	data_area_of_tgt = (char *)&pSMBt->hdr.Protocol +
 				get_unaligned_le16(&pSMBt->t2_rsp.DataOffset);
 
-	/* validate target area */
 	data_area_of_src = (char *)&pSMBs->hdr.Protocol +
 				get_unaligned_le16(&pSMBs->t2_rsp.DataOffset);
 
 	data_area_of_tgt += total_in_tgt;
 
+	/*
+	 * DataOffset fields are server-supplied and not validated against
+	 * buffer bounds; check both data pointers before mutating the
+	 * target header.
+	 */
+	if (data_area_of_tgt < (char *)target_hdr +
+				sizeof(struct smb_t2_rsp) + sizeof(__le16) ||
+	    data_area_of_tgt + total_in_src >
+	    (char *)target_hdr + CIFSMaxBufSize + MAX_CIFS_HDR_SIZE) {
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "%s: target data area out of bounds\n", __func__);
+		return -EPROTO;
+	}
+	if (data_area_of_src < second_buf +
+				sizeof(struct smb_t2_rsp) + sizeof(__le16) ||
+	    data_area_of_src + total_in_src >
+	    second_buf + smbCalcSize((struct smb_hdr *)second_buf)) {
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "%s: secondary data area out of bounds\n", __func__);
+		return -EPROTO;
+	}
+
 	total_in_tgt += total_in_src;
 	/* is the result too big for the field? */
 	if (total_in_tgt > USHRT_MAX) {

From: Frank Sorenson <[email protected]>

[ Upstream commit 6343c1da561962688f203362d80d6a3bfa39fa1b ]

coalesce_t2() computes data pointers directly from server-supplied DataOffset fields with no validation against buffer bounds:

  data_area_of_tgt = (char *)&pSMBt->hdr.Protocol +
                     get_unaligned_le16(&pSMBt->t2_rsp.DataOffset);
  data_area_of_src = (char *)&pSMBs->hdr.Protocol +
                     get_unaligned_le16(&pSMBs->t2_rsp.DataOffset);
  data_area_of_tgt += total_in_tgt;
  ...
  memcpy(data_area_of_tgt, data_area_of_src, total_in_src);

A small DataOffset can push a pointer below the actual byte area, overwriting header fields; a large one can push it past the buffer end, causing out-of-bounds heap reads (source) or writes (target). The BCC overflow guard does not prevent this: BCC reflects how much data is present, while DataOffset controls where in the buffer it starts.

The "validate target area" comment present since the function was first written in 2005 was a placeholder that was never implemented.

Add lower- and upper-bound checks for both data pointers before the memcpy, and before any target header fields are modified.

---
 fs/cifs/smb1ops.c | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

index 41e468d06b5b0..55aa58460dff8 100644
@@ -319,12 +319,31 @@ coalesce_t2(char *second_buf, struct smb_hdr *target_hdr)
 	data_area_of_tgt = (char *)&pSMBt->hdr.Protocol +
 				get_unaligned_le16(&pSMBt->t2_rsp.DataOffset);
 
-	/* validate target area */
 	data_area_of_src = (char *)&pSMBs->hdr.Protocol +
 				get_unaligned_le16(&pSMBs->t2_rsp.DataOffset);
 
 	data_area_of_tgt += total_in_tgt;
 
+	/*
+	 * DataOffset fields are server-supplied and not validated against
+	 * buffer bounds; check both data pointers before mutating the
+	 * target header.
+	 */
+	if (data_area_of_tgt < (char *)target_hdr +
+				sizeof(struct smb_t2_rsp) + sizeof(__le16) ||
+	    data_area_of_tgt + total_in_src >
+	    (char *)target_hdr + CIFSMaxBufSize + MAX_CIFS_HDR_SIZE) {
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "%s: target data area out of bounds\n", __func__);
+		return -EPROTO;
+	}
+	if (data_area_of_src < second_buf +
+				sizeof(struct smb_t2_rsp) + sizeof(__le16) ||
+	    data_area_of_src + total_in_src >
+	    second_buf + smbCalcSize((struct smb_hdr *)second_buf)) {
+		cifs_dbg(VFS, "%s: secondary data area out of bounds\n", __func__);
+		return -EPROTO;
+	}
+
 	total_in_tgt += total_in_src;
 	/* is the result too big for the field? */
 	if (total_in_tgt > USHRT_MAX) {

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