[PATCH ath-next 1/3] wifi: ath11k: skip unknown hardware modes

Julius Bairaktaris julius at bairaktaris.de
Tue Oct 27 00:55:42 PDT 2026


ath11k_wmi_tlv_hw_mode_caps() indexes ath11k_hw_mode_pri_map[] with the
hw_mode_id the firmware reports, without a range check. A firmware or
board data file that reports a mode above WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_MAX reads
past the end of the array, and the result decides whether that mode
becomes the preferred one. Skip every mode from WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_MAX up,
as ath12k does since commit 1e9b1363e2de ("wifi: ath12k: avoid array
overflow of hw mode for preferred_hw_mode").

Tested-on: IPQ8074 hw2.0 AHB WLAN.HK.2.9.0.1-02146-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

Fixes: d5c65159f289 ("ath11k: driver for Qualcomm IEEE 802.11ax devices")
Signed-off-by: Julius Bairaktaris <julius at bairaktaris.de>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
index 08fd6795ed9e7..b3c778eb15876 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
@@ -4776,17 +4776,19 @@ static int ath11k_wmi_tlv_hw_mode_caps(struct ath11k_base *soc,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	i = 0;
-	while (i < svc_rdy_ext->n_hw_mode_caps) {
+	for (i = 0; i < svc_rdy_ext->n_hw_mode_caps; i++) {
 		hw_mode_caps = &svc_rdy_ext->hw_mode_caps[i];
 		mode = hw_mode_caps->hw_mode_id;
+
+		if (mode >= WMI_HOST_HW_MODE_MAX)
+			continue;
+
 		pref = soc->wmi_ab.preferred_hw_mode;
 
 		if (ath11k_hw_mode_pri_map[mode] < ath11k_hw_mode_pri_map[pref]) {
 			svc_rdy_ext->pref_hw_mode_caps = *hw_mode_caps;
 			soc->wmi_ab.preferred_hw_mode = mode;
 		}
-		i++;
 	}
 
 	ath11k_dbg(soc, ATH11K_DBG_WMI, "preferred_hw_mode:%d\n",
-- 
2.53.0




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