Re: staging: possible buffer overflow in rtw_wx_set_scan function in driver/staging/rtl8723bs

Re: staging: possible buffer overflow in rtw_wx_set_scan function in driver/staging/rtl8723bs

[iLifetruth]

I haven't committed the patch yet since the Linux staging tree may
seem special. It's not clear to me where to submit the patch. So could
you please fix it?

Regards and thanks for your confirmation,
- iLifetruth


On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 1:08 AM Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 11:19:09PM +0800, iLifetruth wrote:
> > Hi, in the latest version of Linux staging tree, we may have found an
> > unfixed security bug in the staging/driver/rtl8723bs related to the
> > CVE-2021-28660. Now, we would like to contact you to confirm this
> > problem.
> >
> > ===========
> > Here is the description of CVE-2021-28660:
> >
> > "It was discovered that the rtl8188eu WiFi driver did not correctly
> > limit the length of SSIDs copied into scan results. An attacker within
> > WiFi range could use this to cause a denial of service (crash or
> > memory corruption) or possibly to execute code on a vulnerable
> > system."
> >
> > ===========
> > The staging driver "rtl8188eu" was fixed by commit
> > 74b6b20df8cfe90ada777d621b54c32e69e27cd7 on 2021-03-10.
> >
> > However, in another similar staging driver numbered "rtl8723bs", a
> > function named “rtw_wx_set_scan” remains the same problem unfixed. And
> > it is detected in the
> > “drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c#Line1354" without
> > checking to prevent writing beyond the end of the ->ssid[] array.
> >
> > Therefore, shall we port the same fix from RTL8188EU to RTL8723BS?
>
> I think it's a good idea, moreover I've just sent a patch series
> aimed at removing that piece of code for it belongs to very
> old wext implementation.
>
> But until it's not accepted by the maintainer that security bug
> is present and harmful. If you fix it thank you, if you don't
> thank you for reporting this, I will fix as soon as possible.
>
> >
> > Thank you!
>
> thank you,
>
> fabio

Re: staging: possible buffer overflow in rtw_wx_set_scan function in driver/staging/rtl8723bs

[iLifetruth]

Here are the fixes and the contents of the patch file we suggest.

[PATCH]staging: rtl8723bs: prevent ->ssid overflow in rtw_wx_set_scan()

This fixing patch is ported from the upstream commit
74b6b20df8cf(staging: rtl8188eu: prevent ->ssid overflow in
rtw_wx_set_scan()) which fixes on another driver numbered rtl8188eu.
This code has a check to prevent read overflow but it needs another
check to prevent writing beyond the end of the ->ssid[] array in
driver rtl8723bs.

---
 drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
index f95000df8942..3b859b71bf43 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
@@ -1222,9 +1222,9 @@ static int rtw_wx_set_scan(struct net_device
*dev, struct iw_request_info *a,

                                sec_len = *(pos++); len -= 1;

-                               if (sec_len > 0 && sec_len <= len) {
+                               if (sec_len > 0 && sec_len <= len &&
sec_len<= 32) {
                                        ssid[ssid_index].SsidLength = sec_len;
-                                       memcpy(ssid[ssid_index].Ssid,
pos, ssid[ssid_index].SsidLength);
+                                       memcpy(ssid[ssid_index].Ssid,
pos, sec_len);
                                        ssid_index++;
                                }

--

Thanks for your confirmation,
- iLifetruth


On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 10:07 AM iLifetruth <yixiaonn@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I haven't committed the patch yet since the Linux staging tree may
> seem special. It's not clear to me where to submit the patch. So could
> you please fix it?
>
> Regards and thanks for your confirmation,
> - iLifetruth
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 1:08 AM Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 11:19:09PM +0800, iLifetruth wrote:
> > > Hi, in the latest version of Linux staging tree, we may have found an
> > > unfixed security bug in the staging/driver/rtl8723bs related to the
> > > CVE-2021-28660. Now, we would like to contact you to confirm this
> > > problem.
> > >
> > > ===========
> > > Here is the description of CVE-2021-28660:
> > >
> > > "It was discovered that the rtl8188eu WiFi driver did not correctly
> > > limit the length of SSIDs copied into scan results. An attacker within
> > > WiFi range could use this to cause a denial of service (crash or
> > > memory corruption) or possibly to execute code on a vulnerable
> > > system."
> > >
> > > ===========
> > > The staging driver "rtl8188eu" was fixed by commit
> > > 74b6b20df8cfe90ada777d621b54c32e69e27cd7 on 2021-03-10.
> > >
> > > However, in another similar staging driver numbered "rtl8723bs", a
> > > function named “rtw_wx_set_scan” remains the same problem unfixed. And
> > > it is detected in the
> > > “drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c#Line1354" without
> > > checking to prevent writing beyond the end of the ->ssid[] array.
> > >
> > > Therefore, shall we port the same fix from RTL8188EU to RTL8723BS?
> >
> > I think it's a good idea, moreover I've just sent a patch series
> > aimed at removing that piece of code for it belongs to very
> > old wext implementation.
> >
> > But until it's not accepted by the maintainer that security bug
> > is present and harmful. If you fix it thank you, if you don't
> > thank you for reporting this, I will fix as soon as possible.
> >
> > >
> > > Thank you!
> >
> > thank you,
> >
> > fabio

