[PATCH] wifi: rtw88: fix out-of-bounds CAM write when key table is full

イムティヤズ <[email protected]> Thu, 6 Aug 2026 03:09:41 +0600
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-wireless,org.kernel.vger.stable
Message-ID <[email protected]>
In rtw_ops_set_key(), when the CAM table is full,
rtw_sec_get_free_cam() returns RTW_MAX_SEC_CAM_NUM (32) because
find_next_zero_bit()/find_first_zero_bit() return the bitmap size
when no free slot exists. The bounds check compares the returned
index with ">" against total_cam_num (32), so the invalid index 32
passes the check.

rtw_sec_write_cam() then indexes cam_table[32], an array declared
with RTW_MAX_SEC_CAM_NUM (32) entries, causing an out-of-bounds
write that corrupts the cam_map allocation bitmap. The write also
sets bit 32 of cam_map, which overruns the bitmap as well.

Fix the off-by-one by rejecting indices >= total_cam_num.

Fixes: e3037485c68e ("rtw88: new Realtek 802.11ac driver")
Cc: [email protected]

Tested on: RTL8821CE (PCIe) on kernel
7.2.0-rc6-rtw88test-00059-g0d8395707651. The patched module loaded
and associated to a WPA2 network; ping traffic passed with 0% packet
loss. Reassociation and disconnect/reconnect cycles completed
without errors, and the CAM table (debugfs dump_cam) showed valid
key entries. The CAM-full boundary (28+ pairwise keys) requires an
access point with 28+ clients and is not reachable in a
single-client setup, so that path was verified by code inspection.

Tested-by: イムティヤズ <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: イムティヤズ <[email protected]>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/mac80211.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/mac80211.c
index 766f22d31079..3b6302f14de0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/mac80211.c
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ static int rtw_ops_set_key(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, enum set_key_cmd cmd,
 		hw_key_idx = key->keyidx;
 	}
 
-	if (hw_key_idx > sec->total_cam_num) {
+	if (hw_key_idx >= sec->total_cam_num) {
 		ret = -ENOSPC;
 		goto out;
 	}
-- 
2.55.0