[PATCH] rtl8187: Fix potential buffer underflow in rtl8187_rx_cb()
From: pip-izony
Date: Thu Nov 13 2025 - 13:47:04 EST
From: Seungjin Bae <eeodqql09@xxxxxxxxx>
The rtl8187_rx_cb() calculates the rx descriptor header address
by subtracting its size from the skb tail pointer.
However, it does not validate if the received packet
(skb->len from urb->actual_length) is large enough to contain this
header.
If a truncated packet is received, this will lead to a buffer
underflow, reading memory before the start of the skb data area,
and causing a kernel panic.
This patch adds length checks for both rtl8187 and rtl8187b descriptor
headers before attempting to access them, dropping the packet cleanly
if the check fails.
Fixes: 6f7853f3cbe4 ("rtl8187: change rtl8187_dev.c to support RTL8187B (part 2)")
Signed-off-by: Seungjin Bae <eeodqql09@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.c | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.c
index 0c5c66401daa..eff42acc11a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl818x/rtl8187/dev.c
@@ -344,6 +344,10 @@ static void rtl8187_rx_cb(struct urb *urb)
}
if (!priv->is_rtl8187b) {
+ if (skb->len < sizeof(struct rtl8187_rx_hdr)) {
+ dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
+ return;
+ }
struct rtl8187_rx_hdr *hdr =
(typeof(hdr))(skb_tail_pointer(skb) - sizeof(*hdr));
flags = le32_to_cpu(hdr->flags);
@@ -355,6 +359,10 @@ static void rtl8187_rx_cb(struct urb *urb)
rx_status.antenna = (hdr->signal >> 7) & 1;
rx_status.mactime = le64_to_cpu(hdr->mac_time);
} else {
+ if (skb->len < sizeof(struct rtl8187b_rx_hdr)) {
+ dev_kfree_skb_irq(skb);
+ return;
+ }
struct rtl8187b_rx_hdr *hdr =
(typeof(hdr))(skb_tail_pointer(skb) - sizeof(*hdr));
/* The Realtek datasheet for the RTL8187B shows that the RX
--
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