* [PATCH wireless v2 0/2] wifi: rtw89: fix IE length passed to cfg80211_find_ie()
@ 2026-10-07 16:17 Tristan Madani
2026-10-07 16:17 ` [PATCH wireless v2 1/2] wifi: rtw89: fix IE length passed to cfg80211_find_ie() in 6 GHz probe Tristan Madani
2026-10-07 16:17 ` [PATCH wireless v2 2/2] wifi: rtw89: fix IE length passed to cfg80211_find_ie() in WoW AKM Tristan Madani
0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Tristan Madani @ 2026-10-07 16:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ping-Ke Shih
Cc: Kalle Valo, Po-Hao Huang, Chin-Yen Lee, linux-wireless, stable,
Tristan Madani
From: Tristan Madani <tristan@talencesecurity.com>
Two callers of cfg80211_find_ie() in rtw89 pass skb->len as the IE
data length, but since ies points past the management frame header
and fixed fields, the correct length is skb->len minus the header
offset. This causes cfg80211_find_ie() to potentially read past the
IE data boundary.
Changes since v1:
- Straightened the cfg80211_find_ie() call in wow.c to a single line
- Removed unnecessary blank line in wow.c
Both per Ping-Ke Shih review feedback.
Tristan Madani (2):
wifi: rtw89: fix IE length passed to cfg80211_find_ie() in 6 GHz probe
wifi: rtw89: fix IE length passed to cfg80211_find_ie() in WoW AKM
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c | 6 +++++-
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/wow.c | 6 +++++-
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
--
2.47.3
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* [PATCH wireless v2 1/2] wifi: rtw89: fix IE length passed to cfg80211_find_ie() in 6 GHz probe
2026-10-07 16:17 [PATCH wireless v2 0/2] wifi: rtw89: fix IE length passed to cfg80211_find_ie() Tristan Madani
@ 2026-10-07 16:17 ` Tristan Madani
2026-10-08 0:47 ` Ping-Ke Shih
2026-10-07 16:17 ` [PATCH wireless v2 2/2] wifi: rtw89: fix IE length passed to cfg80211_find_ie() in WoW AKM Tristan Madani
1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Tristan Madani @ 2026-10-07 16:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ping-Ke Shih
Cc: Kalle Valo, Po-Hao Huang, Chin-Yen Lee, linux-wireless, stable,
Tristan Madani
From: Tristan Madani <tristan@talencesecurity.com>
rtw89_core_cancel_6ghz_probe_tx() computes a pointer to the IE area
from a beacon/probe response frame:
ies = mgmt->u.beacon.variable;
but then passes skb->len as the IE data length to cfg80211_find_ie().
Since skb->len covers the entire frame including the 36-byte management
header and fixed fields, cfg80211_find_ie() may read up to 36 bytes
past the end of the actual IE data.
Fix by computing the correct IE data length as skb->len minus the
header offset, and validating the minimum frame length before parsing.
Fixes: c6aa9a9c4725 ("wifi: rtw89: add RNR support for 6 GHz scan")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Tristan Madani <tristan@talencesecurity.com>
---
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c
index 397ebbfcac09a..6e000cdbb0219 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c
@@ -2571,6 +2571,7 @@ static void rtw89_core_cancel_6ghz_probe_tx(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
struct ieee80211_mgmt *mgmt = (struct ieee80211_mgmt *)skb->data;
struct list_head *pkt_list = rtwdev->scan_info.pkt_list;
struct rtw89_pktofld_info *info;
+ size_t hdr_len = offsetof(struct ieee80211_mgmt, u.beacon.variable);
const u8 *ies = mgmt->u.beacon.variable, *ssid_ie;
bool queue_work = false;
@@ -2582,7 +2583,10 @@ static void rtw89_core_cancel_6ghz_probe_tx(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
return;
}
- ssid_ie = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_SSID, ies, skb->len);
+ if (skb->len < hdr_len)
+ return;
+
+ ssid_ie = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_SSID, ies, skb->len - hdr_len);
list_for_each_entry(info, &pkt_list[NL80211_BAND_6GHZ], list) {
if (ether_addr_equal(info->bssid, mgmt->bssid)) {
--
2.47.3
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* [PATCH wireless v2 2/2] wifi: rtw89: fix IE length passed to cfg80211_find_ie() in WoW AKM
2026-10-07 16:17 [PATCH wireless v2 0/2] wifi: rtw89: fix IE length passed to cfg80211_find_ie() Tristan Madani
2026-10-07 16:17 ` [PATCH wireless v2 1/2] wifi: rtw89: fix IE length passed to cfg80211_find_ie() in 6 GHz probe Tristan Madani
@ 2026-10-07 16:17 ` Tristan Madani
2026-10-08 1:20 ` Ping-Ke Shih
2026-10-08 5:31 ` Ping-Ke Shih
1 sibling, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Tristan Madani @ 2026-10-07 16:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Ping-Ke Shih
Cc: Kalle Valo, Po-Hao Huang, Chin-Yen Lee, linux-wireless, stable,
Tristan Madani
From: Tristan Madani <tristan@talencesecurity.com>
__rtw89_wow_parse_akm() computes a pointer to the IE area from an
association request frame:
ies = mgmt->u.assoc_req.variable;
but then passes skb->len as the IE data length to cfg80211_find_ie().
Since skb->len covers the entire frame including the 28-byte management
header and fixed fields, cfg80211_find_ie() may read past the end of the
actual IE data.
Fix by computing the correct IE data length as skb->len minus the
header offset, and validating the minimum frame length before parsing.
