The local variable 'value' comes from 'extra', a parameter of function 'prism2_ioctl_priv_prism2_param'. If a large number passed to 'value', there would be an integer overflow in the following line: local->passive_scan_timer.expires = jiffies + local->passive_scan_interval * HZ Signed-off-by: Wenliang Fan <fanwlexca@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_ioctl.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_ioctl.c b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_ioctl.c index e509030..63e350a 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_ioctl.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/hostap/hostap_ioctl.c @@ -2567,7 +2567,7 @@ static int prism2_ioctl_priv_prism2_param(struct net_device *dev, local->passive_scan_interval = value; if (timer_pending(&local->passive_scan_timer)) del_timer(&local->passive_scan_timer); - if (value > 0) { + if (value > 0 && value < INT_MAX / HZ) { local->passive_scan_timer.expires = jiffies + local->passive_scan_interval * HZ; add_timer(&local->passive_scan_timer); -- 1.8.5.rc1.28.g7061504 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html