netdev - Re: [PATCH 4/6] staging: rtl8723bs: Fix potential overuse of kernel memory

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Mon, 10 Feb 2020 10:27:55 -0800
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
        Pietro Oliva <pietroliva@...il.com>,
        Stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] staging: rtl8723bs: Fix potential overuse of kernel
 memory

On Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 12:02:33PM -0600, Larry Finger wrote:
> In routine wpa_supplicant_ioctl(), the user-controlled p->length is
> checked to be at least the size of struct ieee_param size, but the code
> does not detect the case where p->length is greater than the size
> of the struct, thus a malicious user could be wasting kernel memory.
> Fixes commit 554c0a3abf216 ("staging: Add rtl8723bs sdio wifi driver").
> 
> Reported by: Pietro Oliva <pietroliva@...il.com>
> Cc: Pietro Oliva <pietroliva@...il.com>
> Cc: Stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>
> Fixes: 554c0a3abf216 ("staging: Add rtl8723bs sdio wifi driver").
> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
> -# Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
> ---

Funny line :)

I'll go edit it...

thanks,

greg k-h