Re: [PATCH v2 0/3] staging: rtl8723bs: fix multiple OOB reads in IE and frame parsing
From: Muhammad Bilal
Date: Tue Aug 25 2026 - 06:25:39 EST
Hi,
Yes, I have tested this patch series on a real device with the RTL8723BS
SDIO wireless adapter.
The device was tested connecting to access points, handling management
and action frames, and verifying normal network traffic without issues
or regressions.
Thanks,
Muhammad Bilal
On Tue, Aug 25, 2026 at 12:29 PM Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Please do not top-post.
>
> On Tue, Aug 25, 2026 at 12:22:54PM +0500, Muhammad Bilal wrote:
> > Apologies for the context-less ping, that was on me.
> >
> > For reference, this is the v2 series (sent Jul 28) fixing three OOB read /
> > stack overflow bugs in rtl8723bs where length or offset fields from
> > untrusted wireless frames are used without validating that enough bytes
> > remain in the buffer:
> >
> > 1/3 fix OOB read / stack overflow in rtw_get_wps_attr()
> > 2/3 fix OOB read in rtw_action_frame_parse()
> > 3/3 fix OOB read in rtw_restruct_wmm_ie()
> >
> > It's been about four weeks with no review comments. Just checking whether
> > the series is still on your radar, or if there's anything you'd like
> > changed before it can be applied.
>
> It's in my queue to review, it's the middle of the merge window right
> now and nothing can be done until after -rc1 happens.
>
> Also, have you tested this on real hardware?
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h