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From: Minu Jin <s9430939@naver.com>
To: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org
Cc: andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com, abrahamadekunle50@gmail.com,
	milospuric856@gmail.com, zxcv2569763104@gmail.com,
	dan.carpenter@linaro.org, linux-staging@lists.linux.dev,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Minu Jin <s9430939@naver.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4] staging: rtl8723bs: fix unchecked return value of skb_copy_bits
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:33:12 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260121023312.2264431-1-s9430939@naver.com> (raw)

The function _rtw_pktfile_read() incorrectly updated the file pointer
even when skb_copy_bits() failed.

This patch fixes the issue by:

    1. Propagating the negative error code from skb_copy_bits() if
       it fails, preventing internal pointer updates.

    2. Updating all callers (including set_qos) to check the return value
       and handle errors appropriately.

Signed-off-by: Minu Jin <s9430939@naver.com>
---
Changes in v4:
    - Modify _rtw_pktfile_read() to return -EINVAL if the remaining data
      is less than the requested length (suggested by Greg KH).

    - Use standard 'unsigned int' instead of 'uint'
      (suggested by Andy Shevchenko)

    - Remove the local variable 'len' to simplify logic and avoid
      redundant assignment

 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c     | 42 +++++++++++++++----
 .../staging/rtl8723bs/include/xmit_osdep.h    |  2 +-
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/xmit_linux.c | 21 ++++++----
 3 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
index 21690857fd62..f24f89ab65ad 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_xmit.c
@@ -596,23 +596,31 @@ u8 qos_acm(u8 acm_mask, u8 priority)
 	return priority;
 }
 
-static void set_qos(struct pkt_file *ppktfile, struct pkt_attrib *pattrib)
+static int set_qos(struct pkt_file *ppktfile, struct pkt_attrib *pattrib)
 {
 	struct ethhdr etherhdr;
 	struct iphdr ip_hdr;
 	s32 UserPriority = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	_rtw_open_pktfile(ppktfile->pkt, ppktfile);
-	_rtw_pktfile_read(ppktfile, (unsigned char *)&etherhdr, ETH_HLEN);
+	ret = _rtw_pktfile_read(ppktfile, (unsigned char *)&etherhdr, ETH_HLEN);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	/*  get UserPriority from IP hdr */
 	if (pattrib->ether_type == 0x0800) {
-		_rtw_pktfile_read(ppktfile, (u8 *)&ip_hdr, sizeof(ip_hdr));
+		ret = _rtw_pktfile_read(ppktfile, (u8 *)&ip_hdr, sizeof(ip_hdr));
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+
 		UserPriority = ip_hdr.tos >> 5;
 	}
 	pattrib->priority = UserPriority;
 	pattrib->hdrlen = WLAN_HDR_A3_QOS_LEN;
 	pattrib->subtype = WIFI_QOS_DATA_TYPE;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static s32 update_attrib(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct pkt_attrib *pattrib)
@@ -626,9 +634,12 @@ static s32 update_attrib(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct p
 	struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv = &padapter->mlmepriv;
 	struct qos_priv *pqospriv = &pmlmepriv->qospriv;
 	signed int res = _SUCCESS;
+	int ret;
 
 	_rtw_open_pktfile(pkt, &pktfile);
-	_rtw_pktfile_read(&pktfile, (u8 *)&etherhdr, ETH_HLEN);
+	ret = _rtw_pktfile_read(&pktfile, (u8 *)&etherhdr, ETH_HLEN);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	pattrib->ether_type = ntohs(etherhdr.h_proto);
 
@@ -655,7 +666,9 @@ static s32 update_attrib(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct p
 
 		u8 tmp[24];
 
