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CVE-2026-13479: bounds in zephyrproject zephyr

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-13479cvecve-2026-13479
Published: 08/26/2026 (08/26/2026, 14:03:47 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: zephyrproject
Product: zephyr

Description

The LoRaWAN application-layer clock-synchronization service parses downlinks in clock_sync_package_callback() (subsys/lorawan/services/clock_sync.c). Its command loop only guarantees that the one-byte command id is in bounds; for the CLOCK_SYNC_CMD_APP_TIME (AppTimeAns) command the handler then reads a 4-byte time correction via sys_get_le32() plus a 1-byte token without checking that 5 bytes remain in the receive buffer (len - rx_pos). A short or crafted AppTimeAns therefore reads up to 5 bytes past the end of the decrypted payload. The payload (rx_buf/len) is the decrypted application frame delivered to the registered downlink callback (mcps_indication->Buffer/BufferSize). Reaching the handler requires a frame on the clock-sync port that passes LoRaWAN's MAC integrity check and FRMPayload decryption, so the practical attacker is a malicious or compromised network/application server (the designated sender of AppTimeAns) or a party holding the session keys, rather than an arbitrary radio listener. The over-read is bounded: the backing store is a fixed 255-byte static buffer, so the few stray bytes do not fault, and the read values (time_correction, token) are used only internally and never transmitted, so there is no disclosure to the attacker and no crash. The sole effect is that a stale token matching ctx.req_token can apply a garbage time_correction to the device's own clock offset (ctx.time_offset), a minor integrity impact confined to the victim's time estimate. The fix adds an explicit length check that drops a too-short AppTimeAns. Note the sibling one-byte reads in the periodicity and force-resync handlers remain unguarded with the same negligible impact.

CVSS v3.1

Score 3.1low

Attack Vector
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected software

GitHub Actionsmore threats →cve
zephyr
pkg:github/zephyr
Affected versions
>=3.3.0 <4.4.2

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
zephyr
Date Reserved
2026-06-27T13:33:55.407Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a8ef6f6acd9273b49fd636b

Added to database: 08/26/2026, 14:23:50 UTC

Last updated: 08/26/2026, 15:23:57 UTC

Views: 5

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