From: Alexandru Hossu <hossu.alexandru@gmail.com>
To: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org
Cc: linux-staging@lists.linux.dev,
Alexandru Hossu <hossu.alexandru@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in IE loops in issue_assocreq() and join_cmd_hdl()
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:19:31 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260424151932.3734611-3-hossu.alexandru@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260424151932.3734611-1-hossu.alexandru@gmail.com>
Two IE parsing loops lack header bounds checks before dereferencing
pIE->length:
- issue_assocreq() iterates over pmlmeinfo->network.ies to build the
association request. If the stored IE data ends with only an
element_id byte (no length byte), pIE->length is read one byte past
the buffer boundary.
- join_cmd_hdl() iterates over pnetwork->ies during station join.
The same truncated-IE scenario causes an identical OOB read.
Both buffers are populated from AP beacon/probe-response frames, so a
malicious AP that advertises a short final IE can trigger the issue.
Apply the two-guard pattern already used in OnAssocRsp():
1. Break if fewer than sizeof(*pIE) bytes remain.
2. Break if the IE's declared data extends past the buffer end.
Signed-off-by: Alexandru Hossu <hossu.alexandru@gmail.com>
---
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index 9666226a60bb..264d070fc7ba 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -2929,7 +2929,11 @@ 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 + sizeof(*pIE) > pmlmeinfo->network.ie_length)
+ break;
pIE = (struct ndis_80211_var_ie *)(pmlmeinfo->network.ies + i);
+ if (i + sizeof(*pIE) + pIE->length > pmlmeinfo->network.ie_length)
+ break;
switch (pIE->element_id) {
case WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC:
@@ -5322,7 +5326,11 @@ u8 join_cmd_hdl(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *pbuf)
/* sizeof(struct ndis_802_11_fix_ie) */
for (i = _FIXED_IE_LENGTH_; i < pnetwork->ie_length;) {
+ if (i + sizeof(*pIE) > pnetwork->ie_length)
+ break;
pIE = (struct ndis_80211_var_ie *)(pnetwork->ies + i);
+ if (i + sizeof(*pIE) + pIE->length > pnetwork->ie_length)
+ break;
switch (pIE->element_id) {
case WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC:/* Get WMM IE. */
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-24 15:21 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-24 15:19 [PATCH 0/3] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads and heap overflow in IE parsing Alexandru Hossu
2026-04-24 15:19 ` [PATCH 1/3] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read in update_beacon_info() IE loop Alexandru Hossu
2026-04-25 11:42 ` Dan Carpenter
2026-04-24 15:19 ` Alexandru Hossu [this message]
2026-04-24 15:19 ` [PATCH 3/3] staging: rtl8723bs: fix heap buffer overflow in rtw_cfg80211_set_wpa_ie() Alexandru Hossu
2026-04-25 12:10 ` Dan Carpenter
2026-04-24 16:05 ` [PATCH 0/3] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads and heap overflow in IE parsing Luka Gejak
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