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From: Masashi Honma <masashi.honma@gmail.com>
To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Cc: johannes@sipsolutions.net, Masashi Honma <masashi.honma@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Fix overread in PREQ frame processing
Date: Sun, 10 May 2026 08:41:41 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260509234143.101237-1-masashi.honma@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <db11380dfbe7fff538a1a052fdfc5905202981a4.camel@sipsolutions.net>

When the AF flag is enabled, hwmp_preq_frame_process() overreads target_addr
by 2 bytes. Since this occurs within the socket buffer, it does not read across
memory boundaries and therefore poses no security risk; however, we will fix it
as a precaution.

In this fix, a new function mesh_path_parse_request_frame() is established to
separate the implementation of frame format validation and the check for
unsupported features. This is intended to facilitate future work when
implementing the currently unsupported parts.

Assisted-by: Claude:Sonnet 4.6
Signed-off-by: Masashi Honma <masashi.honma@gmail.com>
---
 include/linux/ieee80211-mesh.h | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c       | 42 ++++++-------------------
 net/mac80211/parse.c           |  9 ++++--
 3 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/ieee80211-mesh.h b/include/linux/ieee80211-mesh.h
index 4b829bcb38b6..8ff68cf539ff 100644
--- a/include/linux/ieee80211-mesh.h
+++ b/include/linux/ieee80211-mesh.h
@@ -34,6 +34,38 @@ struct ieee80211s_hdr {
 #define MESH_FLAGS_AE		0x3
 #define MESH_FLAGS_PS_DEEP	0x4
 
+/* HWMP IE processing macros */
+#define AE_F			(1<<6)
+#define AE_F_SET(x)		(*x & AE_F)
+#define PREQ_IE_FLAGS(x)	(*(x))
+#define PREQ_IE_HOPCOUNT(x)	(*(x + 1))
+#define PREQ_IE_TTL(x)		(*(x + 2))
+#define PREQ_IE_PREQ_ID(x)	u32_field_get(x, 3, 0)
+#define PREQ_IE_ORIG_ADDR(x)	(x + 7)
+#define PREQ_IE_ORIG_SN(x)	u32_field_get(x, 13, 0)
+#define PREQ_IE_LIFETIME(x)	u32_field_get(x, 17, AE_F_SET(x))
+#define PREQ_IE_METRIC(x) 	u32_field_get(x, 21, AE_F_SET(x))
+#define PREQ_IE_TARGET_COUNT(x)	(*(AE_F_SET(x) ? x + 31 : x + 25))
+#define PREQ_IE_TARGET_F(x)	(*(AE_F_SET(x) ? x + 32 : x + 26))
+#define PREQ_IE_TARGET_ADDR(x) 	(AE_F_SET(x) ? x + 33 : x + 27)
+#define PREQ_IE_TARGET_SN(x) 	u32_field_get(x, 33, AE_F_SET(x))
+
+#define PREP_IE_FLAGS(x)	PREQ_IE_FLAGS(x)
+#define PREP_IE_HOPCOUNT(x)	PREQ_IE_HOPCOUNT(x)
+#define PREP_IE_TTL(x)		PREQ_IE_TTL(x)
+#define PREP_IE_ORIG_ADDR(x)	(AE_F_SET(x) ? x + 27 : x + 21)
+#define PREP_IE_ORIG_SN(x)	u32_field_get(x, 27, AE_F_SET(x))
+#define PREP_IE_LIFETIME(x)	u32_field_get(x, 13, AE_F_SET(x))
+#define PREP_IE_METRIC(x)	u32_field_get(x, 17, AE_F_SET(x))
+#define PREP_IE_TARGET_ADDR(x)	(x + 3)
+#define PREP_IE_TARGET_SN(x)	u32_field_get(x, 9, 0)
+
+#define PERR_IE_TTL(x)			(*(x))
+#define PERR_IE_TARGET_FLAGS(x)		(*(x + 2))
+#define PERR_IE_TARGET_ADDR(x)		(x + 3)
+#define PERR_IE_TARGET_SN(x)		u32_field_get(x, 9, 0)
+#define PERR_IE_TARGET_RCODE(x)		u16_field_get(x, 13, 0)
+
 /**
  * enum ieee80211_preq_flags - mesh PREQ element flags
  *
@@ -227,4 +259,28 @@ enum ieee80211_root_mode_identifier {
 	IEEE80211_PROACTIVE_RANN = 4,
 };
 
+/* IEEE Std 802.11-2016 9.4.2.113 PREQ element */
+static inline bool ieee80211_mesh_preq_size_ok(const u8 *pos, u8 elen)
+{
+	u8 target_count;
+	u8 needed;
+
+	target_count = PREQ_IE_TARGET_COUNT(pos);
+	if (target_count < 1 || target_count > 20)
+		return false;
+
+	needed = 1 /* Flags */ + 1 /* Hop Count */ + 1 /* Element TTL */ +
+		 4 /* Path Discovery ID */ +
+		 6 /* Originator Mesh STA Address */ +
+		 4 /* Originator HWMP Sequence Number */ +
+		 (AE_F_SET(pos) ? 6 : 0) /* Originator External Address */ +
+		 4 /* Lifetime */ + 4 /* Metric */ + 1 + /* Target Count */ +
+		 target_count * (1 /* Per Target Flags */ +
+		 6 /* Target Address */ + 4 /* Target HWMP Sequence Number */);
+	if (elen != needed)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 #endif /* LINUX_IEEE80211_MESH_H */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
index 9d89ebcce1c1..a4984b015995 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
@@ -35,37 +35,6 @@ static inline u16 u16_field_get(const u8 *preq_elem, int offset, bool ae)
 }
 
