fix: upstream security and robustness fixes (MACThenDecrypt alignment, CLI buffer, packet pool, raw data paths, ESP32 time after reset, Bosch sensor address)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp

@@ -2065,16 +2065,20 @@ void MyMesh::handleCmdFrame(size_t len) {
 #endif
   } else if (cmd_frame[0] == CMD_SEND_RAW_DATA && len >= 6) {
     int i = 1;
-    int8_t path_len = cmd_frame[i++];
+    uint8_t path_len = cmd_frame[i++];   // encoded: hash size in the top bits (upstream 0cce9197 / 67d6d42a)
-    if (path_len >= 0 && i + path_len + 4 <= len) { // minimum 4 byte payload
+    if (mesh::Packet::isValidPathLen(path_len)) {
-      uint8_t *path = &cmd_frame[i];
+      uint8_t path[MAX_PATH_SIZE];
-      i += path_len;
+      i += mesh::Packet::writePath(path, &cmd_frame[i], path_len);
-      auto pkt = createRawData(&cmd_frame[i], len - i);
+      if (i + 4 > len) {  // min payload 4 bytes
-      if (pkt) {
+        writeErrFrame(ERR_CODE_ILLEGAL_ARG);
-        sendDirect(pkt, path, path_len);
-        writeOKFrame();
       } else {
-        writeErrFrame(ERR_CODE_TABLE_FULL);
+        auto pkt = createRawData(&cmd_frame[i], len - i);
+        if (pkt) {
+          sendDirect(pkt, path, path_len);
+          writeOKFrame();
+        } else {
+          writeErrFrame(ERR_CODE_TABLE_FULL);
+        }
       }
     } else {
       writeErrFrame(ERR_CODE_UNSUPPORTED_CMD); // flood, not supported (yet)
@@ -2634,6 +2638,13 @@ void MyMesh::enterCLIRescue() {
 
 void MyMesh::checkCLIRescueCmd() {
   int len = strlen(cli_command);
+  // `cli_command` must stay NUL-terminated within its bounds. If it ever isn't,
+  // strlen() above can return >= sizeof(cli_command) and the loop below would
+  // then index past the buffer, so clamp defensively.
+  if (len >= (int)sizeof(cli_command)) {
+    cli_command[0] = 0;
+    len = 0;
+  }
   while (Serial.available() && len < sizeof(cli_command)-1) {
     char c = Serial.read();
     if (c != '\n') {
@@ -2642,8 +2653,9 @@ void MyMesh::checkCLIRescueCmd() {
     }
     Serial.print(c);  // echo
   }
-  if (len == sizeof(cli_command)-1) {  // command buffer full
+  if (len == sizeof(cli_command)-1) {  // buffer full: treat as a completed line
-    cli_command[sizeof(cli_command)-1] = '\r';
+    cli_command[sizeof(cli_command)-2] = '\r';  // place end-of-line marker inside the buffer
+    cli_command[sizeof(cli_command)-1] = 0;     // keep the buffer NUL-terminated
   }
 
   if (len > 0 && cli_command[len - 1] == '\r') {  // received complete line

examples/simple_repeater/main.cpp

@@ -204,6 +204,13 @@ void setup() {
 void loop() {
   // Handle Serial CLI
   int len = strlen(command);
+  // `command` must stay NUL-terminated within its bounds. If it ever isn't,
+  // strlen() above can return >= sizeof(command) and the loop below would then
+  // index past the buffer, so clamp defensively.
+  if (len >= (int)sizeof(command)) {
+    command[0] = 0;
+    len = 0;
+  }
   while (Serial.available() && len < sizeof(command)-1) {
     char c = Serial.read();
     if (c != '\n') {
@@ -213,8 +220,9 @@ void loop() {
     }
     if (c == '\r') break;
   }
-  if (len == sizeof(command)-1) {  // command buffer full
+  if (len == sizeof(command)-1) {  // buffer full: treat as a completed line
-    command[sizeof(command)-1] = '\r';
+    command[sizeof(command)-2] = '\r';  // place end-of-line marker inside the buffer
+    command[sizeof(command)-1] = 0;     // keep the buffer NUL-terminated
   }
 
