[PATCH] USB: serial: safe_serial: fix memory corruption with small endpoint

From: Johan Hovold

Date: Fri May 22 2026 - 10:32:28 EST


Make sure that the bulk-out buffer size is at least eight bytes to avoid
user-controlled slab corruption in "safe" mode should a malicious device
report a smaller size.

Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/usb/serial/safe_serial.c | 11 +++++++++++
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/safe_serial.c b/drivers/usb/serial/safe_serial.c
index 238b54993446..d267a31dcccf 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/safe_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/safe_serial.c
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ static int safe_prepare_write_buffer(struct usb_serial_port *port,
static int safe_startup(struct usb_serial *serial)
{
struct usb_interface_descriptor *desc;
+ int bulk_out_size;

if (serial->dev->descriptor.bDeviceClass != CDC_DEVICE_CLASS)
return -ENODEV;
@@ -279,6 +280,16 @@ static int safe_startup(struct usb_serial *serial)
default:
return -EINVAL;
}
+
+ /*
+ * The bulk-out buffer needs to be large enough for the two-byte
+ * trailer in safe mode, but assume anything smaller than eight bytes
+ * is broken.
+ */
+ bulk_out_size = serial->port[0]->bulk_out_size;
+ if (bulk_out_size > 0 && bulk_out_size < 8)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
return 0;
}

--
2.53.0