Re: [PATCH v5 0/5] staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read and perform

From: Luka Gejak

Date: Fri Jan 30 2026 - 13:50:27 EST


Hi Greg and Dan,

Please ignore this v5 series. I realized after sending, that my local
git configuration truncated the subject lines in the patches.
I will send a corrected v6 shortly with the full subject lines.
Apologies for the noise.

Best regards, Luka


On Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 7:16 PM Luka Gejak <lukagejak5@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Changes in v5:
> - Corrected commit message line wrapping to 72 characters.
> - Removed blank lines between tags in the Signed-off-by block.
> - Removed "Security:" prefix from subject lines.
> Changes in v4:
> - IMPORTANT: Fixed a build regression in rtw_mlme.c found after
> submitting v3. v3 will not compile; please use this version instead.
> - Fixed build regression in rtw_mlme.c found in v3.
> - Removed unused variable 'i' from previous iteration.
> Changes in v3:
> - Reordered the series so the bugfix is Patch 1/5.
> - Patch 1: Dropped memcmp change, kept original byte comparison style
> for clarity (requested by Greg KH).
> - Patch 1: Added Cc: stable tag.
> - Patch 1: Updated commit message to explain the OOB read logic.
> Changes in v2:
> - Split u1bTmp rename and spacing fixes into two separate patches.
> - Split hex modernization and the WMM bugfix into two separate patches.
> - Added a Fixes: tag to the WMM bugfix.
> - Removed an unused variable and dead debugging code.
>
>
> Luka Gejak (5):
> staging: rtl8723bs: fix potential out-of-bounds read in
> rtw_restruct_wmm_ie
> staging: rtl8723bs: rename u1bTmp to val
> staging: rtl8723bs: fix spacing around operators
> staging: rtl8723bs: modernize hex output in rtw_report_sec_ie
> staging: rtl8723bs: remove dead debugging code in rtw_mlme_ext.c
>
> drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c | 10 +++---
> drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c | 9 ------
> .../staging/rtl8723bs/hal/rtl8723b_hal_init.c | 32 +++++++++----------
> drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/hal/sdio_halinit.c | 32 +++++++++----------
> 4 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.52.0
>