We need to cap len at IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE (32) to avoid memory corruption. This can be controlled by the user via the ioctl. Fixes: 5f53d8ca3d5d ("Staging: add rtl8192SU wireless usb driver") Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@xxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_wx.c | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_wx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_wx.c index 175bb8b15389..5211b2005763 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_wx.c +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/r8192U_wx.c @@ -331,8 +331,10 @@ static int r8192_wx_set_scan(struct net_device *dev, struct iw_request_info *a, struct iw_scan_req *req = (struct iw_scan_req *)b; if (req->essid_len) { - ieee->current_network.ssid_len = req->essid_len; - memcpy(ieee->current_network.ssid, req->essid, req->essid_len); + int len = min_t(int, req->essid_len, IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE); + + ieee->current_network.ssid_len = len; + memcpy(ieee->current_network.ssid, req->essid, len); } } -- 2.30.1