Re: staging: possible buffer overflow in rtw_wx_set_scan function in driver/staging/rtl8723bs

[Greg KH]

On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 03:04:04PM +0800, iLifetruth wrote:
> Here are the fixes and the contents of the patch file we suggest.
> 
> [PATCH]staging: rtl8723bs: prevent ->ssid overflow in rtw_wx_set_scan()
> 
> This fixing patch is ported from the upstream commit
> 74b6b20df8cf(staging: rtl8188eu: prevent ->ssid overflow in
> rtw_wx_set_scan()) which fixes on another driver numbered rtl8188eu.
> This code has a check to prevent read overflow but it needs another
> check to prevent writing beyond the end of the ->ssid[] array in
> driver rtl8723bs.
> 
> ---
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> index f95000df8942..3b859b71bf43 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> @@ -1222,9 +1222,9 @@ static int rtw_wx_set_scan(struct net_device
> *dev, struct iw_request_info *a,
> 
>                                 sec_len = *(pos++); len -= 1;
> 
> -                               if (sec_len > 0 && sec_len <= len) {
> +                               if (sec_len > 0 && sec_len <= len &&
> sec_len<= 32) {
>                                         ssid[ssid_index].SsidLength = sec_len;
> -                                       memcpy(ssid[ssid_index].Ssid,
> pos, ssid[ssid_index].SsidLength);
> +                                       memcpy(ssid[ssid_index].Ssid,
> pos, sec_len);
>                                         ssid_index++;
>                                 }
> 
> --

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Re: staging: possible buffer overflow in rtw_wx_set_scan function in driver/staging/rtl8723bs

[Fabio Aiuto]

Hello,

On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 03:04:04PM +0800, iLifetruth wrote:
> Here are the fixes and the contents of the patch file we suggest.
> 
> [PATCH]staging: rtl8723bs: prevent ->ssid overflow in rtw_wx_set_scan()
> 
> This fixing patch is ported from the upstream commit
> 74b6b20df8cf(staging: rtl8188eu: prevent ->ssid overflow in
> rtw_wx_set_scan()) which fixes on another driver numbered rtl8188eu.
> This code has a check to prevent read overflow but it needs another
> check to prevent writing beyond the end of the ->ssid[] array in
> driver rtl8723bs.
> 
> ---
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> index f95000df8942..3b859b71bf43 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> @@ -1222,9 +1222,9 @@ static int rtw_wx_set_scan(struct net_device
> *dev, struct iw_request_info *a,
> 
>                                 sec_len = *(pos++); len -= 1;
> 
> -                               if (sec_len > 0 && sec_len <= len) {
> +                               if (sec_len > 0 && sec_len <= len &&
> sec_len<= 32) {
>                                         ssid[ssid_index].SsidLength = sec_len;
> -                                       memcpy(ssid[ssid_index].Ssid,
> pos, ssid[ssid_index].SsidLength);
> +                                       memcpy(ssid[ssid_index].Ssid,
> pos, sec_len);
>                                         ssid_index++;
>                                 }
> 
> --
> 
> Thanks for your confirmation,
> - iLifetruth
> 

the patch looks fine. Just some points:

- If the patch related to wext support removal will
  be accepted, the patch isn't necessary. So I will wait
  until I know the community-maintainer decision.


> 
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 10:07 AM iLifetruth <yixiaonn@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I haven't committed the patch yet since the Linux staging tree may
> > seem special. It's not clear to me where to submit the patch. So could
> > you please fix it?
> >
> > Regards and thanks for your confirmation,
> > - iLifetruth
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 1:08 AM Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 11:19:09PM +0800, iLifetruth wrote:
> > > > Hi, in the latest version of Linux staging tree, we may have found an
> > > > unfixed security bug in the staging/driver/rtl8723bs related to the
> > > > CVE-2021-28660. Now, we would like to contact you to confirm this
> > > > problem.
> > > >
> > > > ===========
> > > > Here is the description of CVE-2021-28660:
> > > >
> > > > "It was discovered that the rtl8188eu WiFi driver did not correctly
> > > > limit the length of SSIDs copied into scan results. An attacker within
> > > > WiFi range could use this to cause a denial of service (crash or
> > > > memory corruption) or possibly to execute code on a vulnerable
> > > > system."
> > > >
> > > > ===========
> > > > The staging driver "rtl8188eu" was fixed by commit
> > > > 74b6b20df8cfe90ada777d621b54c32e69e27cd7 on 2021-03-10.

