FAILED: patch "[PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in is_ap_in_tkip() IE loop" failed to apply to 5.10-stable tree

[<gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

The patch below does not apply to the 5.10-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-5.10.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x 3bf39f711ff27c64be8680a8938bcc5001982e81
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '2026071347-leotard-finlike-cc76@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 5.10.y' 'HEAD^..'

Possible dependencies:



thanks,

greg k-h

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

From 3bf39f711ff27c64be8680a8938bcc5001982e81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexandru Hossu <hossu.alexandru@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 02:45:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in is_ap_in_tkip() IE loop

The loop in is_ap_in_tkip() iterates over IEs without verifying that
enough bytes remain before dereferencing the IE header or its payload:

- pIE->element_id and pIE->length are read without checking that
  i + sizeof(*pIE) <= ie_length, so a truncated IE at the end of the
  buffer causes an OOB read.

- For WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC the code compares pIE->data + 12,
  which requires pIE->length >= 16.  For WLAN_EID_RSN it compares
  pIE->data + 8, requiring pIE->length >= 12.  Neither requirement
  is checked.

Add the missing IE header and payload bounds checks and guard each
data access with an explicit pIE->length minimum, matching the
pattern established in update_beacon_info().

Fixes: 554c0a3abf21 ("staging: Add rtl8723bs sdio wifi driver")
Cc: stable <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Alexandru Hossu <hossu.alexandru@gmail.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260522004531.1038924-7-hossu.alexandru@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
index 4c0eb93f412e..a4de538722b5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
@@ -1308,15 +1308,23 @@ unsigned int is_ap_in_tkip(struct adapter *padapter)
 		for (i = sizeof(struct ndis_802_11_fix_ie); i < pmlmeinfo->network.ie_length;) {
 			pIE = (struct ndis_80211_var_ie *)(pmlmeinfo->network.ies + i);
 
+			if (i + sizeof(*pIE) > pmlmeinfo->network.ie_length)
+				break;
+			if (i + sizeof(*pIE) + pIE->length > pmlmeinfo->network.ie_length)
+				break;
+
 			switch (pIE->element_id) {
 			case WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC:
-				if ((!memcmp(pIE->data, RTW_WPA_OUI, 4)) && (!memcmp((pIE->data + 12), WPA_TKIP_CIPHER, 4)))
+				if (pIE->length >= 16 &&
+				    !memcmp(pIE->data, RTW_WPA_OUI, 4) &&
+				    !memcmp((pIE->data + 12), WPA_TKIP_CIPHER, 4))
 					return true;
 
 				break;
 
 			case WLAN_EID_RSN:
-				if (!memcmp((pIE->data + 8), RSN_TKIP_CIPHER, 4))
+				if (pIE->length >= 12 &&
+				    !memcmp((pIE->data + 8), RSN_TKIP_CIPHER, 4))
 					return true;
 				break;
 
@@ -1324,7 +1332,7 @@ unsigned int is_ap_in_tkip(struct adapter *padapter)
 				break;
 			}
 
-			i += (pIE->length + 2);
+			i += sizeof(*pIE) + pIE->length;
 		}
 
 		return false;