[PATCH] wifi: ath10k: perform buffer size check in ath10k_wow_convert_8023_to_80211()

Kalle Valo kvalo at kernel.org
Thu Jan 9 05:05:00 PST 2025


Dmitry Antipov <dmantipov at yandex.ru> writes:

> Looking through the following:
>
> -> ath10k_vif_wow_set_wakeups()
>    -> ath10k_wow_convert_8023_to_80211()
>       ...
>       memcpy(..., ..., pattern_len);                    [1]
>       ...
>    <- ...
>    if (WARN_ON(...packet_len > WOW_MAX_PATTERN_SIZE))   [2]
>       ...
>
> I've found that [2] makes no sense after [1]. I.e. check for possible
> buffer overflow should be performed prior to touching both 'pattern' and
> 'mask' buffers with 'memcpy()' in 'ath10k_wow_convert_8023_to_80211()'.
> Compile tested only.
>
> Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Antipov <dmantipov at yandex.ru>

This code path should be tested on a real device, can anyone help with
that?

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