On 10/29/2024 6:22 AM, Aleksei Vetrov wrote:
> The channels array in the cfg80211_scan_request has a __counted_by
> attribute attached to it, which points to the n_channels variable. This
> attribute is used in bounds checking, and if it is not set before the
> array is filled, then the bounds sanitizer will issue a warning or a
> kernel panic if CONFIG_UBSAN_TRAP is set.
>
> This patch sets the size of allocated memory as the initial value for
> n_channels. It is updated with the actual number of added elements after
> the array is filled.
>
> Fixes: aa4ec06c455d ("wifi: cfg80211: use __counted_by where appropriate")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Aleksei Vetrov <vvvvvv@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
And it is exactly this kind of issue why I'm not accepting any __counted_by()
changes in ath.git without actually testing the code that is modified.
/jeff
