All of lore.kernel.org
 help / color / mirror / Atom feed
From: luka.gejak@linux.dev
To: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: linux-staging@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@linux.dev>,
	stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v7] staging: rtl8723bs: fix remote heap info disclosure and OOB reads
Date: Sat, 23 May 2026 15:13:31 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260523131331.69768-1-luka.gejak@linux.dev> (raw)

From: Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@linux.dev>

When building an association request frame, the driver iterates over
the ies received from the ap. In several places, the driver trusts the
attacker-controlled pIE->length without validating that it meets the
minimum expected size for the respective ie.

For WLAN_EID_HT_CAPABILITY, this causes an oob read of adjacent heap
memory which is then transmitted over the air (remote heap information
disclosure). For WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC, it causes two separate oob
reads: one when checking the 4-byte oui, and another when copying the
14-byte wps ie.

Fix these issues by adding upper-bound checks at the start of the loop
to ensure the ie fits within the buffer, and explicit lower-bound
checks to return a failure if the length is insufficient. For
HT_CAPABILITY, also clamp the length passed to rtw_set_ie() to the
struct size.

Also fix three additional issues discovered during review:
- Missing free of pmgntframe and its xmitbuf before jumping to exit
  in the WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC lower-bound checks.
- In is_ap_in_tkip(), add missing lower-bound checks for the RSN and
  vendor-specific IE data accesses (pre-existing bug).
- Move rtw_buf_update() before dump_mgntframe() to avoid a potential
  use-after-free of pwlanhdr, which points into the mgmt frame buffer
  (pre-existing bug).

Fixes: 554c0a3abf21 ("staging: Add rtl8723bs sdio wifi driver")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@linux.dev>
---
Changes in v7:
 - Address new sashiko comments.

Changes in v6:
 - Restore full changes history.

Changes in v5:
 - Address sashiko comments.

Changes in v4:
 - Added upper-bound checks at the start of the loop to ensure the ie
  fits within the received buffer, as pointed out by Dan.
 - Updated commit message to reflect the addition of upper-bound checks.

Changes in v3:
 - Switched to fail-fast handling for malformed IEs in issue_assocreq().
 - Fixed HT capability path to use structure-sized output length in 
  rtw_set_ie().
 - Updated commit message to reflect all oob read cases.

Changes in v2:
 - Refactored rtw_set_ie() alignment to follow "open parenthesis" style.
 - Allowed the line length to exceed 100 characters for better
  readability as requested by Greg KH.

 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c | 43 +++++++++++++++++--
 .../staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c    | 13 +++++-
 2 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index a86d6f97cf02..43112d14f619 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -2826,6 +2826,9 @@ void issue_assocreq(struct adapter *padapter)
 		if (pmlmeinfo->network.supported_rates[i] == 0)
 			break;
 
+		if (index >= NumRates)
+			break;
+
 		/*  Check if the AP's supported rates are also supported by STA. */
 		for (j = 0; j < sta_bssrate_len; j++) {
 			 /*  Avoid the proprietary data rate (22Mbps) of Handlink WSG-4000 AP */
@@ -2855,10 +2858,28 @@ void issue_assocreq(struct adapter *padapter)
 
 	/* vendor specific IE, such as WPA, WMM, WPS */
 	for (i = sizeof(struct ndis_802_11_fix_ie); i < pmlmeinfo->network.ie_length;) {
+		if (i + 2 > pmlmeinfo->network.ie_length) {
+			rtw_free_xmitbuf(pxmitpriv, pmgntframe->pxmitbuf);
+			rtw_free_xmitframe(pxmitpriv, pmgntframe);
+			goto exit;
+		}
+
 		pIE = (struct ndis_80211_var_ie *)(pmlmeinfo->network.ies + i);
 
+		if (pIE->length > pmlmeinfo->network.ie_length - i - 2) {
+			rtw_free_xmitbuf(pxmitpriv, pmgntframe->pxmitbuf);
+			rtw_free_xmitframe(pxmitpriv, pmgntframe);
+			goto exit;
+		}
+
 		switch (pIE->element_id) {
 		case WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC:
+			if (pIE->length < 4) {
+				rtw_free_xmitbuf(pxmitpriv, pmgntframe->pxmitbuf);
+				rtw_free_xmitframe(pxmitpriv, pmgntframe);
+				goto exit;
+			}
+
 			if ((!memcmp(pIE->data, RTW_WPA_OUI, 4)) ||
 					(!memcmp(pIE->data, WMM_OUI, 4)) ||
 					(!memcmp(pIE->data, WPS_OUI, 4))) {
@@ -2870,6 +2891,12 @@ void issue_assocreq(struct adapter *padapter)
 					 * extensions information to AP
 					 */
 
+					if (pIE->length < 14) {
+						rtw_free_xmitbuf(pxmitpriv, pmgntframe->pxmitbuf);
+						rtw_free_xmitframe(pxmitpriv, pmgntframe);
+						goto exit;
+					}
+
 					vs_ie_length = 14;
 				}
 
