[PATCH] wifi: rtw89: cap firmware section_num before parsing
From: Laxman Acharya Padhya
Date: Sat Aug 22 2026 - 04:00:37 EST
rtw89_fw_bin_info.section_info has FWDL_SECTION_MAX_NUM (10) entries.
The v0/v1 header parsers take section_num from an 8-bit firmware field
(0..255) and write info->section_info[i] with no cap.
rtw89_fw_download_suit() keeps that object on the stack, so a crafted
firmware blob overflows the stack.
Reject a truncated header and a section table that does not fit in the
firmware image before reading fw_hdr->sections[i].
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Laxman Acharya Padhya <acharyalaxman8848@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/fw.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 30 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/fw.c
index 0099c5c03e7a6..57d4252ee78f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/fw.c
@@ -156,8 +156,23 @@ static int rtw89_fw_hdr_parser_v0(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, const u8 *fw, u32 le
if (!info)
return -EINVAL;
+ if (len < sizeof(*fw_hdr)) {
+ rtw89_err(rtwdev, "[ERR]fw header truncated\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
info->section_num = le32_get_bits(fw_hdr->w6, FW_HDR_W6_SEC_NUM);
+ if (!info->section_num || info->section_num > FWDL_SECTION_MAX_NUM) {
+ rtw89_err(rtwdev, "[ERR]invalid fw section num %u\n",
+ info->section_num);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
base_hdr_len = struct_size(fw_hdr, sections, info->section_num);
+ if (base_hdr_len > len) {
+ rtw89_err(rtwdev, "[ERR]fw header truncated\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
info->dynamic_hdr_en = le32_get_bits(fw_hdr->w7, FW_HDR_W7_DYN_HDR);
info->idmem_share_mode = le32_get_bits(fw_hdr->w7, FW_HDR_W7_IDMEM_SHARE_MODE);
@@ -455,9 +470,24 @@ static int rtw89_fw_hdr_parser_v1(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, const u8 *fw, u32 le
int ret;
u32 i;
+ if (len < sizeof(*fw_hdr)) {
+ rtw89_err(rtwdev, "[ERR]fw header truncated\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
info->section_num = le32_get_bits(fw_hdr->w6, FW_HDR_V1_W6_SEC_NUM);
+ if (!info->section_num || info->section_num > FWDL_SECTION_MAX_NUM) {
+ rtw89_err(rtwdev, "[ERR]invalid fw section num %u\n",
+ info->section_num);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
info->dsp_checksum = le32_get_bits(fw_hdr->w6, FW_HDR_V1_W6_DSP_CHKSUM);
base_hdr_len = struct_size(fw_hdr, sections, info->section_num);
+ if (base_hdr_len > len) {
+ rtw89_err(rtwdev, "[ERR]fw header truncated\n");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
info->dynamic_hdr_en = le32_get_bits(fw_hdr->w7, FW_HDR_V1_W7_DYN_HDR);
info->idmem_share_mode = le32_get_bits(fw_hdr->w7, FW_HDR_V1_W7_IDMEM_SHARE_MODE);
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2.51.2