- The driver rtl8188eu is deprecated. Now exists r8188eu which has
  the same security bug, so it needs to be fixed. Again feel free
  to submit your own patch.

- If you decide to submit your own patch I suggest to put
  your full name in the email address as you submitted a legal
  document.
  
  vim 409+ Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst

> > > >
> > > > However, in another similar staging driver numbered "rtl8723bs", a
> > > > function named “rtw_wx_set_scan” remains the same problem unfixed. And
> > > > it is detected in the
> > > > “drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c#Line1354" without
> > > > checking to prevent writing beyond the end of the ->ssid[] array.
> > > >
> > > > Therefore, shall we port the same fix from RTL8188EU to RTL8723BS?
> > >
> > > I think it's a good idea, moreover I've just sent a patch series
> > > aimed at removing that piece of code for it belongs to very
> > > old wext implementation.
> > >
> > > But until it's not accepted by the maintainer that security bug
> > > is present and harmful. If you fix it thank you, if you don't
> > > thank you for reporting this, I will fix as soon as possible.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Thank you!
> > >
> > > thank you,
> > >
> > > fabio

thank you for your report,

fabio

Re: staging: possible buffer overflow in rtw_wx_set_scan function in driver/staging/rtl8723bs

[Fabio Aiuto]

Hello,

[sorry for resend, I updated the CC field]

On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 03:04:04PM +0800, iLifetruth wrote:
> Here are the fixes and the contents of the patch file we suggest.
> 
> [PATCH]staging: rtl8723bs: prevent ->ssid overflow in rtw_wx_set_scan()
> 
> This fixing patch is ported from the upstream commit
> 74b6b20df8cf(staging: rtl8188eu: prevent ->ssid overflow in
> rtw_wx_set_scan()) which fixes on another driver numbered rtl8188eu.
> This code has a check to prevent read overflow but it needs another
> check to prevent writing beyond the end of the ->ssid[] array in
> driver rtl8723bs.
> 
> ---
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> index f95000df8942..3b859b71bf43 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> @@ -1222,9 +1222,9 @@ static int rtw_wx_set_scan(struct net_device
> *dev, struct iw_request_info *a,
> 
>                                 sec_len = *(pos++); len -= 1;
> 
> -                               if (sec_len > 0 && sec_len <= len) {
> +                               if (sec_len > 0 && sec_len <= len &&
> sec_len<= 32) {
>                                         ssid[ssid_index].SsidLength = sec_len;
> -                                       memcpy(ssid[ssid_index].Ssid,
> pos, ssid[ssid_index].SsidLength);
> +                                       memcpy(ssid[ssid_index].Ssid,
> pos, sec_len);
>                                         ssid_index++;
>                                 }
> 
> --
> 
> Thanks for your confirmation,
> - iLifetruth
> 

the patch looks fine. Just some points:

- If the patch related to wext support removal will
  be accepted, the patch isn't necessary. So I will wait
  until I know the community-maintainer decision.


> 
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 10:07 AM iLifetruth <yixiaonn@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I haven't committed the patch yet since the Linux staging tree may
> > seem special. It's not clear to me where to submit the patch. So could
> > you please fix it?
> >
> > Regards and thanks for your confirmation,
> > - iLifetruth
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 1:08 AM Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 11:19:09PM +0800, iLifetruth wrote:
> > > > Hi, in the latest version of Linux staging tree, we may have found an
> > > > unfixed security bug in the staging/driver/rtl8723bs related to the
> > > > CVE-2021-28660. Now, we would like to contact you to confirm this
> > > > problem.
> > > >
> > > > ===========
> > > > Here is the description of CVE-2021-28660:
> > > >
> > > > "It was discovered that the rtl8188eu WiFi driver did not correctly
> > > > limit the length of SSIDs copied into scan results. An attacker within
> > > > WiFi range could use this to cause a denial of service (crash or
> > > > memory corruption) or possibly to execute code on a vulnerable
> > > > system."
> > > >
> > > > ===========
> > > > The staging driver "rtl8188eu" was fixed by commit
> > > > 74b6b20df8cfe90ada777d621b54c32e69e27cd7 on 2021-03-10.

- The driver rtl8188eu is deprecated. Now exists r8188eu which has
  the same security bug, so it needs to be fixed. Again feel free
  to submit your own patch.

