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| author | Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> | 2020-02-10 12:02:30 -0600 |
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| committer | Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> | 2020-02-10 10:32:31 -0800 |
| commit | 499c405b2b80bb3a04425ba3541d20305e014d3e (patch) | |
| tree | fb1f708a3d2819bfc8ba2badcbc3edce4c74d14c /tools/perf/scripts/python/export-to-postgresql.py | |
| parent | b7db58105b80fa9232719c8329b995b3addfab55 (diff) | |
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 a2c60d42d97c ("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: a2c60d42d97c ("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.net
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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