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CVE-2026-13480: bounds in zephyrproject zephyr

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-13480cvecve-2026-13480
Published: 08/26/2026 (08/26/2026, 14:03:48 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: zephyrproject
Product: zephyr

Description

The LoRaWAN TS004 Fragmented Data Block Transport handler frag_transport_package_callback() in subsys/lorawan/services/frag_transport.c parses downlink command bytes without validating that enough payload bytes remain before each access. The loop's only bound is rx_pos < len; after consuming the one-byte command id the handler cast rx_buf + rx_pos to a 10-byte struct frag_transport_setup_req, and for a DATA_FRAGMENT command passed &rx_buf[rx_pos] to the fragment decoder, which reads exactly ctx.frag_size bytes — with no remaining-length check in either case. The fragment size is attacker-chosen in a preceding FRAG_SESSION_SETUP command (ctx.frag_size = req->frag_size, capped at CONFIG_LORAWAN_FRAG_TRANSPORT_MAX_FRAG_SIZE, default 232). rx_buf aliases the 255-byte static MacCtx.RxPayload buffer in the loramac-node MAC layer, while len is the actual decrypted payload length. By padding a downlink with mismatched-index DATA_FRAGMENT filler commands (each advancing rx_pos by three bytes without producing an answer) and appending one matching-index fragment near the end of the payload, an attacker can make the decoder read up to roughly frag_size bytes past the end of RxPayload, copying adjacent static memory into the decoder buffers and the FUOTA flash image. The handler runs only on downlinks that have already passed the LoRaWAN frame MIC and FRMPayload decryption, so the defect is reachable only by a party holding the device's session keys (the FUOTA server or an attacker who has compromised those keys). The out-of-bounds bytes are never returned to the sender — the only uplink emitted is a status answer carrying fragment counts — so there is no direct disclosure channel, and on typical flat-memory LoRaWAN MCUs the over-read stays within mapped memory, making a crash unlikely. The impact is therefore a bounded out-of-bounds read with limited confidentiality consequence and no write or control-flow primitive. The fix adds remaining-length guards before each access.

CVSS v3.1

Score 3.1low

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

Affected software

GitHub Actionsmore threats →cve
zephyr
pkg:github/zephyr
Affected versions
>=3.7.0 <4.4.2

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
zephyr
Date Reserved
2026-06-27T13:33:56.478Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a8ef6f6acd9273b49fd636d

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

Last updated: 08/26/2026, 15:23:53 UTC

Views: 5

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