From: Alexandru Hossu <hossu.alexandru@gmail.com>
To: security@kernel.org
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, johannes@sipsolutions.net
Subject: [PATCH] wifi: cfg80211: validate common_info length in ieee80211_mle_size_ok()
Date: Fri, 15 May 2026 03:42:04 -0700 (PDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <6a06f87c.643c4978.1f1059.84ae@mx.google.com> (raw)
Hi Greg,
Here is the fix.
Alexandru
---
For MLE types with a common_info length field (BASIC, PREQ, TDLS),
ieee80211_mle_size_ok() checks that variable[0] is at least as large as
the mandatory fields, but it does not check that the value fits within
the element itself.
cfg80211_defrag_mle() computes the sub-element area start as:
common_size = ieee80211_mle_common_size((u8 *)res->mle);
ie = res->data + common_size;
ielen = mle_len - common_size;
ieee80211_mle_common_size() returns sizeof(*mle) + mle->variable[0].
If variable[0] is larger than the actual element, common_size exceeds
mle_len and the size_t subtraction wraps. for_each_element_id() then
iterates over arbitrary kernel heap memory past the allocation.
Add the missing upper-bound check so variable[0] cannot exceed the
element size.
Signed-off-by: Alexandru Hossu <hossu.alexandru@gmail.com>
---
include/linux/ieee80211-eht.h | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/ieee80211-eht.h b/include/linux/ieee80211-eht.h
index 87d92fb86fab..738a581c3683 100644
--- a/include/linux/ieee80211-eht.h
+++ b/include/linux/ieee80211-eht.h
@@ -908,6 +908,10 @@ static inline bool ieee80211_mle_size_ok(const u8 *data, size_t len)
if (!check_common_len)
return true;
+ /* common_info length must not exceed the element */
+ if (len < fixed + mle->variable[0])
+ return false;
+
/* if present, common length is the first octet there */
return mle->variable[0] >= common;
}
next reply other threads:[~2026-05-15 10:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-15 10:42 Alexandru Hossu [this message]
2026-05-15 11:36 ` [PATCH] wifi: cfg80211: validate common_info length in ieee80211_mle_size_ok() Greg KH
2026-05-15 12:57 ` Alexandru Hossu
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