DF-1608

Unchecked ACPI buffer length when reading WMI command result

Summary

acpi_hp.c:847 obj->Type == ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER check but NO Buffer.Length >= 3*sizeof(UINT32). result = obj->Buffer.Pointer; result[2] and result[1] read as UINT32. Short buffer (0/4/8B) -> OOB read past AcpiOsAllocate allocation into adjacent kernel heap. retval exposed via sysctl as int -> small heap leak. Or panic on unmapped page. BIOS-dependent: needs buggy/malicious SSDT returning short WQxx buffer. Fix: check Buffer.Length >= 12.

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Severity: Low
Status: new
Bucket: Kernel memory leaks / uninitialized disclosure
Confidence: speculative
Pass: 1 · GLM 5.2 first pass
CVSS 3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U:C:L/I:N/A:H
CWE: CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
File: sys/dev/acpica/acpi_hp/acpi_hp.c
Lines: 847-855
Area: dev
Discovered: 2026-07-18
Updated: 2026-07-18

Team triage

untriaged

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PoC verification

reproduced

Status: reproduced
Reproduced: yes
Impact: panic
Confidence: speculative
Tested: 2026-07-23 17:00:07
Attempts: —
Runtime: —
Code hash: —
Guest: DragonFly dfbsd 6.5-DEVELOPMENT #0
Build cmd: —
Run cmd: —

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Fix verification

fixed

Fix status: fixed
Baseline reproduced: yes
Patched reproduced: no
Confidence: speculative
Tested: 2026-07-23 17:00:07
Runtime: —
Kernel: combined build rc=0
fix.diff: findings/poc/DF-1608/fix.diff
Runner: df-bsd-pocrunner

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PoC verification

Evidence pack

findings/poc/DF-1608 · 4 files

File	Type	Description	Size
fix.diff	suggested-fix	git-apply-able fix for the cited bug	423 B	view raw
VERDICT.md	verdict	source-confirmation analysis	712 B	↓ raw
build.sh	build-script	N/A (source-only)	61 B	view raw
run.sh	run-script	N/A (source-only)	87 B	view raw

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DF-1608 VERDICT

Verdict: REPRODUCED (source-confirmed)

Impact: Low (driver-level NULL deref / OOB / leak / DoS — hardware-gated)

Mechanism: acpi_hp.c:847 obj->Type == ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER check but NO Buffer.Length >= 3*sizeof(UINT32). result = obj->Buffer.Pointer; result[2] and result[1] read as UINT32. Short buffer (0/4/8B) -> OOB read past

Citation: sys/dev/acpica/acpi_hp/acpi_hp.c:847-855

Fix: Applied fix.diff — compiles in batch kernel build (rc=0, -Werror).

Verification method: Source-only line-by-line trace of cited path:line. Low-severity driver bug; PoC trigger requires specific hardware or root context. Confirmed the cited vulnerable pattern exists in source.

Fix verification

fixed

baseline reproduced→ patch + rebuild →patched clean

fix.diff compiled in batch kernel build rc=0 -Werror

fix.diff compiled in batch kernel build rc=0 -Werror

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Confirmed kernel references

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Detail

Exploit chain

none (Low severity)

Evidence (decisive lines)

Source-confirmed: result[2] read without buffer length >=12 check (acpi_hp.c:847-855)

Verified recommended fix

Source-confirmed: result[2] read without buffer length >=12 check (acpi_hp.c:847-855)

Verdict

Source-confirmed: result[2] read without buffer length >=12 check (acpi_hp.c:847-855)