wifi: cfg80211: fix use-after-free in cmp_bss()
authorDmitry Antipov <dmantipov@yandex.ru>
Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:52:36 +0000 (16:52 +0300)
committerJohannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 11:45:09 +0000 (13:45 +0200)
Following bss_free() quirk introduced in commit 776b3580178f
("cfg80211: track hidden SSID networks properly"), adjust
cfg80211_update_known_bss() to free the last beacon frame
elements only if they're not shared via the corresponding
'hidden_beacon_bss' pointer.

Reported-by: syzbot+30754ca335e6fb7e3092@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=30754ca335e6fb7e3092
Fixes: 3ab8227d3e7d ("cfg80211: refactor cfg80211_bss_update")
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Antipov <dmantipov@yandex.ru>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250813135236.799384-1-dmantipov@yandex.ru
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
net/wireless/scan.c

index a8339ed52404c6ba10fff58e6e4c59538ce5a480..6c7b7c3828a41512c2beb7066e325922e99b7118 100644 (file)
@@ -1916,7 +1916,8 @@ cfg80211_update_known_bss(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
                         */
 
                        f = rcu_access_pointer(new->pub.beacon_ies);
-                       kfree_rcu((struct cfg80211_bss_ies *)f, rcu_head);
+                       if (!new->pub.hidden_beacon_bss)
+                               kfree_rcu((struct cfg80211_bss_ies *)f, rcu_head);
                        return false;
                }