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From: Delene Tchio Romuald <delenetchior1@gmail.com>
To: security@kernel.org
Cc: Delene Tchio Romuald <delenetchior1@gmail.com>, stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: fix heap buffer overflow in recvframe_defrag()
Date: Sat,  4 Apr 2026 22:11:41 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260404211142.53071-1-delenetchior1@gmail.com> (raw)

In recvframe_defrag(), a memcpy() copies fragment data into the
reassembly buffer before recvframe_put() validates that the buffer
has sufficient space. If the total reassembled payload exceeds the
receive buffer capacity, this results in a heap buffer overflow.

An attacker within WiFi radio range can exploit this by sending
crafted 802.11 fragmented frames. No authentication is required.

Add a bounds check before the memcpy() to verify that the fragment
payload fits within the remaining buffer space, using the same error
handling pattern already present in the function.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Delene Tchio Romuald <delenetchior1@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_recv.c | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_recv.c
index 337671b12..901f4b1ff 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_recv.c
@@ -1132,7 +1132,13 @@ static union recv_frame *recvframe_defrag(struct adapter *adapter,
 		/* append  to first fragment frame's tail (if privacy frame, pull the ICV) */
 		recvframe_pull_tail(prframe, pfhdr->attrib.icv_len);
 
-		/* memcpy */
+		/* Verify the receiving buffer has enough space for the fragment */
+		if (pnfhdr->len > (uint)(pfhdr->rx_end - pfhdr->rx_tail)) {
+			rtw_free_recvframe(prframe, pfree_recv_queue);
+			rtw_free_recvframe_queue(defrag_q, pfree_recv_queue);
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
 		memcpy(pfhdr->rx_tail, pnfhdr->rx_data, pnfhdr->len);
 
 		recvframe_put(prframe, pnfhdr->len);
-- 
2.43.0


             reply	other threads:[~2026-04-04 21:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-04-04 21:11 Delene Tchio Romuald [this message]
2026-04-05  5:42 ` [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: fix heap buffer overflow in recvframe_defrag() Greg KH

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