[PATCH 5.10] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read in OnAssocRsp() IE loop

From: Mikhail Dmitrichenko

Date: Mon Oct 12 2026 - 10:23:21 EST


From: Alexandru Hossu <hossu.alexandru@xxxxxxxxx>

commit f9654207e92283e0acac5d64fe5f8835383b5a23 upstream.

The IE parsing loop in OnAssocRsp() advances by (pIE->length + 2) each
iteration but only guards on i < pkt_len. When a malicious AP sends an
AssocResponse whose last IE has only one byte remaining in the frame
(the element_id byte lands at pkt_len-1), the loop reads pIE->length
from pframe[pkt_len], which is one byte past the allocated receive buffer.

Additionally, even when the header bytes are in bounds, pIE->length
itself can extend the data window beyond pkt_len, silently passing a
truncated IE to the handler functions.

Add two guards at the top of the loop body:
1. Break if fewer than sizeof(*pIE) bytes remain (can't read header).
2. Break if the IE's declared data extends past pkt_len.

Fixes: 554c0a3abf21 ("staging: Add rtl8723bs sdio wifi driver")
Cc: stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Alexandru Hossu <hossu.alexandru@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@xxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260522004531.1038924-6-hossu.alexandru@xxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[ mdmitrichenko: adapt to 5.10: struct ndis_80211_var_ie still has the
CamelCase Length field and a one-element data[1] array here, so
sizeof(*pIE) is 3 rather than the 2-byte IE header. Use the explicit
header size 2, as the existing i += (pIE->Length + 2) does, so that a
valid IE ending exactly at pkt_len is not dropped. ]
Signed-off-by: Mikhail Dmitrichenko <mdmitrichenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Backport fix for CVE-2026-64444
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index 46ce8ca12c02..527121dbd1e7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -1682,7 +1682,11 @@ unsigned int OnAssocRsp(struct adapter *padapter, union recv_frame *precv_frame)
/* to handle HT, WMM, rate adaptive, update MAC reg */
/* for not to handle the synchronous IO in the tasklet */
for (i = (6 + WLAN_HDR_A3_LEN); i < pkt_len;) {
+ if (i + 2 > pkt_len)
+ break;
pIE = (struct ndis_80211_var_ie *)(pframe + i);
+ if (i + 2 + pIE->Length > pkt_len)
+ break;

switch (pIE->ElementID) {
case _VENDOR_SPECIFIC_IE_:
--
2.47.3