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staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in rtw_get_ie() parser
authorNavaneeth K <knavaneeth786@gmail.com>
Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:23:52 +0000 (16:23 +0000)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:37:21 +0000 (18:37 +0100)
commita54e2b2db1b7de2e008b4f62eec35aaefcc663c5
tree62ceafe93f5b417a6ac86423db9a4f5514df05a9
parentf6e629dfe6f590091c662a87c9fcf118b1c1c7dc
staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in rtw_get_ie() parser

commit 154828bf9559b9c8421fc2f0d7f7f76b3683aaed upstream.

The Information Element (IE) parser rtw_get_ie() trusted the length
byte of each IE without validating that the IE body (len bytes after
the 2-byte header) fits inside the remaining frame buffer. A malformed
frame can advertise an IE length larger than the available data, causing
the parser to increment its pointer beyond the buffer end. This results
in out-of-bounds reads or, depending on the pattern, an infinite loop.

Fix by validating that (offset + 2 + len) does not exceed the limit
before accepting the IE or advancing to the next element.

This prevents OOB reads and ensures the parser terminates safely on
malformed frames.

Signed-off-by: Navaneeth K <knavaneeth786@gmail.com>
Cc: stable <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ieee80211.c