[PATCH v8 08/13] lib/bootconfig: validate child node index in xbc_verify_tree()

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Josh Law <hidden>
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2026-03-18 15:59:32
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Josh Law, 2026-03-18
xbc_verify_tree() validates that each node's next index is within
bounds, but does not check the child index.  Add the same bounds
check for the child field.

Without this check, a corrupt bootconfig that passes next-index
validation could still trigger an out-of-bounds memory access via an
invalid child index when xbc_node_get_child() is called during tree
traversal at boot time.

Signed-off-by: Josh Law <redacted>
---
 lib/bootconfig.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/lib/bootconfig.c b/lib/bootconfig.c
index d7e2395b7e83..1adf592cc038 100644
--- a/lib/bootconfig.c
+++ b/lib/bootconfig.c
@@ -823,6 +823,10 @@ static int __init xbc_verify_tree(void)
 			return xbc_parse_error("No closing brace",
 				xbc_node_get_data(xbc_nodes + i));
 		}
+		if (xbc_nodes[i].child >= xbc_node_num) {
+			return xbc_parse_error("Broken child node",
+				xbc_node_get_data(xbc_nodes + i));
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Key tree limitation check */
-- 
2.34.1
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