 /* HWMP IE processing macros */
-#define AE_F			(1<<6)
-#define AE_F_SET(x)		(*x & AE_F)
-#define PREQ_IE_FLAGS(x)	(*(x))
-#define PREQ_IE_HOPCOUNT(x)	(*(x + 1))
-#define PREQ_IE_TTL(x)		(*(x + 2))
-#define PREQ_IE_PREQ_ID(x)	u32_field_get(x, 3, 0)
-#define PREQ_IE_ORIG_ADDR(x)	(x + 7)
-#define PREQ_IE_ORIG_SN(x)	u32_field_get(x, 13, 0)
-#define PREQ_IE_LIFETIME(x)	u32_field_get(x, 17, AE_F_SET(x))
-#define PREQ_IE_METRIC(x) 	u32_field_get(x, 21, AE_F_SET(x))
-#define PREQ_IE_TARGET_F(x)	(*(AE_F_SET(x) ? x + 32 : x + 26))
-#define PREQ_IE_TARGET_ADDR(x) 	(AE_F_SET(x) ? x + 33 : x + 27)
-#define PREQ_IE_TARGET_SN(x) 	u32_field_get(x, 33, AE_F_SET(x))
-
-
-#define PREP_IE_FLAGS(x)	PREQ_IE_FLAGS(x)
-#define PREP_IE_HOPCOUNT(x)	PREQ_IE_HOPCOUNT(x)
-#define PREP_IE_TTL(x)		PREQ_IE_TTL(x)
-#define PREP_IE_ORIG_ADDR(x)	(AE_F_SET(x) ? x + 27 : x + 21)
-#define PREP_IE_ORIG_SN(x)	u32_field_get(x, 27, AE_F_SET(x))
-#define PREP_IE_LIFETIME(x)	u32_field_get(x, 13, AE_F_SET(x))
-#define PREP_IE_METRIC(x)	u32_field_get(x, 17, AE_F_SET(x))
-#define PREP_IE_TARGET_ADDR(x)	(x + 3)
-#define PREP_IE_TARGET_SN(x)	u32_field_get(x, 9, 0)
-
-#define PERR_IE_TTL(x)		(*(x))
-#define PERR_IE_TARGET_FLAGS(x)	(*(x + 2))
-#define PERR_IE_TARGET_ADDR(x)	(x + 3)
-#define PERR_IE_TARGET_SN(x)	u32_field_get(x, 9, 0)
-#define PERR_IE_TARGET_RCODE(x)	u16_field_get(x, 13, 0)
-
 #define MSEC_TO_TU(x) (x*1000/1024)
 #define SN_GT(x, y) ((s32)(y - x) < 0)
 #define SN_LT(x, y) ((s32)(x - y) < 0)
@@ -932,6 +901,7 @@ void mesh_rx_path_sel_frame(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	size_t baselen;
 	u32 path_metric;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
+	u8 target_count;
 
 	/* need action_code */
 	if (len < IEEE80211_MIN_ACTION_SIZE(mesh_action))
@@ -955,9 +925,15 @@ void mesh_rx_path_sel_frame(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		return;
 
 	if (elems->preq) {
-		if (elems->preq_len != 37)
-			/* Right now we support just 1 destination and no AE */
+		/* Right now we do not support AE (Address Extension) */
+		if (AE_F_SET(elems->preq))
+			goto free;
+
+		/* Right now we only supports 1 target */
+		target_count = PREQ_IE_TARGET_COUNT(elems->preq);
+		if (target_count != 1)
 			goto free;
+
 		path_metric = hwmp_route_info_get(sdata, mgmt, elems->preq,
 						  MPATH_PREQ);
 		if (path_metric)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/parse.c b/net/mac80211/parse.c
index 5e61457be0f3..9e52cc48fc18 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/parse.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/parse.c
@@ -547,8 +547,13 @@ _ieee802_11_parse_elems_full(struct ieee80211_elems_parse_params *params,
 				elems->awake_window = (void *)pos;
 			break;
 		case WLAN_EID_PREQ:
-			elems->preq = pos;
-			elems->preq_len = elen;
+			if (ieee80211_mesh_preq_size_ok(pos, elen)) {
+				elems->preq = pos;
+				elems->preq_len = elen;
+			} else {
+				elem_parse_failed =
+					IEEE80211_PARSE_ERR_BAD_ELEM_SIZE;
+			}
 			break;
 		case WLAN_EID_PREP:
 			elems->prep = pos;
-- 
2.43.0


  reply	other threads:[~2026-05-09 23:41 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <8f0a2488540f4a65ea4d837a06225a27a10cc305.camel@sipsolutions.net>
2026-05-08 22:59 ` [PATCH 1/3] Fix overread in PREQ frame processing Masashi Honma
2026-05-08 22:59   ` [PATCH 2/3] Fix overread in PREP " Masashi Honma
2026-05-08 22:59   ` [PATCH 3/3] Fix PERR " Masashi Honma
2026-05-09  9:17   ` [PATCH 1/3] Fix overread in PREQ " Johannes Berg
2026-05-09 23:41     ` Masashi Honma [this message]
2026-05-09 23:41       ` [PATCH 2/3] Fix overread in PREP " Masashi Honma
2026-05-09 23:41       ` [PATCH 3/3] Fix PERR " Masashi Honma
2026-05-11  7:47       ` [PATCH 1/3] Fix overread in PREQ " Johannes Berg
2026-05-11  8:58         ` Masashi Honma
2026-05-11  9:01           ` Johannes Berg

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