[PATCH ath-next v2 0/2] wifi: ath11k/ath12k: bound READY MAC address array reads

[PATCH ath-next v2 0/2] wifi: ath11k/ath12k: bound READY MAC address array reads

[John Macias via B4 Relay]

ath11k_wmi_tlv_rdy_parse() and ath12k_wmi_rdy_parse() copy one MAC
address per radio from the READY event's fixed-struct array after
checking only the count advertised in the fixed record, not the array
TLV length. A firmware READY event with a short array makes the copy
read past the end of the TLV value.

These patches check the array length first and fall back to the
driver's default per-radio addresses when it is too short.

Found while bringing up an IPQ8074 v1 device with older firmware; the
issue is not specific to that hardware. Verified with a userspace harness
around the unmodified parsers under AddressSanitizer. Compile tested
on ath-next (W=1). The ath11k change has also run on an IPQ8074 hw1.0
board on every boot since 16 Oct; its firmware sends a well-formed
array, so that covers the normal path only. The ath12k change is
compile tested only. Neither has been tested on hardware with a
malformed event.

Jeff, following your pointers on my earlier ath12k RX-ring RFC, these
carry a full-name sign-off, an Assisted-by tag, and state the testing
explicitly. This work was developed with AI assistance.

---
Changes in v2:
- Drop RFC.
- ath11k: note the hardware run and add a Tested-on tag; no code change.
- v1 was accidentally sent twice; apologies for the duplicate.
- Link to v1: https://patch.msgid.link/20261015-rdy-mac-array-bounds-v1-0-5de276b752a3@gmail.com

---
John Macias (2):
      wifi: ath11k: bound READY MAC address array reads
      wifi: ath12k: bound READY MAC address array reads

 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c | 6 ++++++
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)
---
base-commit: cd026e68fdbf88b9cc522b76c7a9d92c9a41f709
change-id: 20261015-rdy-mac-array-bounds-de70c7750217

Best regards,
--  
John Macias <dencity7@gmail.com>

[PATCH ath-next v2 1/2] wifi: ath11k: bound READY MAC address array reads

[John Macias via B4 Relay]

From: John Macias <dencity7@gmail.com>

The READY event carries a fixed record whose num_extra_mac_addr field
advertises how many per-radio MAC addresses follow, and a separate
WMI_TAG_ARRAY_FIXED_STRUCT TLV holding that array. The TLV iterator
only ensures that the array TLV fits inside the event;
ath11k_wmi_tlv_rdy_parse() then copies one address per radio without
checking that the array really holds num_radios entries.

If firmware advertises at least num_radios extra addresses but sends a
shorter array, for example two radios with an eight-byte array, the second
ether_addr_copy() reads past the end of the TLV value.

Check the array length against num_radios before copying. When it is too
short, warn and leave pdevs_macaddr_valid unset, so the driver falls back
to deriving the per-radio addresses as it does when no array is provided,
instead of failing READY processing.

Found by code review while bringing up a device with older firmware; a
userspace harness that includes the unmodified parser reports a 6-byte
heap-buffer-overflow read under AddressSanitizer for this input, and
the fixed parser passes. Compile tested on ath-next (W=1). The same
change has also run on an IPQ8074 hw1.0 board (with out-of-tree
enablement patches) on every boot since 16 Oct 2026; that firmware
sends a well-formed array, so this exercises only the normal path,
which still assigns both per-radio addresses and prints no warning.

Tested-on: IPQ8074 hw1.0 AHB WLAN.HK.2.0-01792-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

Fixes: d5c65159f289 ("ath11k: driver for Qualcomm IEEE 802.11ax devices")
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: John Macias <dencity7@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
index 08fd6795ed..6ae4e881f8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/wmi.c
@@ -7330,6 +7330,12 @@ static int ath11k_wmi_tlv_rdy_parse(struct ath11k_base *ab, u16 tag, u16 len,
 		if (!(ab->num_radios > 1 && num_mac_addr >= ab->num_radios))
 			break;
 
+		if (len < ab->num_radios * sizeof(*addr_list)) {
+			ath11k_warn(ab, "ready event mac address array too short: %u bytes for %d radios\n",
+				    len, ab->num_radios);
+			break;
+		}
+
 		for (i = 0; i < ab->num_radios; i++) {
 			pdev = &ab->pdevs[i];
 			ether_addr_copy(pdev->mac_addr, addr_list[i].addr);

-- 
2.47.3

[PATCH ath-next v2 2/2] wifi: ath12k: bound READY MAC address array reads

[John Macias via B4 Relay]

From: John Macias <dencity7@gmail.com>

ath12k_wmi_rdy_parse() has the same pattern as ath11k: after checking
that the READY fixed record advertises at least num_radios extra MAC
addresses, it copies one address per radio from the
WMI_TAG_ARRAY_FIXED_STRUCT TLV without checking that the TLV actually
holds num_radios entries.

With two radios and an array shorter than two 8-byte entries, the second
ether_addr_copy() reads past the end of the TLV value.

Check the array length against num_radios before copying. When it is too
short, warn and leave pdevs_macaddr_valid unset, so the driver keeps its
default per-radio addresses instead of failing READY processing.

A userspace harness that includes the unmodified parser reports a 6-byte
heap-buffer-overflow read under AddressSanitizer for 8- and 12-byte
arrays with two radios, and the fixed parser passes. Compile tested only
(ath-next, W=1).

Fixes: d889913205cf ("wifi: ath12k: driver for Qualcomm Wi-Fi 7 devices")
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: John Macias <dencity7@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
index 75b259990c..ef070ace08 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
@@ -7099,6 +7099,12 @@ static int ath12k_wmi_rdy_parse(struct ath12k_base *ab, u16 tag, u16 len,
 		if (!(ab->num_radios > 1 && num_mac_addr >= ab->num_radios))
 			break;
 
+		if (len < ab->num_radios * sizeof(*addr_list)) {
+			ath12k_warn(ab, "ready event mac address array too short: %u bytes for %d radios\n",
+				    len, ab->num_radios);
+			break;
+		}
+
 		for (i = 0; i < ab->num_radios; i++) {
 			pdev = &ab->pdevs[i];
 			ether_addr_copy(pdev->mac_addr, addr_list[i].addr);

-- 
2.47.3