linux-kernel - [v2.6.34-stable 057/165] cfg80211: Fix validation of AKM suites

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Date:	Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:46:41 -0400
From:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
To:	<stable@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	Jouni Malinen <jouni@....qualcomm.com>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Subject: [v2.6.34-stable 057/165] cfg80211: Fix validation of AKM suites

From: Jouni Malinen <jouni@....qualcomm.com>

                   -------------------
    This is a commit scheduled for the next v2.6.34 longterm release.
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/paulg/longterm-queue-2.6.34.git
    If you see a problem with using this for longterm, please comment.
                   -------------------

commit 1b9ca0272ffae212e726380f66777b30a56ed7a5 upstream.

Incorrect variable was used in validating the akm_suites array from
NL80211_ATTR_AKM_SUITES. In addition, there was no explicit
validation of the array length (we only have room for
NL80211_MAX_NR_AKM_SUITES).

This can result in a buffer write overflow for stack variables with
arbitrary data from user space. The nl80211 commands using the affected
functionality require GENL_ADMIN_PERM, so this is only exposed to admin
users.

Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <jouni@....qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
---
 net/wireless/nl80211.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index 56bc9b9..fde82a8 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -3537,9 +3537,12 @@ static int nl80211_crypto_settings(struct genl_info *info,
 		if (len % sizeof(u32))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
+		if (settings->n_akm_suites > NL80211_MAX_NR_AKM_SUITES)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		memcpy(settings->akm_suites, data, len);
 
-		for (i = 0; i < settings->n_ciphers_pairwise; i++)
+		for (i = 0; i < settings->n_akm_suites; i++)
 			if (!nl80211_valid_akm_suite(settings->akm_suites[i]))
 				return -EINVAL;
 	}
-- 
1.7.12.rc2

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