   if (len > 0 && command[len - 1] == '\r') {  // received complete line

examples/simple_room_server/main.cpp

@@ -142,6 +142,13 @@ void setup() {
 
 void loop() {
   int len = strlen(command);
+  // `command` must stay NUL-terminated within its bounds. If it ever isn't,
+  // strlen() above can return >= sizeof(command) and the loop below would then
+  // index past the buffer, so clamp defensively.
+  if (len >= (int)sizeof(command)) {
+    command[0] = 0;
+    len = 0;
+  }
   while (Serial.available() && len < sizeof(command)-1) {
     char c = Serial.read();
     if (c != '\n') {
@@ -150,8 +157,9 @@ void loop() {
     }
     Serial.print(c);
   }
-  if (len == sizeof(command)-1) {  // command buffer full
+  if (len == sizeof(command)-1) {  // buffer full: treat as a completed line
-    command[sizeof(command)-1] = '\r';
+    command[sizeof(command)-2] = '\r';  // place end-of-line marker inside the buffer
+    command[sizeof(command)-1] = 0;     // keep the buffer NUL-terminated
   }
 
   if (len > 0 && command[len - 1] == '\r') {  // received complete line

examples/simple_secure_chat/main.cpp

@@ -529,6 +529,13 @@ public:
     BaseChatMesh::loop();
 
     int len = strlen(command);
+    // `command` must stay NUL-terminated within its bounds. If it ever isn't,
+    // strlen() above can return >= sizeof(command) and the loop below would then
+    // index past the buffer, so clamp defensively.
+    if (len >= (int)sizeof(command)) {
+      command[0] = 0;
+      len = 0;
+    }
     while (Serial.available() && len < sizeof(command)-1) {
       char c = Serial.read();
       if (c != '\n') { 
@@ -537,8 +544,9 @@ public:
       }
       Serial.print(c);
     }
-    if (len == sizeof(command)-1) {  // command buffer full
+    if (len == sizeof(command)-1) {  // buffer full: treat as a completed line
-      command[sizeof(command)-1] = '\r';
+      command[sizeof(command)-2] = '\r';  // place end-of-line marker inside the buffer
+      command[sizeof(command)-1] = 0;     // keep the buffer NUL-terminated
     }
 
     if (len > 0 && command[len - 1] == '\r') {  // received complete line

examples/simple_sensor/main.cpp

@@ -122,6 +122,13 @@ void setup() {
 
 void loop() {
   int len = strlen(command);
+  // `command` must stay NUL-terminated within its bounds. If it ever isn't,
+  // strlen() above can return >= sizeof(command) and the loop below would then
+  // index past the buffer, so clamp defensively.
+  if (len >= (int)sizeof(command)) {
+    command[0] = 0;
+    len = 0;
+  }
   while (Serial.available() && len < sizeof(command)-1) {
     char c = Serial.read();
     if (c != '\n') {
@@ -130,8 +137,9 @@ void loop() {
     }
     Serial.print(c);
   }
-  if (len == sizeof(command)-1) {  // command buffer full
+  if (len == sizeof(command)-1) {  // buffer full: treat as a completed line
-    command[sizeof(command)-1] = '\r';
+    command[sizeof(command)-2] = '\r';  // place end-of-line marker inside the buffer
+    command[sizeof(command)-1] = 0;     // keep the buffer NUL-terminated
   }
 
   if (len > 0 && command[len - 1] == '\r') {  // received complete line

src/Utils.cpp

@@ -147,13 +147,18 @@ int Utils::encryptThenMAC(const uint8_t* shared_secret, uint8_t* dest, const uin
 int Utils::MACThenDecrypt(const uint8_t* shared_secret, uint8_t* dest, const uint8_t* src, int src_len) {
   if (src_len <= CIPHER_MAC_SIZE) return 0;  // invalid src bytes
 
