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Adjacent vector and high complexity reflect LoRaWAN server control or session-key possession requirement; no confidentiality or availability impact confirmed from description.
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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.
AnalysisAI
Out-of-bounds read in Zephyr RTOS's LoRaWAN clock synchronization service allows a malicious or compromised LoRaWAN application server to corrupt the target device's internal time offset by sending a crafted short AppTimeAns frame. The over-read is bounded by a 255-byte static backing buffer so no crash occurs, and the stray bytes are never transmitted back to the attacker, eliminating any information disclosure. …
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| Exploitation | The LoRaWAN clock synchronization service (CONFIG_LORAWAN_APP_CLOCK_SYNC or equivalent) must be compiled and active on the target Zephyr device. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The provided CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.1 (AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) accurately reflects the constrained real-world risk. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | Apply the upstream fix available in Zephyr commit 3d578067652b12993bca13fb8e07dc45d062d4a5 (https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/commit/3d578067652b12993bca13fb8e07dc45d062d4a5), which adds an explicit guard - if ((len - rx_pos) < (sizeof(int32_t) + sizeof(uint8_t))) return; - before AppTimeAns field reads. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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