From: Ryan Hsu <ryanhsu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Validate ie_len after the alignment padding before access the buffer
to avoid potential overflow.
Signed-off-by: Ryan Hsu <ryanhsu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c | 13 +++++++------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
index 042175a..2f24c17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
@@ -1240,7 +1240,10 @@ static int ath10k_core_fetch_board_data_api_n(struct ath10k *ar,
len -= sizeof(*hdr);
data = hdr->data;
- if (len < ALIGN(ie_len, 4)) {
+ /* jump over the padding */
+ ie_len = ALIGN(ie_len, 4);
+
+ if (len < ie_len) {
ath10k_err(ar, "invalid length for board ie_id %d ie_len %zu len %zu\n",
ie_id, ie_len, len);
ret = -EINVAL;
@@ -1279,8 +1282,6 @@ static int ath10k_core_fetch_board_data_api_n(struct ath10k *ar,
goto out;
}
- /* jump over the padding */
- ie_len = ALIGN(ie_len, 4);
len -= ie_len;
data += ie_len;
@@ -1412,6 +1413,9 @@ int ath10k_core_fetch_firmware_api_n(struct ath10k *ar, const char *name,
len -= sizeof(*hdr);
data += sizeof(*hdr);
+ /* jump over the padding */
+ ie_len = ALIGN(ie_len, 4);
+
if (len < ie_len) {
ath10k_err(ar, "invalid length for FW IE %d (%zu < %zu)\n",
ie_id, len, ie_len);
@@ -1517,9 +1521,6 @@ int ath10k_core_fetch_firmware_api_n(struct ath10k *ar, const char *name,
break;
}
- /* jump over the padding */
- ie_len = ALIGN(ie_len, 4);
-
len -= ie_len;
data += ie_len;
}
--
1.9.1
