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From: Alexandru Hossu <hossu.alexandru@gmail.com>
To: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org
Cc: linux-staging@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	error27@gmail.com, luka.gejak@linux.dev, stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v4 3/3] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in rtw_get_wps_ie() and rtw_cfg80211_set_wpa_ie()
Date: Tue,  5 May 2026 19:38:18 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260505173818.3674164-4-hossu.alexandru@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260505173818.3674164-1-hossu.alexandru@gmail.com>

Three out-of-bounds read or write paths:

1. rtw_get_wps_ie() reads the IE length byte without a header bounds
   check.

   The loop only guards on cnt < in_len, so when the buffer ends with
   a single element_id byte and no length byte, in_ie[cnt + 1] is read
   one byte past the end of the buffer.  Add a check that at least
   two header bytes remain (cnt + 2 <= in_len) before reading
   in_ie[cnt + 1].

2. rtw_get_wps_ie() does not verify the declared IE payload fits within
   in_len.

   After reading the length byte, the loop does not verify that
   in_ie[cnt + 1] + 2 bytes are available starting at cnt.  A crafted
   length value can cause the subsequent memcmp and memcpy to read past
   the end of the buffer.  Add a check that the full IE (header plus
   payload) fits within in_len.

3. rtw_get_wps_ie() reads 4 bytes from the IE payload via memcmp
   without checking that pIE->length >= 4.

   For WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC, the code calls
   memcmp(&in_ie[cnt + 2], wps_oui, 4) without first verifying that
   the IE payload is at least 4 bytes long.  Add an in_ie[cnt + 1] >= 4
   guard before the comparison.

4. rtw_cfg80211_set_wpa_ie() can overflow the 256-byte supplicant_ie
   buffer.

   supplicant_ie is a 256-byte array in struct security_priv.  The WPA
   and WPA2 IE copy paths use memcpy(..., wpa_ielen + 2) where
   wpa_ielen is the raw IE length field (u8, 0-255).  When a local
   user supplies a connect request via nl80211 with a crafted WPA IE
   of length 255, wpa_ielen + 2 equals 257, overflowing the 256-byte
   buffer.  Add explicit bounds checks for both paths before memcpy.

Fixes: 554c0a3abf21 ("staging: Add rtl8723bs sdio wifi driver")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Alexandru Hossu <hossu.alexandru@gmail.com>
---
Changes in v4:
  - Add two IE bounds checks in rtw_get_wps_ie(): break if fewer than two
    header bytes remain, and break if the declared payload extends past
    in_len; add in_ie[cnt + 1] >= 4 guard before the 4-byte WPS OUI memcmp
    (sashiko review of v3).

Changes in v3:
  - No code changes from v2.

Changes in v2:
  - Add explicit size checks in rtw_cfg80211_set_wpa_ie() before memcpy
    to prevent the 256-byte supplicant_ie buffer overflow.

 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ieee80211.c    | 9 ++++++++-
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c | 8 ++++++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ieee80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ieee80211.c
index 72b7f731dd47..d6d5f3a8db4c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ieee80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ieee80211.c
@@ -661,7 +661,14 @@ u8 *rtw_get_wps_ie(u8 *in_ie, uint in_len, u8 *wps_ie, uint *wps_ielen)
 	while (cnt < in_len) {
 		eid = in_ie[cnt];
 
-		if ((eid == WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC) && (!memcmp(&in_ie[cnt + 2], wps_oui, 4))) {
+		if (cnt + 2 > in_len)
+			break;
+
+		if (in_ie[cnt + 1] + 2 > in_len - cnt)
+			break;
+
+		if ((eid == WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC) && (in_ie[cnt + 1] >= 4) &&
+		    (!memcmp(&in_ie[cnt + 2], wps_oui, 4))) {
 			wpsie_ptr = &in_ie[cnt];
 
 			if (wps_ie)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
index fd3bae31b0ed..e7ba5ccfa03c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
@@ -1445,6 +1445,10 @@ static int rtw_cfg80211_set_wpa_ie(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *pie, size_t iel
 
 	pwpa = rtw_get_wpa_ie(buf, &wpa_ielen, ielen);
 	if (pwpa && wpa_ielen > 0) {
+		if (wpa_ielen + 2 > sizeof(padapter->securitypriv.supplicant_ie)) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto exit;
+		}
 		if (rtw_parse_wpa_ie(pwpa, wpa_ielen + 2, &group_cipher, &pairwise_cipher, NULL) == _SUCCESS) {
 			padapter->securitypriv.dot11AuthAlgrthm = dot11AuthAlgrthm_8021X;
 			padapter->securitypriv.ndisauthtype = Ndis802_11AuthModeWPAPSK;
@@ -1454,6 +1458,10 @@ static int rtw_cfg80211_set_wpa_ie(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *pie, size_t iel
 
 	pwpa2 = rtw_get_wpa2_ie(buf, &wpa2_ielen, ielen);
 	if (pwpa2 && wpa2_ielen > 0) {
+		if (wpa2_ielen + 2 > sizeof(padapter->securitypriv.supplicant_ie)) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto exit;
+		}
 		if (rtw_parse_wpa2_ie(pwpa2, wpa2_ielen + 2, &group_cipher, &pairwise_cipher, NULL) == _SUCCESS) {
 			padapter->securitypriv.dot11AuthAlgrthm = dot11AuthAlgrthm_8021X;
 			padapter->securitypriv.ndisauthtype = Ndis802_11AuthModeWPA2PSK;
-- 
2.53.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-05-05 17:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-04-27  8:16 [PATCH v3 0/3] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads and heap overflow in IE parsing Alexandru Hossu
2026-04-27  8:16 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read in update_beacon_info() IE loop Alexandru Hossu
2026-04-27  8:16 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in IE loops in issue_assocreq() and join_cmd_hdl() Alexandru Hossu
2026-04-27  8:16 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] staging: rtl8723bs: fix heap buffer overflow in rtw_cfg80211_set_wpa_ie() Alexandru Hossu
2026-05-04 14:11 ` [PATCH v3 0/3] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads and heap overflow in IE parsing Greg KH
2026-05-05 17:38   ` [PATCH v4 " Alexandru Hossu
2026-05-05 17:38     ` [PATCH v4 1/3] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in update_beacon_info() and bwmode_update_check() Alexandru Hossu
2026-05-05 17:38     ` [PATCH v4 2/3] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in IE loops in issue_assocreq() and join_cmd_hdl() Alexandru Hossu
2026-05-05 17:38     ` Alexandru Hossu [this message]
2026-05-11 12:42     ` [PATCH v4 0/3] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads and heap overflow in IE parsing Greg KH
2026-05-05 17:25 ` [PATCH v3 " Alexandru Hossu

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