+  // decrypt() works in whole blocks: an unaligned length would write past
+  // the caller's buffer (upstream 9c9a2ba2 / b74ba545).
+  int enc_len = src_len - CIPHER_MAC_SIZE;
+  if (enc_len % CIPHER_BLOCK_SIZE != 0) return 0;  // reject non-block-aligned ciphertext
+
   uint8_t hmac[CIPHER_MAC_SIZE];
 #ifdef USE_CC310_HW_CRYPTO
   {
     static CRYS_HMACUserContext_t hmac_ctx;
     static CRYS_HASH_Result_t hmac_result;
     CRYS_HMAC_Init(&hmac_ctx, CRYS_HASH_SHA256_mode, (uint8_t*)shared_secret, PUB_KEY_SIZE);
-    CRYS_HMAC_Update(&hmac_ctx, (uint8_t*)(src + CIPHER_MAC_SIZE), src_len - CIPHER_MAC_SIZE);
+    CRYS_HMAC_Update(&hmac_ctx, (uint8_t*)(src + CIPHER_MAC_SIZE), enc_len);
     CRYS_HMAC_Finish(&hmac_ctx, hmac_result);
     memcpy(hmac, hmac_result, CIPHER_MAC_SIZE);
   }
@@ -161,12 +166,12 @@ int Utils::MACThenDecrypt(const uint8_t* shared_secret, uint8_t* dest, const uin
   {
     SHA256 sha;
     sha.resetHMAC(shared_secret, PUB_KEY_SIZE);
-    sha.update(src + CIPHER_MAC_SIZE, src_len - CIPHER_MAC_SIZE);
+    sha.update(src + CIPHER_MAC_SIZE, enc_len);
     sha.finalizeHMAC(shared_secret, PUB_KEY_SIZE, hmac, CIPHER_MAC_SIZE);
   }
 #endif
   if (memcmp(hmac, src, CIPHER_MAC_SIZE) == 0) {
-    return decrypt(shared_secret, dest, src + CIPHER_MAC_SIZE, src_len - CIPHER_MAC_SIZE);
+    return decrypt(shared_secret, dest, src + CIPHER_MAC_SIZE, enc_len);
   }
   return 0; // invalid HMAC
 }

src/Utils.h

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public:
 
   /**
    * \brief  checks the MAC (in leading bytes of 'src'), then if valid, decrypts remaining bytes in src.
-   * \returns  zero if MAC is invalid, otherwise the length of decrypted bytes in 'dest'
+   * \returns  zero if MAC is invalid or ciphertext is not block-aligned, otherwise the length of decrypted bytes in 'dest'
   */
   static int MACThenDecrypt(const uint8_t* shared_secret, uint8_t* dest, const uint8_t* src, int src_len);
 

src/helpers/ESP32Board.h

@@ -197,19 +197,30 @@ public:
   }
 };
 
+static RTC_NOINIT_ATTR uint32_t _rtc_backup_time;
+static RTC_NOINIT_ATTR uint32_t _rtc_backup_magic;
+#define RTC_BACKUP_MAGIC  0xAA55CC33
+#define RTC_TIME_MIN      1772323200  // 1 Mar 2026
+
 class ESP32RTCClock : public mesh::RTCClock {
 public:
   ESP32RTCClock() { }
   void begin() {
     esp_reset_reason_t reason = esp_reset_reason();
-    if (reason == ESP_RST_POWERON) {
+    if (reason == ESP_RST_DEEPSLEEP) {
-      // start with some date/time in the recent past
+      return;  // ESP-IDF preserves system time across deep sleep
-      struct timeval tv;
+    }
-      tv.tv_sec = 1715770351;  // 15 May 2024, 8:50pm
+    // All other resets (power-on, crash, WDT, brownout) lose system time.
+    // Restore from RTC backup if valid, otherwise use hardcoded seed.
+    struct timeval tv;
+    if (_rtc_backup_magic == RTC_BACKUP_MAGIC && _rtc_backup_time > RTC_TIME_MIN) {
+      tv.tv_sec = _rtc_backup_time;
+    } else {
+      tv.tv_sec = 1772323200;  // 1 Mar 2026
+    }
     tv.tv_usec = 0;
     settimeofday(&tv, NULL);
   }
-  }
   uint32_t getCurrentTime() override {
     time_t _now;
     time(&_now);
@@ -220,6 +231,16 @@ public:
     tv.tv_sec = time;
     tv.tv_usec = 0;
     settimeofday(&tv, NULL);
+    _rtc_backup_time = time;
+    _rtc_backup_magic = RTC_BACKUP_MAGIC;
+  }
+  void tick() override {
+    time_t now;
+    time(&now);
+    if (now > RTC_TIME_MIN && (uint32_t)now != _rtc_backup_time) {
+      _rtc_backup_time = (uint32_t)now;
+      _rtc_backup_magic = RTC_BACKUP_MAGIC;
+    }
   }
 };
 