-		_rtw_pktfile_read(&pktfile, &tmp[0], 24);
+		ret = _rtw_pktfile_read(&pktfile, &tmp[0], 24);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
 
 		pattrib->dhcp_pkt = 0;
 		if (pktfile.pkt_len > 282) {/* MINIMUM_DHCP_PACKET_SIZE) { */
@@ -737,11 +750,16 @@ static s32 update_attrib(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct p
 	pattrib->priority = 0;
 
 	if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_AP_STATE|WIFI_ADHOC_STATE|WIFI_ADHOC_MASTER_STATE)) {
-		if (pattrib->qos_en)
-			set_qos(&pktfile, pattrib);
+		if (pattrib->qos_en) {
+			ret = set_qos(&pktfile, pattrib);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
+		}
 	} else {
 		if (pqospriv->qos_option) {
-			set_qos(&pktfile, pattrib);
+			ret = set_qos(&pktfile, pattrib);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
 
 			if (pmlmepriv->acm_mask != 0)
 				pattrib->priority = qos_acm(pmlmepriv->acm_mask, pattrib->priority);
@@ -1039,6 +1057,7 @@ s32 rtw_xmitframe_coalesce(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct
 
 	s32 bmcst = is_multicast_ether_addr(pattrib->ra);
 	s32 res = _SUCCESS;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!pxmitframe->buf_addr)
 		return _FAIL;
@@ -1054,7 +1073,9 @@ s32 rtw_xmitframe_coalesce(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct
 	}
 
 	_rtw_open_pktfile(pkt, &pktfile);
-	_rtw_pktfile_read(&pktfile, NULL, pattrib->pkt_hdrlen);
+	ret = _rtw_pktfile_read(&pktfile, NULL, pattrib->pkt_hdrlen);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	frg_inx = 0;
 	frg_len = pxmitpriv->frag_len - 4;/* 2346-4 = 2342 */
@@ -1096,6 +1117,9 @@ s32 rtw_xmitframe_coalesce(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt, struct
 			mem_sz = _rtw_pktfile_read(&pktfile, pframe, mpdu_len);
 		}
 
+		if (mem_sz < 0)
+			return mem_sz;
+
 		pframe += mem_sz;
 
 		if ((pattrib->icv_len > 0) && (pattrib->bswenc)) {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/xmit_osdep.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/xmit_osdep.h
index 8704dced593a..880344bffe2f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/xmit_osdep.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/include/xmit_osdep.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void rtw_os_xmit_resource_free(struct adapter *padapter, struct xmit_buf *pxmitb
 
 extern uint rtw_remainder_len(struct pkt_file *pfile);
 extern void _rtw_open_pktfile(struct sk_buff *pkt, struct pkt_file *pfile);
-extern uint _rtw_pktfile_read(struct pkt_file *pfile, u8 *rmem, uint rlen);
+int _rtw_pktfile_read(struct pkt_file *pfile, u8 *rmem, unsigned int rlen);
 extern signed int rtw_endofpktfile(struct pkt_file *pfile);
 
 extern void rtw_os_pkt_complete(struct adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pkt);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/xmit_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/xmit_linux.c
index 944b9c724b32..72cf8cd5f7c6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/xmit_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/xmit_linux.c
@@ -21,19 +21,22 @@ void _rtw_open_pktfile(struct sk_buff *pktptr, struct pkt_file *pfile)
 	pfile->cur_buffer = pfile->buf_start;
 }
 
-uint _rtw_pktfile_read(struct pkt_file *pfile, u8 *rmem, uint rlen)
+int _rtw_pktfile_read(struct pkt_file *pfile, u8 *rmem, unsigned int rlen)
 {
-	uint	len = 0;
+	int ret;
 
-	len =  rtw_remainder_len(pfile);
-	len = (rlen > len) ? len : rlen;
+	if (rtw_remainder_len(pfile) < rlen)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (rmem)
-		skb_copy_bits(pfile->pkt, pfile->buf_len - pfile->pkt_len, rmem, len);
+	if (rmem) {
+		ret = skb_copy_bits(pfile->pkt, pfile->buf_len - pfile->pkt_len, rmem, rlen);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
-	pfile->cur_addr += len;
-	pfile->pkt_len -= len;
-	return len;
+	pfile->cur_addr += rlen;
+	pfile->pkt_len -= rlen;
+	return rlen;
 }
 
 signed int rtw_endofpktfile(struct pkt_file *pfile)
-- 
2.43.0


             reply	other threads:[~2026-01-21  2:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-01-21  2:33 Minu Jin [this message]
2026-01-21  5:05 ` [PATCH v4] staging: rtl8723bs: fix unchecked return value of skb_copy_bits Greg KH

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