- If you decide to submit your own patch I suggest to put
  your full name in the email address as you submitted a legal
  document.
  
  vim 409+ Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst

> > > >
> > > > However, in another similar staging driver numbered "rtl8723bs", a
> > > > function named “rtw_wx_set_scan” remains the same problem unfixed. And
> > > > it is detected in the
> > > > “drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c#Line1354" without
> > > > checking to prevent writing beyond the end of the ->ssid[] array.
> > > >
> > > > Therefore, shall we port the same fix from RTL8188EU to RTL8723BS?
> > >
> > > I think it's a good idea, moreover I've just sent a patch series
> > > aimed at removing that piece of code for it belongs to very
> > > old wext implementation.
> > >
> > > But until it's not accepted by the maintainer that security bug
> > > is present and harmful. If you fix it thank you, if you don't
> > > thank you for reporting this, I will fix as soon as possible.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Thank you!
> > >
> > > thank you,
> > >
> > > fabio

thank you for your report,

fabio

Re: staging: possible buffer overflow in rtw_wx_set_scan function in driver/staging/rtl8723bs

[iLifetruth]

On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 3:46 PM Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> [sorry for resend, I updated the CC field]
>
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 03:04:04PM +0800, iLifetruth wrote:
> > Here are the fixes and the contents of the patch file we suggest.
> >
> > [PATCH]staging: rtl8723bs: prevent ->ssid overflow in rtw_wx_set_scan()
> >
> > This fixing patch is ported from the upstream commit
> > 74b6b20df8cf(staging: rtl8188eu: prevent ->ssid overflow in
> > rtw_wx_set_scan()) which fixes on another driver numbered rtl8188eu.
> > This code has a check to prevent read overflow but it needs another
> > check to prevent writing beyond the end of the ->ssid[] array in
> > driver rtl8723bs.
> >
> > ---
> >  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c | 4 ++--
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> > b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> > index f95000df8942..3b859b71bf43 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> > @@ -1222,9 +1222,9 @@ static int rtw_wx_set_scan(struct net_device
> > *dev, struct iw_request_info *a,
> >
> >                                 sec_len = *(pos++); len -= 1;
> >
> > -                               if (sec_len > 0 && sec_len <= len) {
> > +                               if (sec_len > 0 && sec_len <= len &&
> > sec_len<= 32) {
> >                                         ssid[ssid_index].SsidLength = sec_len;
> > -                                       memcpy(ssid[ssid_index].Ssid,
> > pos, ssid[ssid_index].SsidLength);
> > +                                       memcpy(ssid[ssid_index].Ssid,
> > pos, sec_len);
> >                                         ssid_index++;
> >                                 }
> >
> > --
> >
> > Thanks for your confirmation,
> > - iLifetruth
> >
>
> the patch looks fine. Just some points:
>
> - If the patch related to wext support removal will
>   be accepted, the patch isn't necessary. So I will wait
>   until I know the community-maintainer decision.
>

OK, I see the situation now, and I will submit a relevant patch to the
Linux-staging tree at a suitable time.

Re: staging: possible buffer overflow in rtw_wx_set_scan function in driver/staging/rtl8723bs

[iLifetruth]

On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 3:46 PM Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> [sorry for resend, I updated the CC field]
>
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 03:04:04PM +0800, iLifetruth wrote:
> > Here are the fixes and the contents of the patch file we suggest.
> >
> > [PATCH]staging: rtl8723bs: prevent ->ssid overflow in rtw_wx_set_scan()
> >
> > This fixing patch is ported from the upstream commit
> > 74b6b20df8cf(staging: rtl8188eu: prevent ->ssid overflow in
> > rtw_wx_set_scan()) which fixes on another driver numbered rtl8188eu.
> > This code has a check to prevent read overflow but it needs another
> > check to prevent writing beyond the end of the ->ssid[] array in
> > driver rtl8723bs.
> >
> > ---
> >  drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c | 4 ++--
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> > b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> > index f95000df8942..3b859b71bf43 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> > @@ -1222,9 +1222,9 @@ static int rtw_wx_set_scan(struct net_device
> > *dev, struct iw_request_info *a,
> >
> >                                 sec_len = *(pos++); len -= 1;
> >
> > -                               if (sec_len > 0 && sec_len <= len) {
> > +                               if (sec_len > 0 && sec_len <= len &&
> > sec_len<= 32) {
> >                                         ssid[ssid_index].SsidLength = sec_len;
> > -                                       memcpy(ssid[ssid_index].Ssid,
> > pos, ssid[ssid_index].SsidLength);
> > +                                       memcpy(ssid[ssid_index].Ssid,
> > pos, sec_len);
> >                                         ssid_index++;
> >                                 }
> >
> > --
> >
> > Thanks for your confirmation,
> > - iLifetruth
> >
>
> the patch looks fine. Just some points:
>
> - If the patch related to wext support removal will
>   be accepted, the patch isn't necessary. So I will wait
>   until I know the community-maintainer decision.
>

OK, I see the situation now, and I will submit a relevant patch to the
Linux-staging tree at a suitable time.