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authorScott Mansell <phiren@gmail.com>2026-07-21 14:58:38 +1200
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2026-07-21 14:58:38 +1200
commit00626b263f2b654b0ce857742811f4efbf861df6 (patch)
tree780b6426ede4df415900b5258dc80de7d4dfa317
parentb24783f84d4d4ecb4abf67a5d36e1eedbd840644 (diff)
parent49453c045c3463a43a604b57a8abcff61063d8ad (diff)
Merge pull request #14744 from acts-1631/security/elf-reader-bounds
Core/Boot: validate standalone ELF input ranges
-rw-r--r--Source/Core/Core/Boot/ElfReader.cpp119
-rw-r--r--Source/Core/Core/Boot/ElfReader.h22
2 files changed, 112 insertions, 29 deletions
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Boot/ElfReader.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Boot/ElfReader.cpp
index f667387ab3..8cdc1770a5 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Boot/ElfReader.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Boot/ElfReader.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
#include "Core/Boot/ElfReader.h"
+#include <cstring>
#include <string>
#include <utility>
@@ -70,62 +71,113 @@ static void byteswapSection(Elf32_Shdr& sec)
ElfReader::ElfReader(std::vector<u8> buffer) : BootExecutableReader(std::move(buffer))
{
- Initialize(m_bytes.data());
+ m_is_valid = Initialize();
}
ElfReader::ElfReader(File::IOFile file) : BootExecutableReader(std::move(file))
{
- Initialize(m_bytes.data());
+ m_is_valid = Initialize();
}
ElfReader::ElfReader(const std::string& filename) : BootExecutableReader(filename)
{
- Initialize(m_bytes.data());
+ m_is_valid = Initialize();
}
ElfReader::~ElfReader() = default;
-void ElfReader::Initialize(u8* ptr)
+bool ElfReader::Initialize()
{
- base = (char*)ptr;
- base32 = (u32*)ptr;
- header = (Elf32_Ehdr*)ptr;
+ if (m_bytes.size() < sizeof(Elf32_Ehdr))
+ {
+ ERROR_LOG_FMT(BOOT, "ELF file is too small.");
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ base = reinterpret_cast<char*>(m_bytes.data());
+ base32 = reinterpret_cast<u32*>(m_bytes.data());
+ header = reinterpret_cast<Elf32_Ehdr*>(m_bytes.data());
+ if (header->e_ident[EI_MAG0] != ELFMAG0 || header->e_ident[EI_MAG1] != ELFMAG1 ||
+ header->e_ident[EI_MAG2] != ELFMAG2 || header->e_ident[EI_MAG3] != ELFMAG3 ||
+ header->e_ident[EI_CLASS] != ELFCLASS32 || header->e_ident[EI_DATA] != ELFDATA2MSB)
+ {
+ ERROR_LOG_FMT(BOOT, "Invalid ELF header.");
+ return false;
+ }
+
byteswapHeader(*header);
- segments = (Elf32_Phdr*)(base + header->e_phoff);
- sections = (Elf32_Shdr*)(base + header->e_shoff);
+ const auto is_range_valid = [this](size_t offset, size_t size) {
+ return offset <= m_bytes.size() && size <= m_bytes.size() - offset;
+ };
+ if (header->e_ehsize != sizeof(Elf32_Ehdr) ||
+ (header->e_phnum != 0 && header->e_phentsize != sizeof(Elf32_Phdr)) ||
+ (header->e_shnum != 0 && header->e_shentsize != sizeof(Elf32_Shdr)) ||
+ !is_range_valid(header->e_phoff, sizeof(Elf32_Phdr) * header->e_phnum) ||
+ !is_range_valid(header->e_shoff, sizeof(Elf32_Shdr) * header->e_shnum) ||
+ (header->e_shstrndx != SHN_UNDEF && header->e_shstrndx >= header->e_shnum))
+ {
+ ERROR_LOG_FMT(BOOT, "Invalid ELF header table.");
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ segments = reinterpret_cast<Elf32_Phdr*>(base + header->e_phoff);
+ sections = reinterpret_cast<Elf32_Shdr*>(base + header->e_shoff);
for (int i = 0; i < GetNumSegments(); i++)
{
byteswapSegment(segments[i]);
+ if (!is_range_valid(segments[i].p_offset, segments[i].p_filesz) ||
+ segments[i].p_filesz > segments[i].p_memsz)
+ {
+ ERROR_LOG_FMT(BOOT, "Invalid ELF program header {}.", i);
+ return false;
+ }
}
for (int i = 0; i < GetNumSections(); i++)
{
byteswapSection(sections[i]);
+ if (sections[i].sh_type != SHT_NOBITS &&
+ !is_range_valid(sections[i].sh_offset, sections[i].sh_size))
+ {
+ ERROR_LOG_FMT(BOOT, "Invalid ELF section header {}.", i);
+ return false;
+ }
}
entryPoint = header->e_entry;
bRelocate = (header->e_type != ET_EXEC);
+ return true;
}
const char* ElfReader::GetSectionName(int section) const
{
- if (sections[section].sh_type == SHT_NULL)
+ if (!m_is_valid || section < 0 || section >= header->e_shnum ||
+ sections[section].sh_type == SHT_NULL)
+ {
return nullptr;
+ }
- int nameOffset = sections[section].sh_name;
- char* ptr = (char*)GetSectionDataPtr(header->e_shstrndx);
