python-pyasn1/0001-Backport-commit-be353d7.patch
Florence Blanc-Renaud d003c0b5e6 python-pyasn1-0.4.8-7
- Resolves: RHEL-148154
- Fix gating tests (the version for pyasn1-modules is 0.2.8)

Signed-off-by: Florence Blanc-Renaud <flo@redhat.com>
2026-02-13 14:10:24 +01:00

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From eb5017870dd6c96c1994a1b94150237e68edb179 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Florence Blanc-Renaud <flo@redhat.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:18:56 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Backport commit be353d7
Add limit of 20 continuation octets per OID arc to prevent a potential memory
exhaustion from excessive continuation bytes input.
---
pyasn1/codec/ber/decoder.py | 11 ++++++
tests/codec/ber/test_decoder.py | 66 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 77 insertions(+)
diff --git a/pyasn1/codec/ber/decoder.py b/pyasn1/codec/ber/decoder.py
index 5ff485fbeb0cc7d761dd398134cf39a6258a109e..adfd7501a52421748b3143935a0ec95bdd1d42e6 100644
--- a/pyasn1/codec/ber/decoder.py
+++ b/pyasn1/codec/ber/decoder.py
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ LOG = debug.registerLoggee(__name__, flags=debug.DEBUG_DECODER)
noValue = base.noValue
+# Maximum number of continuation octets (high-bit set) allowed per OID arc.
+# 20 octets allows up to 140-bit integers, supporting UUID-based OIDs
+MAX_OID_ARC_CONTINUATION_OCTETS = 20
+
class AbstractDecoder(object):
protoComponent = None
@@ -342,7 +346,14 @@ class ObjectIdentifierDecoder(AbstractSimpleDecoder):
# Construct subid from a number of octets
nextSubId = subId
subId = 0
+ continuationOctetCount = 0
while nextSubId >= 128:
+ continuationOctetCount += 1
+ if continuationOctetCount > MAX_OID_ARC_CONTINUATION_OCTETS:
+ raise error.PyAsn1Error(
+ 'OID arc exceeds maximum continuation octets limit (%d) '
+ 'at position %d' % (MAX_OID_ARC_CONTINUATION_OCTETS, index)
+ )
subId = (subId << 7) + (nextSubId & 0x7F)
if index >= substrateLen:
raise error.SubstrateUnderrunError(
diff --git a/tests/codec/ber/test_decoder.py b/tests/codec/ber/test_decoder.py
index e3b74dfd203923157cb6a26215e9d03c971a5b41..f9bf381b1da339611d974673420248e1a1014421 100644
--- a/tests/codec/ber/test_decoder.py
+++ b/tests/codec/ber/test_decoder.py
@@ -407,6 +407,72 @@ class ObjectIdentifierDecoderTestCase(BaseTestCase):
ints2octs((0x06, 0x13, 0x88, 0x37, 0x83, 0xC6, 0xDF, 0xD4, 0xCC, 0xB3, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFE, 0xF0, 0xB8, 0xD6, 0xB8, 0xCB, 0xE2, 0xB6, 0x47))
) == ((2, 999, 18446744073709551535184467440737095), null)
+ def testExcessiveContinuationOctets(self):
+ """Test that OID arcs with excessive continuation octets are rejected."""
+ # Create a payload with 25 continuation octets (exceeds 20 limit)
+ # 0x81 bytes are continuation octets, 0x01 terminates
+ malicious_payload = bytes([0x06, 26]) + bytes([0x81] * 25) + bytes([0x01])
+ try:
+ decoder.decode(malicious_payload)
+ except PyAsn1Error:
+ pass
+ else:
+ assert 0, 'Excessive continuation octets tolerated'
+
+ def testMaxAllowedContinuationOctets(self):
+ """Test that OID arcs at the maximum continuation octets limit work."""
+ # Create a payload with exactly 20 continuation octets (at limit)
+ # This should succeed
+ payload = bytes([0x06, 21]) + bytes([0x81] * 20) + bytes([0x01])
+ try:
+ decoder.decode(payload)
+ except PyAsn1Error:
+ assert 0, 'Valid OID with 20 continuation octets rejected'
+
+ def testOneOverContinuationLimit(self):
+ """Test boundary: 21 continuation octets (one over limit) is rejected."""
+ payload = bytes([0x06, 22]) + bytes([0x81] * 21) + bytes([0x01])
+ try:
+ decoder.decode(payload)
+ except PyAsn1Error:
+ pass
+ else:
+ assert 0, '21 continuation octets tolerated (should be rejected)'
+
+ def testExcessiveContinuationInSecondArc(self):
+ """Test that limit applies to subsequent arcs, not just the first."""
+ # First arc: valid simple byte (0x55 = 85, decodes to arc 2.5)
+ # Second arc: excessive continuation octets
+ payload = bytes([0x06, 27]) + bytes([0x55]) + bytes([0x81] * 25) + bytes([0x01])
+ try:
+ decoder.decode(payload)
+ except PyAsn1Error:
+ pass
+ else:
+ assert 0, 'Excessive continuation in second arc tolerated'
+
+ def testMultipleArcsAtLimit(self):
+ """Test multiple arcs each at the continuation limit work correctly."""
+ # Two arcs, each with 20 continuation octets (both at limit)
+ arc1 = bytes([0x81] * 20) + bytes([0x01]) # 21 bytes
+ arc2 = bytes([0x81] * 20) + bytes([0x01]) # 21 bytes
+ payload = bytes([0x06, 42]) + arc1 + arc2
+ try:
+ decoder.decode(payload)
+ except PyAsn1Error:
+ assert 0, 'Multiple valid arcs at limit rejected'
+
+ def testExcessiveContinuationWithMaxBytes(self):
+ """Test with 0xFF continuation bytes (maximum value, not just 0x81)."""
+ # 0xFF bytes are also continuation octets (high bit set)
+ malicious_payload = bytes([0x06, 26]) + bytes([0xFF] * 25) + bytes([0x01])
+ try:
+ decoder.decode(malicious_payload)
+ except PyAsn1Error:
+ pass
+ else:
+ assert 0, 'Excessive 0xFF continuation octets tolerated'
+
class RealDecoderTestCase(BaseTestCase):
def testChar(self):
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