Re: [PATCH ath-next] wifi: ath11k: Avoid buffer overread in ath11k_wmi_tlv_op_rx()

[Rameshkumar Sundaram]

On 7/17/2026 1:31 AM, Jeff Johnson wrote:
> Currently, in ath11k_wmi_tlv_op_rx(), the firmware buffer is read
> without first verifying that the buffer has enough data to hold a
> header. This could result in a buffer overread.
>
> Add an upfront length check before dereferencing skb->data as a
> wmi_cmd_hdr. The check is placed before the trace_ath11k_wmi_event()
> call to preserve the existing trace semantics (tracing the full raw
> WMI event including the header), unlike the analogous ath12k fix which
> could use skb_pull_data() directly.
>
> Compile tested only.
>
> Fixes: d5c65159f289 ("ath11k: driver for Qualcomm IEEE 802.11ax devices")
> Assisted-by: Claude:claude-sonnet-4-6
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Johnson <jeff.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Rameshkumar Sundaram <rameshkumar.sundaram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>