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Missing length checks of net_buf in rfcomm_handle_data

Moderate
ceolin published GHSA-7833-fcpm-3ggm Sep 13, 2024

Package

zephyr (zephyr)

Affected versions

<=3.6

Patched versions

None

Description

Summary

In rfcomm_handle_data in subsys/bluetooth/host/rfcomm.c, the buf->len is not verified, leading to undefined behavior in the subsequent net_buf_pull_u8(buf) operation.

Details

The function rfcomm_handle_data is called from rfcomm_recv.

Although there is an initial check to ensure buf->len is larger than sizeof(*hdr) + 1:

	if (buf->len < (sizeof(*hdr) + 1)) {
		BT_ERR("Too small RFCOMM Frame");
		return 0;
	}

there are no additional checks on the remaining size of buf.

If buf is exactly sizeof(*hdr) + 1, it will cause a crash in executing net_buf_pull_u8(buf) in the following code within rfcomm_handle_data:

	if (pf == BT_RFCOMM_PF_UIH_CREDIT) {
		rfcomm_dlc_tx_give_credits(dlc, net_buf_pull_u8(buf));
	}

I believe there should be proper length check of buf.

PoC

buf given to rfcomm_recv could be like ff ff 0a 30.

Impact

Result of exploitation could lead to instability (i.e., crash) or denial of service attacks.

Patches

main: #74640

For more information

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embargo: 2024-09-05

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Adjacent
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

CVE ID

CVE-2024-6258

Weaknesses

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Learn more on MITRE.

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Learn more on MITRE.

Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)

The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result. Learn more on MITRE.

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