From: Salman Alghamdi <me@cipherat.com>
To: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org
Cc: straube.linux@gmail.com, error27@gmail.com, luka.gejak@linux.dev,
linux-staging@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v1] staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction
Date: Wed, 13 May 2026 23:34:40 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260513203455.31792-1-me@cipherat.com> (raw)
Add guards to ensure ie_length is large enough before subtracting
fixed IE offsets to prevent unsigned integer underflow.
Fixes: 2038fe84b8bd ("staging: rtl8723bs: fix spacing around operators")
Fixes: d3fcee1b78a5 ("staging: rtl8723bs: fix camel case in struct wlan_bssid_ex")
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-staging/DI2H39EAAFBZ.3KI5NWN02AQ2S@linux.dev/
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Salman Alghamdi <me@cipherat.com>
---
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c | 14 ++++++++++----
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
index 268f294528e6..9f21a2226dbd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -604,6 +604,8 @@ static bool rtw_is_desired_network(struct adapter *adapter, struct wlan_network
privacy = pnetwork->network.privacy;
if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_UNDER_WPS)) {
+ if (pnetwork->network.ie_length < _FIXED_IE_LENGTH_)
+ return false;
if (rtw_get_wps_ie(pnetwork->network.ies + _FIXED_IE_LENGTH_, pnetwork->network.ie_length - _FIXED_IE_LENGTH_, NULL, &wps_ielen))
return true;
else
@@ -617,11 +619,15 @@ static bool rtw_is_desired_network(struct adapter *adapter, struct wlan_network
bselected = false;
if (psecuritypriv->ndisauthtype == Ndis802_11AuthModeWPA2PSK) {
- p = rtw_get_ie(pnetwork->network.ies + _BEACON_IE_OFFSET_, WLAN_EID_RSN, &ie_len, (pnetwork->network.ie_length - _BEACON_IE_OFFSET_));
- if (p && ie_len > 0)
- bselected = true;
- else
+ if (pnetwork->network.ie_length < _BEACON_IE_OFFSET_) {
bselected = false;
+ } else {
+ p = rtw_get_ie(pnetwork->network.ies + _BEACON_IE_OFFSET_, WLAN_EID_RSN, &ie_len, (pnetwork->network.ie_length - _BEACON_IE_OFFSET_));
+ if (p && ie_len > 0)
+ bselected = true;
+ else
+ bselected = false;
+ }
}
}
--
2.54.0
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