+ const Elf32_Shdr& string_section = sections[header->e_shstrndx];
+ const size_t name_offset = sections[section].sh_name;
+ const char* const ptr = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(GetSectionDataPtr(header->e_shstrndx));
- if (ptr)
- return ptr + nameOffset;
- else
+ if (!ptr || name_offset >= string_section.sh_size ||
+ !std::memchr(ptr + name_offset, '\0', string_section.sh_size - name_offset))
+ {
return nullptr;
+ }
+
+ return ptr + name_offset;
}
// This is just a simple elf loader, good enough to load elfs generated by devkitPPC
bool ElfReader::LoadIntoMemory(Core::System& system, bool only_in_mem1) const
{
+ if (!m_is_valid)
+ return false;
+
INFO_LOG_FMT(BOOT, "String section: {}", header->e_shstrndx);
if (bRelocate)
@@ -183,15 +235,36 @@ SectionID ElfReader::GetSectionByName(const char* name, int firstSection) const
bool ElfReader::LoadSymbols(const Core::CPUThreadGuard& guard, PPCSymbolDB& ppc_symbol_db,
const std::string& filename) const
{
+ if (!m_is_valid)
+ return false;
+
bool hasSymbols = false;
SectionID sec = GetSectionByName(".symtab");
if (sec != -1)
{
- int stringSection = sections[sec].sh_link;
- const char* stringBase = (const char*)GetSectionDataPtr(stringSection);
+ const u32 string_section_index = sections[sec].sh_link;
+ if (string_section_index >= header->e_shnum)
+ {
+ ERROR_LOG_FMT(BOOT, "Invalid ELF symbol string table.");
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ const Elf32_Shdr& string_section = sections[string_section_index];
+ const char* stringBase = (const char*)GetSectionDataPtr(string_section_index);
+ if (!stringBase)
+ {
+ ERROR_LOG_FMT(BOOT, "ELF symbol string table has no data.");
+ return false;
+ }
// We have a symbol table!
Elf32_Sym* symtab = (Elf32_Sym*)(GetSectionDataPtr(sec));
+ if (!symtab)
+ {
+ ERROR_LOG_FMT(BOOT, "ELF symbol table has no data.");
+ return false;
+ }
+
int numSymbols = sections[sec].sh_size / sizeof(Elf32_Sym);
for (int sym = 0; sym < numSymbols; sym++)
{
@@ -203,7 +276,14 @@ bool ElfReader::LoadSymbols(const Core::CPUThreadGuard& guard, PPCSymbolDB& ppc_
int type = symtab[sym].st_info & 0xF;
int sectionIndex = Common::swap16(symtab[sym].st_shndx);
int value = Common::swap32(symtab[sym].st_value);
- const char* name = stringBase + Common::swap32(symtab[sym].st_name);
+ const size_t name_offset = Common::swap32(symtab[sym].st_name);
+ if (name_offset >= string_section.sh_size ||
+ !std::memchr(stringBase + name_offset, '\0', string_section.sh_size - name_offset))
+ {
+ ERROR_LOG_FMT(BOOT, "Invalid ELF symbol name {}.", sym);
+ return false;
+ }
+ const char* name = stringBase + name_offset;
if (bRelocate)
value += sectionAddrs[sectionIndex];
@@ -229,6 +309,9 @@ bool ElfReader::LoadSymbols(const Core::CPUThreadGuard& guard, PPCSymbolDB& ppc_
bool ElfReader::IsWii() const
{
+ if (!m_is_valid)
+ return false;
+
// Use the same method as the DOL loader uses: search for mfspr from HID4,
// which should only be used in Wii ELFs.
//
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Boot/ElfReader.h b/Source/Core/Core/Boot/ElfReader.h
index 83fd878012..cb6c895496 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Boot/ElfReader.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Boot/ElfReader.h
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ public:
bool LoadIntoMemory(Core::System& system, bool only_in_mem1 = false) const override;
bool LoadSymbols(const Core::CPUThreadGuard& guard, PPCSymbolDB& ppc_symbol_db,
const std::string& filename) const override;
- // TODO: actually check for validity.
- bool IsValid() const override { return true; }
+ bool IsValid() const override { return m_is_valid; }
bool IsWii() const override;
int GetNumSegments() const { return (int)(header->e_phnum); }
@@ -65,16 +64,17 @@ public:
bool DidRelocate() const { return bRelocate; }
private:
- void Initialize(u8* bytes);
+ bool Initialize();
- char* base;
- u32* base32;
+ char* base = nullptr;
+ u32* base32 = nullptr;
- Elf32_Ehdr* header;
- Elf32_Phdr* segments;
- Elf32_Shdr* sections;
+ Elf32_Ehdr* header = nullptr;
+ Elf32_Phdr* segments = nullptr;
+ Elf32_Shdr* sections = nullptr;
- u32* sectionAddrs;
- bool bRelocate;
- u32 entryPoint;
+ u32* sectionAddrs = nullptr;
+ bool bRelocate = false;
+ u32 entryPoint = 0;
+ bool m_is_valid = false;
};