src/helpers/StaticPoolPacketManager.cpp

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ mesh::Packet* PacketQueue::get(uint32_t now) {
 }
 
 mesh::Packet* PacketQueue::removeByIdx(int i) {
-  if (i >= _num) return NULL;  // invalid index
+  if (i < 0 || i >= _num) return NULL;  // invalid index
 
   mesh::Packet* item = _table[i];
   _num--;
@@ -80,10 +80,14 @@ mesh::Packet* StaticPoolPacketManager::allocNew() {
 }
 
 void StaticPoolPacketManager::free(mesh::Packet* packet) {
-  unused.add(packet, 0, 0);
+  if (packet == NULL) return;
+  if (!unused.add(packet, 0, 0)) {
+    MESH_DEBUG_PRINTLN("free: unused queue full, possible double-free detected");
+  }
 }
 
 void StaticPoolPacketManager::queueOutbound(mesh::Packet* packet, uint8_t priority, uint32_t scheduled_for) {
+  if (packet == NULL) return;
   if (!send_queue.add(packet, priority, scheduled_for)) {
     MESH_DEBUG_PRINTLN("queueOutbound: send queue full, dropping packet");
     free(packet);
@@ -115,6 +119,7 @@ mesh::Packet* StaticPoolPacketManager::removeOutboundByIdx(int i) {
 }
 
 void StaticPoolPacketManager::queueInbound(mesh::Packet* packet, uint32_t scheduled_for) {
+  if (packet == NULL) return;
   if (!rx_queue.add(packet, 0, scheduled_for)) {
     MESH_DEBUG_PRINTLN("queueInbound: rx queue full, dropping packet");
     free(packet);

src/helpers/StaticPoolPacketManager.h

@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ public:
   bool add(mesh::Packet* packet, uint8_t priority, uint32_t scheduled_for);
   int count() const { return _num; }
   int countBefore(uint32_t now) const;
-  mesh::Packet* itemAt(int i) const { return _table[i]; }
+  mesh::Packet* itemAt(int i) const {
+    if (i < 0 || i >= _num) return NULL;
+    return _table[i];
+  }
   mesh::Packet* removeByIdx(int i);
 };
 

src/helpers/sensors/EnvironmentSensorManager.cpp

@@ -539,6 +539,8 @@ static void query_bme680_bsec(uint8_t ch, uint8_t, CayenneLPP& lpp) {
 // are compiled in. The sentinel at the end keeps the array
 // non-empty regardless of which sensors are enabled.
 //
+// Bosch BMP/BME SDO selects 0x76 or 0x77; probe both.
+//
 // Ordering here determines channel assignment at runtime:
 // the first detected+initialized sensor gets channel 2, the
 // next gets channel 3, and so on.
@@ -551,21 +553,27 @@ struct SensorDef {
   void      (*query)(uint8_t channel, uint8_t sub_channel, CayenneLPP& telemetry);
 };
 
