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Re: [PATCH v5.15] wifi: mac80211: check basic rates validity

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On Sat, Jul 27, 2024 at 02:50:33PM +0200, Vincenzo Mezzela wrote:
> From: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> commit ce04abc3fcc62cd5640af981ebfd7c4dc3bded28 upstream.
> 
> When userspace sets basic rates, it might send us some rates
> list that's empty or consists of invalid values only. We're
> currently ignoring invalid values and then may end up with a
> rates bitmap that's empty, which later results in a warning.
> 
> Reject the call if there were no valid rates.
> 
> [ Conflict resolution involved adjusting the patch to accommodate
> changes in the function signature of ieee80211_parse_bitrates,
> specifically the updated first parameter ]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reported-by: syzbot+19013115c9786bfd0c4e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Tested-by: syzbot+19013115c9786bfd0c4e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=19013115c9786bfd0c4e
> Signed-off-by: Vincenzo Mezzela <vincenzo.mezzela@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  net/mac80211/cfg.c | 21 +++++++++++----------
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> 

We can't take a patch for 5.15 without it also being in 6.1.y for
obvious reasons.  Please provide a working version for that branch
first, and then resend this backport and we will be glad to queue it up.

thanks,

greg k-h




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