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From: Alexandru Hossu <hossu.alexandru@gmail.com>
To: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org
Cc: linux-staging@lists.linux.dev, stable@vger.kernel.org,
	hossu.alexandru@gmail.com
Subject: [PATCH v6 4/7] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB write in HT_caps_handler()
Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 15:03:27 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260521130330.754181-5-hossu.alexandru@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260521130330.754181-1-hossu.alexandru@gmail.com>

HT_caps_handler() iterates pIE->length bytes and writes into
HT_caps.u.HT_cap[], which is a fixed 26-byte array (sizeof struct
HT_caps_element). Because pIE->length is a raw u8 from an over-the-air
802.11 AssocResponse frame and is never validated, a malicious AP can
set it up to 255, causing up to 229 bytes of out-of-bounds writes into
adjacent fields of struct mlme_ext_info.

Truncate the iteration count to the size of HT_caps.u.HT_cap using
umin() so that data from a longer-than-expected IE is silently ignored
rather than written out of bounds, preserving interoperability with APs
that pad the element. An early return on oversized IEs was considered
but rejected: it would bypass the pmlmeinfo->HT_caps_enable = 1
assignment that precedes the loop, silently disabling HT mode for APs
that append extra bytes to the HT Capabilities IE.

Fixes: 554c0a3abf21 ("staging: Add rtl8723bs sdio wifi driver")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Alexandru Hossu <hossu.alexandru@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
index e0d73c267786..dd34f229df12 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
@@ -936,7 +936,8 @@ void HT_caps_handler(struct adapter *padapter, struct ndis_80211_var_ie *pIE)
 
 	pmlmeinfo->HT_caps_enable = 1;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < (pIE->length); i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < umin(pIE->length,
+			     sizeof(pmlmeinfo->HT_caps.u.HT_cap)); i++) {
 		if (i != 2) {
 			/* Commented by Albert 2010/07/12 */
 			/* Got the endian issue here. */
-- 
2.54.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-05-21 13:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-05-21 13:03 [PATCH v6 0/7] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads and writes in IE/attribute parsing Alexandru Hossu
2026-05-21 13:03 ` [PATCH v6 1/7] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read in update_beacon_info() IE loop Alexandru Hossu
2026-05-21 13:03 ` [PATCH v6 2/7] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in IE loops in issue_assocreq() and join_cmd_hdl() Alexandru Hossu
2026-05-21 13:03 ` [PATCH v6 3/7] staging: rtl8723bs: fix heap buffer overflow in rtw_cfg80211_set_wpa_ie() Alexandru Hossu
2026-05-21 13:03 ` Alexandru Hossu [this message]
2026-05-21 13:03 ` [PATCH v6 5/7] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read in OnAssocRsp() IE loop Alexandru Hossu
2026-05-21 13:03 ` [PATCH v6 6/7] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in is_ap_in_tkip() " Alexandru Hossu
2026-05-21 13:03 ` [PATCH v6 7/7] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in rtw_get_sec_ie(), rtw_get_wapi_ie(), and rtw_get_wps_attr() Alexandru Hossu
2026-05-21 14:11 ` [PATCH v6 0/7] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads and writes in IE/attribute parsing Greg KH
2026-05-21 14:18   ` Alexandru Hossu
2026-05-22  0:45 ` [PATCH v7 " Alexandru Hossu
2026-05-22  0:45   ` [PATCH v7 1/7] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read in update_beacon_info() IE loop Alexandru Hossu
2026-05-22  0:45   ` [PATCH v7 2/7] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in IE loops in issue_assocreq() and join_cmd_hdl() Alexandru Hossu
2026-05-22  0:45   ` [PATCH v7 3/7] staging: rtl8723bs: fix heap buffer overflow in rtw_cfg80211_set_wpa_ie() Alexandru Hossu
2026-05-22  0:45   ` [PATCH v7 4/7] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB write in HT_caps_handler() Alexandru Hossu
2026-05-22  0:45   ` [PATCH v7 5/7] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read in OnAssocRsp() IE loop Alexandru Hossu
2026-05-22  0:45   ` [PATCH v7 6/7] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in is_ap_in_tkip() " Alexandru Hossu
2026-05-22  0:45   ` [PATCH v7 7/7] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in rtw_get_sec_ie(), rtw_get_wapi_ie(), and rtw_get_wps_attr() Alexandru Hossu

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