[bug report] net: wwan: Add Qualcomm BAM-DMUX WWAN network driver

From: Dan Carpenter

Date: Fri Feb 06 2026 - 08:42:13 EST


[ Smatch checking is paused while we raise funding. #SadFace
https://lore.kernel.org/all/aTaiGSbWZ9DJaGo7@stanley.mountain/ -dan ]

Hello Stephan Gerhold,

Commit 21a0ffd9b38c ("net: wwan: Add Qualcomm BAM-DMUX WWAN network
driver") from Nov 27, 2021 (linux-next), leads to the following
Smatch static checker warning:

drivers/net/wwan/qcom_bam_dmux.c:505 bam_dmux_cmd_data()
error: buffer overflow 'dmux->netdevs' 8 <= 255 user_rl='0-255' uncapped

drivers/net/wwan/qcom_bam_dmux.c
500 static void bam_dmux_cmd_data(struct bam_dmux_skb_dma *skb_dma)
501 {
502 struct bam_dmux *dmux = skb_dma->dmux;
503 struct sk_buff *skb = skb_dma->skb;
504 struct bam_dmux_hdr *hdr = (struct bam_dmux_hdr *)skb->data;
--> 505 struct net_device *netdev = dmux->netdevs[hdr->ch];
^^^^^^^
Smatch thinks skb->data is untrusted. This is the rx path.

506
507 if (!netdev || !netif_running(netdev)) {
508 dev_warn(dmux->dev, "Data for inactive channel %u\n", hdr->ch);
509 return;
510 }
511

regards,
dan carpenter