[PATCH 7/7] wifi: mt76: mt7996: validate RF register response length

From: Jiale Yao

Date: Mon Oct 19 2026 - 22:52:02 EST


The RF register query reads a fixed firmware response without checking
its length. A truncated response can cause an out-of-bounds read.

Require the complete register response before accessing its value.

Fixes: 98686cd21624 ("wifi: mt76: mt7996: add driver for MediaTek Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) devices")
Signed-off-by: Jiale Yao <yaojiale02@xxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c
index d87851c5fc1d..c248055a2c94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mediatek/mt76/mt7996/mcu.c
@@ -5379,6 +5379,10 @@ int mt7996_mcu_rf_regval(struct mt7996_dev *dev, u32 regidx, u32 *val, bool set)
&req, sizeof(req), true, &skb);
if (ret)
return ret;
+ if (skb->len < sizeof(*res)) {
+ dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }

res = (void *)skb->data;
*val = le32_to_cpu(res->data);
--
2.34.1