From 1c3e23e78862493e8cf1adad02b10ffcb8b9921c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Muhammad Bilal Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:06:31 +0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/4] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read in rtw_get_wpa_ie() rtw_get_wpa_ie() reads bytes at fixed offsets into a vendor-specific information element without checking that the element is long enough, causing an out-of-bounds read for a short trailing IE. The function locates a vendor-specific IE (EID 221) with rtw_get_ie() and then compares a 4-byte OUI+type at pbuf + 2 and reads a 2-byte version word at pbuf + 6. Those accesses require the IE body to be at least 6 bytes, but rtw_get_ie() only guarantees that the element fits within the buffer; it does not enforce a minimum body length. A vendor-specific IE whose length byte is 0 to 5, placed at the end of the buffer, therefore makes these reads run past the end of the IE and past the end of the buffer itself. The buffer holds information elements taken from received management frames and from the IE blob passed to rtw_cfg80211_set_wpa_ie(), which is kmemdup'd to its exact length, so the read can run off the end of the allocation. The sibling helpers rtw_get_sec_ie(), rtw_get_wapi_ie() and rtw_get_wps_ie() in this file already reject too-short vendor-specific IEs before their OUI memcmp(); rtw_get_wpa_ie() was never brought in line with them, and needs a minimum of 6 rather than 4 bytes because of the version word. Add the missing length check. Fixes: 554c0a3abf216 ("staging: Add rtl8723bs sdio wifi driver") Cc: stable Signed-off-by: Muhammad Bilal Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260719030631.88254-1-meatuni001@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ieee80211.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ieee80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ieee80211.c index 863ddf846218..e60ed3359866 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ieee80211.c +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ieee80211.c @@ -371,6 +371,9 @@ unsigned char *rtw_get_wpa_ie(unsigned char *pie, int *wpa_ie_len, int limit) pbuf = rtw_get_ie(pbuf, WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC, &len, limit_new); if (pbuf) { + if (len < 6) + goto check_next_ie; + /* check if oui matches... */ if (memcmp((pbuf + 2), wpa_oui_type, sizeof(wpa_oui_type))) goto check_next_ie; From ae21407350151bddfd4fea7aa39bd0643c0ca9d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Muhammad Bilal Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:15:09 +0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/4] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read in WMM_param_handler() WMM_param_handler() copies a fixed-size WMM parameter element out of a received information element without checking that the element is long enough, causing an out-of-bounds read for a short WMM IE. The handler reads sizeof(struct WMM_para_element) (18) bytes at pIE->data + 6, so it requires pIE->length to be at least 24 (WLAN_WMM_LEN), but it never validates the length. Two of its three callers reach it after matching only the WMM OUI: OnAssocRsp() in rtw_mlme_ext.c matches a 6-byte OUI, and join_cmd_hdl() matches a 4-byte OUI, before calling the handler. A vendor-specific IE carrying the WMM OUI but a length between 6 and 23, placed in an association response or in the IE blob handed to join_cmd_hdl(), passes the OUI check and then makes the memcmp() and memcpy() at pIE->data + 6 read past the end of the element. OnAssocRsp() parses a frame received from the AP, so this is reachable from a remote peer. The remaining caller in rtw_wlan_util.c already guards the handler with "pIE->length == WLAN_WMM_LEN". Move the equivalent check into the handler itself so every caller is covered; the sibling IE handlers in the same parsing loop (HT_caps_handler(), HT_info_handler(), ERP_IE_handler()) likewise bound their accesses by pIE->length. Fixes: 554c0a3abf21 ("staging: Add rtl8723bs sdio wifi driver") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Muhammad Bilal Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260719041509.97894-1-meatuni001@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c index a4de538722b5..c614c0b4c792 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c @@ -666,6 +666,9 @@ int WMM_param_handler(struct adapter *padapter, struct ndis_80211_var_ie *pIE) return false; } + if (pIE->length != WLAN_WMM_LEN) + return false; + if (!memcmp(&(pmlmeinfo->WMM_param), (pIE->data + 6), sizeof(struct WMM_para_element))) return false; From 2c56ef658ac8c6bca36bc5574715e8f717207c6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Panagiotis Petrakopoulos Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:24:09 +0300 Subject: [PATCH 3/4] staging: rtl8723bs: fix missing shared-key auth challenge length check The WEP shared-key authentication handler uses the challenge-text element's attacker-controlled length without checking it against the fixed 128-byte chg_txt buffer. In OnAuthClient() the length from rtw_get_ie() - up to 255 - is used to perform memcpy() into the 128-byte pmlmeinfo->chg_txt, so a malicious AP sending a malformed WLAN_EID_CHALLENGE element can overflow/underfill chg_txt by up to 127 bytes. It is reachable over the air, before association, during shared-key authentication. In the case of an overflow, the driver can write out of bounds. In the case of an underfill, the driver can echo stale buffer memory. The challenge text is defined to be exactly 128 octets, which is already provided as the WLAN_AUTH_CHALLENGE_LEN define; require the element to be exactly that length before use. Fixes: 554c0a3abf21 ("staging: Add rtl8723bs sdio wifi driver") Cc: stable Signed-off-by: Panagiotis Petrakopoulos Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260720082409.168379-1-npetrakopoulos2003@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c index a443b3530fb9..a9382dc1294b 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c @@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ unsigned int OnAuthClient(struct adapter *padapter, union recv_frame *precv_fram p = rtw_get_ie(pframe + WLAN_HDR_A3_LEN + _AUTH_IE_OFFSET_, WLAN_EID_CHALLENGE, (int *)&len, pkt_len - WLAN_HDR_A3_LEN - _AUTH_IE_OFFSET_); - if (!p) + if (!p || len != WLAN_AUTH_CHALLENGE_LEN) goto authclnt_fail; memcpy(pmlmeinfo->chg_txt, p + 2, len); From 6829665d050983907b560173e49dcc6c11cb2730 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mariano Baragiola Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:08:59 -0300 Subject: [PATCH 4/4] staging: rtl8723bs: validate monitor transmit frame lengths rtw_cfg80211_monitor_if_xmit_entry() removes the radiotap header and then reads the 802.11 frame control field without checking that a base 802.11 header remains. The data path also pulls the calculated 802.11, QoS and SNAP header span before confirming that the skb contains it. A truncated frame can therefore cause out-of-bounds reads or leave insufficient data for the Ethernet address writes. Reject frames that do not contain the base 802.11 header and data frames that do not contain their complete calculated header span. Fixes: 554c0a3abf21 ("staging: Add rtl8723bs sdio wifi driver") Cc: stable Signed-off-by: Mariano Baragiola Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260727160859.1917096-1-mbaragiola@linux.com Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c index 967cd1b34aed..9fa3131feb66 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c @@ -2033,6 +2033,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t rtw_cfg80211_monitor_if_xmit_entry(struct sk_buff *skb, struc /* Skip the ratio tap header */ skb_pull(skb, rtap_len); + if (skb->len < dot11_hdr_len) + goto fail; dot11_hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data; frame_control = le16_to_cpu(dot11_hdr->frame_control); @@ -2045,6 +2047,8 @@ static netdev_tx_t rtw_cfg80211_monitor_if_xmit_entry(struct sk_buff *skb, struc qos_len = 2; if ((frame_control & 0x0300) == 0x0300) dot11_hdr_len += 6; + if (skb->len < dot11_hdr_len + qos_len + snap_len) + goto fail; memcpy(dst_mac_addr, dot11_hdr->addr1, sizeof(dst_mac_addr)); memcpy(src_mac_addr, dot11_hdr->addr2, sizeof(src_mac_addr));