In routine rtw_hostapd_ioctl(), the user-controlled p->length is assumed to be at least the size of struct ieee_param size, but this assumption is never checked. This could result in out-of-bounds read/write on kernel heap in case a p->length less than the size of struct ieee_param is specified by the user. If p->length is allowed to be greater than the size of the struct, then a malicious user could be wasting kernel memory. Fixes commit a2c60d42d97c ("Add files for new driver - part 16"). Reported by: Pietro Oliva <pietroliva@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Pietro Oliva <pietroliva@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Fixes: a2c60d42d97c ("Add files for new driver - part 16"). Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c index 9b6ea86d1dcf..7d21f5799640 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c @@ -2796,7 +2796,7 @@ static int rtw_hostapd_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct iw_point *p) goto out; } - if (!p->pointer) { + if (!p->pointer || p->length != sizeof(struct ieee_param)) { ret = -EINVAL; goto out; } -- 2.25.0