FAILED: patch "[PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree

[<gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

The patch below does not apply to the 5.15-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.

To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:

git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-5.15.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x 88e994c57a79f62d5338231d8d37ee8dd98baffe
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '2026061556-unlovable-moonlight-0cab@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 5.15.y' HEAD^..

Possible dependencies:



thanks,

greg k-h

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

From 88e994c57a79f62d5338231d8d37ee8dd98baffe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Salman Alghamdi <me@cipherat.com>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2026 23:34:40 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before
 ie_length subtraction

Add guards to ensure ie_length is large enough before subtracting
fixed IE offsets to prevent unsigned integer underflow.

Fixes: 2038fe84b8bd ("staging: rtl8723bs: fix spacing around operators")
Fixes: d3fcee1b78a5 ("staging: rtl8723bs: fix camel case in struct wlan_bssid_ex")
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-staging/DI2H39EAAFBZ.3KI5NWN02AQ2S@linux.dev/
Cc: stable <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Salman Alghamdi <me@cipherat.com>
Reviewed-by: Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@linux.dev>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260513203455.31792-1-me@cipherat.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
index 268f294528e6..9f21a2226dbd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -604,6 +604,8 @@ static bool rtw_is_desired_network(struct adapter *adapter, struct wlan_network
 	privacy = pnetwork->network.privacy;
 
 	if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_UNDER_WPS)) {
+		if (pnetwork->network.ie_length < _FIXED_IE_LENGTH_)
+			return false;
 		if (rtw_get_wps_ie(pnetwork->network.ies + _FIXED_IE_LENGTH_, pnetwork->network.ie_length - _FIXED_IE_LENGTH_, NULL, &wps_ielen))
 			return true;
 		else
@@ -617,11 +619,15 @@ static bool rtw_is_desired_network(struct adapter *adapter, struct wlan_network
 			bselected = false;
 
 		if (psecuritypriv->ndisauthtype == Ndis802_11AuthModeWPA2PSK) {
-			p = rtw_get_ie(pnetwork->network.ies + _BEACON_IE_OFFSET_, WLAN_EID_RSN, &ie_len, (pnetwork->network.ie_length - _BEACON_IE_OFFSET_));
-			if (p && ie_len > 0)
-				bselected = true;
-			else
+			if (pnetwork->network.ie_length < _BEACON_IE_OFFSET_) {
 				bselected = false;
+			} else {
+				p = rtw_get_ie(pnetwork->network.ies + _BEACON_IE_OFFSET_, WLAN_EID_RSN, &ie_len, (pnetwork->network.ie_length - _BEACON_IE_OFFSET_));
+				if (p && ie_len > 0)
+					bselected = true;
+				else
+					bselected = false;
+			}
 		}
 	}