Fixes: 480dd4dddfc5 ("wifi: rtw89: enter power save mode aggressively")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Tristan Madani <tristan@talencesecurity.com>
---
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/wow.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/wow.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/wow.c
index 2dfa24c54e7d7..178c59692b13f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/wow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/wow.c
@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@ void __rtw89_wow_parse_akm(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
{
struct ieee80211_mgmt *mgmt = (struct ieee80211_mgmt *)skb->data;
struct rtw89_wow_param *rtw_wow = &rtwdev->wow;
+ size_t hdr_len = offsetof(struct ieee80211_mgmt, u.assoc_req.variable);
const u8 *rsn, *ies = mgmt->u.assoc_req.variable;
struct rtw89_rsn_ie *rsn_ie;
- rsn = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_RSN, ies, skb->len);
+ if (skb->len < hdr_len)
+ return;
+
+ rsn = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_RSN, ies, skb->len - hdr_len);
if (!rsn)
return;
--
2.47.3
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* RE: [PATCH wireless v2 1/2] wifi: rtw89: fix IE length passed to cfg80211_find_ie() in 6 GHz probe
2026-10-07 16:17 ` [PATCH wireless v2 1/2] wifi: rtw89: fix IE length passed to cfg80211_find_ie() in 6 GHz probe Tristan Madani
@ 2026-10-08 0:47 ` Ping-Ke Shih
0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Ping-Ke Shih @ 2026-10-08 0:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Tristan Madani
Cc: Kalle Valo, Bernie Huang, Timlee, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
stable@vger.kernel.org, Tristan Madani
Tristan Madani <tristmd@gmail.com> wrote:
> @@ -2582,7 +2583,10 @@ static void rtw89_core_cancel_6ghz_probe_tx(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev,
> return;
> }
>
> - ssid_ie = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_SSID, ies, skb->len);
> + if (skb->len < hdr_len)
> + return;
> +
> + ssid_ie = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_SSID, ies, skb->len - hdr_len);
>
> list_for_each_entry(info, &pkt_list[NL80211_BAND_6GHZ], list) {
> if (ether_addr_equal(info->bssid, mgmt->bssid)) {
The use of cfg80211_find_ie() was removed by [1].
Please use https://github.com/pkshih/rtw.git as codebase.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260909070004.35353-5-pkshih@realtek.com/
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* RE: [PATCH wireless v2 2/2] wifi: rtw89: fix IE length passed to cfg80211_find_ie() in WoW AKM
2026-10-07 16:17 ` [PATCH wireless v2 2/2] wifi: rtw89: fix IE length passed to cfg80211_find_ie() in WoW AKM Tristan Madani
@ 2026-10-08 1:20 ` Ping-Ke Shih
2026-10-08 5:31 ` Ping-Ke Shih
1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Ping-Ke Shih @ 2026-10-08 1:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Tristan Madani
Cc: Kalle Valo, Bernie Huang, Timlee, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
stable@vger.kernel.org, Tristan Madani
Tristan Madani <tristmd@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Tristan Madani <tristan@talencesecurity.com>
>
> __rtw89_wow_parse_akm() computes a pointer to the IE area from an
> association request frame:
>
> ies = mgmt->u.assoc_req.variable;
>
> but then passes skb->len as the IE data length to cfg80211_find_ie().
> Since skb->len covers the entire frame including the 28-byte management
> header and fixed fields, cfg80211_find_ie() may read past the end of the
> actual IE data.
>
> Fix by computing the correct IE data length as skb->len minus the
> header offset, and validating the minimum frame length before parsing.
>
> Fixes: 480dd4dddfc5 ("wifi: rtw89: enter power save mode aggressively")
it should be
Fixes: 92790c4e50d2 ("wifi: rtw89: wow: parsing Auth Key Management from associate request")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Tristan Madani <tristan@talencesecurity.com>
Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
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* Re: [PATCH wireless v2 2/2] wifi: rtw89: fix IE length passed to cfg80211_find_ie() in WoW AKM
2026-10-07 16:17 ` [PATCH wireless v2 2/2] wifi: rtw89: fix IE length passed to cfg80211_find_ie() in WoW AKM Tristan Madani
2026-10-08 1:20 ` Ping-Ke Shih
@ 2026-10-08 5:31 ` Ping-Ke Shih
1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Ping-Ke Shih @ 2026-10-08 5:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Tristan Madani, Ping-Ke Shih
Cc: Kalle Valo, Po-Hao Huang, Chin-Yen Lee, linux-wireless, stable,
Tristan Madani
Tristan Madani <tristmd@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Tristan Madani <tristan@talencesecurity.com>
>
> __rtw89_wow_parse_akm() computes a pointer to the IE area from an
> association request frame:
>
> ies = mgmt->u.assoc_req.variable;
>
> but then passes skb->len as the IE data length to cfg80211_find_ie().
> Since skb->len covers the entire frame including the 28-byte management
> header and fixed fields, cfg80211_find_ie() may read past the end of the
> actual IE data.
>
> Fix by computing the correct IE data length as skb->len minus the
> header offset, and validating the minimum frame length before parsing.
>
> Fixes: 480dd4dddfc5 ("wifi: rtw89: enter power save mode aggressively")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Tristan Madani <tristan@talencesecurity.com>
> Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
1 patch(es) applied to rtw-next branch of rtw.git, thanks.
6c17c57d45ef wifi: rtw89: fix IE length passed to cfg80211_find_ie() in WoW AKM
---
https://github.com/pkshih/rtw.git
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