@@ -2883,8 +2910,17 @@ void issue_assocreq(struct adapter *padapter)
 		case WLAN_EID_HT_CAPABILITY:
 			if (padapter->mlmepriv.htpriv.ht_option) {
 				if (!(is_ap_in_tkip(padapter))) {
+					if (pIE->length < sizeof(struct HT_caps_element)) {
+						rtw_free_xmitbuf(pxmitpriv, pmgntframe->pxmitbuf);
+						rtw_free_xmitframe(pxmitpriv, pmgntframe);
+						goto exit;
+					}
+
 					memcpy(&(pmlmeinfo->HT_caps), pIE->data, sizeof(struct HT_caps_element));
-					pframe = rtw_set_ie(pframe, WLAN_EID_HT_CAPABILITY, pIE->length, (u8 *)(&(pmlmeinfo->HT_caps)), &(pattrib->pktlen));
+					pframe = rtw_set_ie(pframe, WLAN_EID_HT_CAPABILITY,
+							    sizeof(struct HT_caps_element),
+							    (u8 *)&pmlmeinfo->HT_caps,
+							    &pattrib->pktlen);
 				}
 			}
 			break;
@@ -2903,15 +2939,14 @@ void issue_assocreq(struct adapter *padapter)
 	if (pmlmeinfo->assoc_AP_vendor == HT_IOT_PEER_REALTEK)
 		pframe = rtw_set_ie(pframe, WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC, 6, REALTEK_96B_IE, &(pattrib->pktlen));
 
+	rtw_buf_update(&pmlmepriv->assoc_req, &pmlmepriv->assoc_req_len, (u8 *)pwlanhdr, pattrib->pktlen);
 	pattrib->last_txcmdsz = pattrib->pktlen;
 	dump_mgntframe(padapter, pmgntframe);
 
 	ret = _SUCCESS;
 
 exit:
-	if (ret == _SUCCESS)
-		rtw_buf_update(&pmlmepriv->assoc_req, &pmlmepriv->assoc_req_len, (u8 *)pwlanhdr, pattrib->pktlen);
-	else
+	if (ret != _SUCCESS)
 		rtw_buf_free(&pmlmepriv->assoc_req, &pmlmepriv->assoc_req_len);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
index 1d37c2d5b10d..b8e88aaad897 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
@@ -1301,17 +1301,26 @@ unsigned int is_ap_in_tkip(struct adapter *padapter)
 
 	if (rtw_get_capability((struct wlan_bssid_ex *)cur_network) & WLAN_CAPABILITY_PRIVACY) {
 		for (i = sizeof(struct ndis_802_11_fix_ie); i < pmlmeinfo->network.ie_length;) {
+			if (i + 2 > pmlmeinfo->network.ie_length)
+				return false;
+
 			pIE = (struct ndis_80211_var_ie *)(pmlmeinfo->network.ies + i);
 
+			if (pIE->length > pmlmeinfo->network.ie_length - i - 2)
+				return false;
+
 			switch (pIE->element_id) {
 			case WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC:
-				if ((!memcmp(pIE->data, RTW_WPA_OUI, 4)) && (!memcmp((pIE->data + 12), WPA_TKIP_CIPHER, 4)))
+				if (pIE->length >= 16 &&
+				    (!memcmp(pIE->data, RTW_WPA_OUI, 4)) &&
+				    (!memcmp((pIE->data + 12), WPA_TKIP_CIPHER, 4)))
 					return true;
 
 				break;
 
 			case WLAN_EID_RSN:
-				if (!memcmp((pIE->data + 8), RSN_TKIP_CIPHER, 4))
+				if (pIE->length >= 12 &&
+				    !memcmp((pIE->data + 8), RSN_TKIP_CIPHER, 4))
 					return true;
 				break;
 
-- 
2.54.0


             reply	other threads:[~2026-05-23 13:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-05-23 13:13 luka.gejak [this message]
2026-05-23 13:44 ` [PATCH v7] staging: rtl8723bs: fix remote heap info disclosure and OOB reads Greg Kroah-Hartman
2026-05-23 16:32   ` Luka Gejak

Reply instructions:

You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:

* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
  and reply-to-all from there: mbox

  Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style

* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
  switches of git-send-email(1):

  git send-email \
    --in-reply-to=20260523131331.69768-1-luka.gejak@linux.dev \
    --to=luka.gejak@linux.dev \
    --cc=gregkh@linuxfoundation.org \
    --cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
    --cc=linux-staging@lists.linux.dev \
    --cc=stable@vger.kernel.org \
    /path/to/YOUR_REPLY

  https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html

* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
  via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line before the message body.
This is an external index of several public inboxes,
see mirroring instructions on how to clone and mirror
all data and code used by this external index.