The "len" could be as low as -14 so we should check for negatives. Fixes: 9a7fe54ddc3a ("staging: r8188eu: Add source files for new driver - part 1") Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c index 91156a21b8f2..519b4d3584a2 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_ap.c @@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ int rtw_check_beacon_data(struct adapter *padapter, u8 *pbuf, int len) return _FAIL; - if (len > MAX_IE_SZ) + if (len < 0 || len > MAX_IE_SZ) return _FAIL; pbss_network->IELength = len; -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html