* [PATCH wireless 0/3] wifi: mwifiex: firmware response validation fixes
@ 2026-11-01 20:57 Tristan Madani
2026-11-01 20:58 ` [PATCH wireless 1/3] wifi: mwifiex: validate TID in ADDBA response handler Tristan Madani
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From: Tristan Madani @ 2026-11-01 20:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Brian Norris, Francesco Dolcini; +Cc: linux-wireless, stable, Tristan Madani
From: Tristan Madani <tristan@talencesecurity.com>
Three input validation fixes for the mwifiex driver:
1/3: The ADDBA response handler uses a 4-bit TID value (0-15) to
index an 8-entry array. Values >= 8 result in out-of-bounds
array access.
2/3: The multichannel event handler uses intf_num from a TLV to
iterate a flexible array without checking it fits the TLV
data.
3/3: The IBSS connected event handler replaces a buffer-bounded
length with the TLV header length, which may exceed the
event buffer.
Tristan Madani (3):
wifi: mwifiex: validate TID in ADDBA response handler
wifi: mwifiex: validate intf_num in multichannel event handler
wifi: mwifiex: cap TLV length in IBSS connected event handler
drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/11n.c | 6 ++++++
drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)
--
2.47.3
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2026-11-01 20:57 [PATCH wireless 0/3] wifi: mwifiex: firmware response validation fixes Tristan Madani
@ 2026-11-01 20:58 ` Tristan Madani
2026-11-01 20:58 ` [PATCH wireless 2/3] wifi: mwifiex: validate intf_num in multichannel event handler Tristan Madani
2026-11-01 20:58 ` [PATCH wireless 3/3] wifi: mwifiex: cap TLV length in IBSS connected " Tristan Madani
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From: Tristan Madani @ 2026-11-01 20:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Brian Norris, Francesco Dolcini; +Cc: linux-wireless, stable, Tristan Madani
From: Tristan Madani <tristan@talencesecurity.com>
The TID value extracted from the Block Ack parameter set is a 4-bit
field (0-15), but aggr_prio_tbl[] has only MAX_NUM_TID (8) entries.
A value >= 8 causes an out-of-bounds array access.
Add a bounds check after extracting the TID.
Fixes: 5e6e3a92b9a4 ("wireless: mwifiex: initial commit for Marvell mwifiex driver")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Tristan Madani <tristan@talencesecurity.com>
---
drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/11n.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/11n.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/11n.c
index cef8a55427dd01..7d249508e1a38d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/11n.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/11n.c
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ int mwifiex_ret_11n_addba_req(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
tid = (block_ack_param_set & IEEE80211_ADDBA_PARAM_TID_MASK)
>> BLOCKACKPARAM_TID_POS;
+ if (tid >= MAX_NUM_TID) {
+ mwifiex_dbg(priv->adapter, ERROR,
+ "ADDBA RSP: invalid tid %d\n", tid);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
tid_down = mwifiex_wmm_downgrade_tid(priv, tid);
ra_list = mwifiex_wmm_get_ralist_node(priv, tid_down, add_ba_rsp->
peer_mac_addr);
--
2.47.3
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2026-11-01 20:57 [PATCH wireless 0/3] wifi: mwifiex: firmware response validation fixes Tristan Madani
2026-11-01 20:58 ` [PATCH wireless 1/3] wifi: mwifiex: validate TID in ADDBA response handler Tristan Madani
@ 2026-11-01 20:58 ` Tristan Madani
2026-11-01 20:58 ` [PATCH wireless 3/3] wifi: mwifiex: cap TLV length in IBSS connected " Tristan Madani
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From: Tristan Madani @ 2026-11-01 20:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Brian Norris, Francesco Dolcini; +Cc: linux-wireless, stable, Tristan Madani
From: Tristan Madani <tristan@talencesecurity.com>
The intf_num field from the multichannel group info TLV indexes the
flexible array bss_type_numlist[] without checking whether it fits
the TLV data. An intf_num larger than the available data causes reads
past the TLV boundary.
Add a check that intf_num does not exceed the number of entries that
fit in the TLV data.
Fixes: 8d6b538a5eac ("mwifiex: handle multichannel event")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Tristan Madani <tristan@talencesecurity.com>
---
drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c
index fecd88967ceb84..1f746e8f6b3e18 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c
@@ -450,6 +450,10 @@ void mwifiex_process_multi_chan_event(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
grp_info = (struct mwifiex_ie_types_mc_group_info *)tlv;
intf_num = grp_info->intf_num;
+ if (tlv_len < sizeof(*grp_info) - sizeof(grp_info->header) ||
+ intf_num > tlv_len - (sizeof(*grp_info) - sizeof(grp_info->header)))
+ break;
+
for (i = 0; i < intf_num; i++) {
bss_type = grp_info->bss_type_numlist[i] >> 4;
bss_num = grp_info->bss_type_numlist[i] & BSS_NUM_MASK;
--
2.47.3
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2026-11-01 20:57 [PATCH wireless 0/3] wifi: mwifiex: firmware response validation fixes Tristan Madani
2026-11-01 20:58 ` [PATCH wireless 1/3] wifi: mwifiex: validate TID in ADDBA response handler Tristan Madani
2026-11-01 20:58 ` [PATCH wireless 2/3] wifi: mwifiex: validate intf_num in multichannel event handler Tristan Madani
@ 2026-11-01 20:58 ` Tristan Madani
2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Tristan Madani @ 2026-11-01 20:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Brian Norris, Francesco Dolcini; +Cc: linux-wireless, stable, Tristan Madani
From: Tristan Madani <tristan@talencesecurity.com>
In the IBSS connected event handler, the buffer-bounded evt_len is
replaced with the TLV header length from the firmware. An inflated
value drives the IE parsing loop past the event buffer.
Cap the TLV-derived length at the remaining event data size.
Fixes: 432da7d243da ("mwifiex: add HT aggregation support for adhoc mode")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Tristan Madani <tristan@talencesecurity.com>
---
drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c
index 1f746e8f6b3e18..3f683698e4a60d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ static int mwifiex_check_ibss_peer_capabilities(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
*/
evt_len = le16_to_cpu(tlv_mgmt_frame->header.len);
curr += (sizeof(*tlv_mgmt_frame) + 12);
+ if (evt_len > event->len - (curr - event->data))
+ evt_len = event->len - (curr - event->data);
} else {
mwifiex_dbg(priv->adapter, MSG,
"management frame tlv not found!\n");
--
2.47.3
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