wifi: ath9k_htc: bound TX aggregation to MAX_TX_BUF_SIZE
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Short explanation
In the Linux kernel, the ath9k_htc module does not limit TX aggregation by cumulative byte length, which can exceed memory buffer limits when large frames are processed.
This issue contains architectural flaws due to insufficient buffer bounding, potentially leading to boundary overflows and operational instability.
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- Follow relevant vendor security advisories and patches
- Apply kernel updates
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ath9k_htc sürücüsü, TX toplama işlemlerini MAX_TX_BUF_SIZE bayt sınırına göre kısıtlamamaktadır.
Büyük karelerin işlenmesi sırasında memcpy() döngüsü arabellek sınırını aşan yazma işlemleri gerçekleştirebilmektedir.
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k_htc: bound TX aggregation to MAX_TX_BUF_SIZE __hif_usb_tx() dequeues up to MAX_TX_AGGR_NUM (20) frames into a single tx_buf of MAX_TX_BUF_SIZE (32768) bytes, limiting the batch by record count but never by cumulative byte length. With large frames (MTU 2304), 20 aggregated frames of 2292 bytes each exceed the allocation (20 * 2296 = 45920 bytes), so the memcpy() in the loop writes up to 13152 bytes past tx_buf->buf before usb_submit_urb(). Peek the queue head and stop before copying any record that would cross MAX_TX_BUF_SIZE, then dispatch the current batch. Leftover skbs remain queued and are drained on the next URB completion. The byte bound changes the loop's exit semantics: it can now exit before i == tx_skb_cnt - 1. Stock only finalized tx_buf->len on that last index (len += offset), so an early break would submit a URB holding only the last record's length while every dequeued skb is freed on completion, silently dropping frames. Make tx_buf->len a running total and advance tx_buf->offset per record instead; the stride round_up(nskb->len + 4, 4) is identical to the stock stride when the loop runs to completion. Tested on hardware with an MTU 2304 flood: the loop stops at record 15 (len = 32144, offset = 32144, within 32768), no oversized URB is submitted, and MTU 1500 pings pass 20/20.
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