+#define TELEM_BOSCH_ALT_ADDR(addr) ((uint8_t)((addr) == 0x76 ? 0x77 : 0x76))
+
 static const SensorDef SENSOR_TABLE[] = {
 #if ENV_INCLUDE_AHTX0
   { TELEM_AHTX_ADDRESS,    "AHT10/AHT20", init_ahtx0,    query_ahtx0    },
 #endif
 #ifdef ENV_INCLUDE_BME680
-  { TELEM_BME680_ADDRESS,  "BME680",       init_bme680,   query_bme680   },
+  { TELEM_BME680_ADDRESS,                       "BME680",       init_bme680,      query_bme680      },
+  { TELEM_BOSCH_ALT_ADDR(TELEM_BME680_ADDRESS), "BME680",       init_bme680,      query_bme680      },
 #endif
 #if ENV_INCLUDE_BME680_BSEC
-  { TELEM_BME680_ADDRESS,  "BME680+BSEC",   init_bme680_bsec, query_bme680_bsec },
+  { TELEM_BME680_ADDRESS,                       "BME680+BSEC",  init_bme680_bsec, query_bme680_bsec },
+  { TELEM_BOSCH_ALT_ADDR(TELEM_BME680_ADDRESS), "BME680+BSEC",  init_bme680_bsec, query_bme680_bsec },
 #endif
 #if ENV_INCLUDE_BME280
-  { TELEM_BME280_ADDRESS,  "BME280",       init_bme280,   query_bme280   },
+  { TELEM_BME280_ADDRESS,                       "BME280",       init_bme280,      query_bme280      },
+  { TELEM_BOSCH_ALT_ADDR(TELEM_BME280_ADDRESS), "BME280",       init_bme280,      query_bme280      },
 #endif
 #if ENV_INCLUDE_BMP280
-  { TELEM_BMP280_ADDRESS,  "BMP280",       init_bmp280,   query_bmp280   },
+  { TELEM_BMP280_ADDRESS,                       "BMP280",       init_bmp280,      query_bmp280      },
+  { TELEM_BOSCH_ALT_ADDR(TELEM_BMP280_ADDRESS), "BMP280",       init_bmp280,      query_bmp280      },
 #endif
 #if ENV_INCLUDE_SHTC3
   { 0x70,                  "SHTC3",        init_shtc3,    query_shtc3    },
@@ -603,6 +611,8 @@ static const SensorDef SENSOR_TABLE[] = {
   { 0, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr }  // sentinel — keeps the array non-empty
 };
 
+#undef TELEM_BOSCH_ALT_ADDR
+
 static const size_t SENSOR_TABLE_SIZE = (sizeof(SENSOR_TABLE) / sizeof(SENSOR_TABLE[0])) - 1;
 
 // ============================================================
@@ -640,6 +650,12 @@ bool EnvironmentSensorManager::begin() {
   _active_sensor_count = 0;
   for (size_t i = 0; i < SENSOR_TABLE_SIZE && _active_sensor_count < MAX_ACTIVE_SENSORS; i++) {
     const SensorDef& def = SENSOR_TABLE[i];
+    // One static driver instance per type: an alternate address is a fallback, not a second device.
+    bool already_active = false;
+    for (int j = 0; j < _active_sensor_count; j++) {
+      if (_active_sensors[j].query == def.query) { already_active = true; break; }
+    }
+    if (already_active) continue;
     if (!detected[def.address]) {
       MESH_DEBUG_PRINTLN("%s not detected at I2C address %02X", def.name, def.address);
       continue;
@@ -650,6 +666,7 @@ bool EnvironmentSensorManager::begin() {
       continue;
     }
     MESH_DEBUG_PRINTLN("Found %s at address: %02X", def.name, def.address);
+    detected[def.address] = false;  // consumed; later entries must not re-claim this device
     for (uint8_t sub = 0; sub < n && _active_sensor_count < MAX_ACTIVE_SENSORS; sub++) {
       _active_sensors[_active_sensor_count++] = { def.query, sub };
     }