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[PATCH] fix infoleak in ioctl_cfg80211

Started byKangjie Lu <kangjielu@gmail.com>
First post2016-05-04 00:10 +0200
Last post2016-05-04 01:10 +0200
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  [PATCH] fix infoleak in ioctl_cfg80211 Kangjie Lu <kangjielu@gmail.com> - 2016-05-04 00:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] fix infoleak in ioctl_cfg80211 Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2016-05-04 01:10 +0200

#1393849 — [PATCH] fix infoleak in ioctl_cfg80211

FromKangjie Lu <kangjielu@gmail.com>
Date2016-05-04 00:10 +0200
Subject[PATCH] fix infoleak in ioctl_cfg80211
Message-ID<ruQFX-866-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
"mac" is an array allocated in stack without being initialized,
and will be sent out via "nla_put". The dump_station() is supposed
to initialize the mac address; otherwise, sensitive data in kernel
stack will be leaked. To fix this, either initialize it (e.g.,
memset) or completely remove this dump_station().

Signed-off-by: Kangjie Lu <kjlu@gatech.edu>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
index 12d1844..44a1582 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
@@ -2926,6 +2926,7 @@ static int cfg80211_rtw_dump_station(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 
 	/* TODO: dump scanned queue */
 
+	memset(mac, 0, ETH_ALEN);
 	return -ENOENT;
 }
 
-- 
1.9.1

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#1393856

FromGreg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Date2016-05-04 01:10 +0200
Message-ID<ruRC1-C0-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1393849
On Tue, May 03, 2016 at 06:11:46PM -0400, Kangjie Lu wrote:
> "mac" is an array allocated in stack without being initialized,
> and will be sent out via "nla_put". The dump_station() is supposed
> to initialize the mac address; otherwise, sensitive data in kernel
> stack will be leaked. To fix this, either initialize it (e.g.,
> memset) or completely remove this dump_station().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kangjie Lu <kjlu@gatech.edu>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
> index 12d1844..44a1582 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723au/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c
> @@ -2926,6 +2926,7 @@ static int cfg80211_rtw_dump_station(struct wiphy *wiphy,
>  
>  	/* TODO: dump scanned queue */
>  
> +	memset(mac, 0, ETH_ALEN);
>  	return -ENOENT;
>  }

This isn't needed, as it returns -ENOENT and so mac never gets used.

thanks,

greg k-h

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