staging: rtl8188eu: Fix potential security hole
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 a2c60d42 ("Add files for new driver - part 16"). Reported by: Pietro Oliva <pietroliva@gmail.com> Cc: Pietro Oliva <pietroliva@gmail.com> Cc: Stable <stable@vger.kernel.org> Fixes: a2c60d42 ("staging: r8188eu: Add files for new driver - part 16") Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200210180235.21691-2-Larry.Finger@lwfinger.netSigned-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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