CVE-2025-71234

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When rtl8xxxu_sta_add() accesses members of\nstruct rtl8xxxu_sta_info through sta->drv_priv, this results in a\nslab-out-of-bounds write.\n\nKASAN report on RISC-V (VisionFive 2) with RTL8192EU adapter:\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in rtl8xxxu_sta_add+0x31c/0x346\n Write of size 8 at addr ffffffd6d3e9ae88 by task kworker/u16:0/12\n\nSet hw->sta_data_size to sizeof(struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info) during\nprobe, similar to how hw->vif_data_size is configured. This ensures\nmac80211 allocates sufficient space for the driver's per-station\nprivate data.\n\nTested on StarFive VisionFive 2 v1.2A board."}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 8.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "AV:A - A nearby radio peer can trigger the vulnerable station transition through ordinary Wi-Fi authentication and association management frames sent to an rtl8xxxu-backed AP. 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Cuando rtl8xxxu_sta_add() accede a miembros de struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info a trav\u00e9s de sta->drv_priv, esto resulta en una escritura slab-out-of-bounds.\n\nInforme KASAN en RISC-V (VisionFive 2) con adaptador RTL8192EU:\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds en rtl8xxxu_sta_add+0x31c/0x346\n Escritura de tama\u00f1o 8 en la direcci\u00f3n ffffffd6d3e9ae88 por la tarea kworker/u16:0/12\n\nEstablecer hw->sta_data_size a sizeof(struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info) durante probe, de forma similar a c\u00f3mo se configura hw->vif_data_size. 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{"bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: wifi: rtl8xxxu: fix slab-out-of-bounds in rtl8xxxu_sta_add", "id": "2440669", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2440669"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "5.8", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-476", "details": ["In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nwifi: rtl8xxxu: fix slab-out-of-bounds in rtl8xxxu_sta_add\nThe driver does not set hw->sta_data_size, which causes mac80211 to\nallocate insufficient space for driver private station data in\n__sta_info_alloc(). When rtl8xxxu_sta_add() accesses members of\nstruct rtl8xxxu_sta_info through sta->drv_priv, this results in a\nslab-out-of-bounds write.\nKASAN report on RISC-V (VisionFive 2) with RTL8192EU adapter:\nBUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in rtl8xxxu_sta_add+0x31c/0x346\nWrite of size 8 at addr ffffffd6d3e9ae88 by task kworker/u16:0/12\nSet hw->sta_data_size to sizeof(struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info) during\nprobe, similar to how hw->vif_data_size is configured. This ensures\nmac80211 allocates sufficient space for the driver's per-station\nprivate data.\nTested on StarFive VisionFive 2 v1.2A board."], "name": "CVE-2025-71234", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "kernel", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "kernel-rt", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2026-02-18T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-71234\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-71234\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026021805-CVE-2025-71234-3bb7@gregkh/T"], "statement": "A slab out of bounds write can occur in the rtl8xxxu USB wifi driver because hw sta_data_size is not set and mac80211 allocates insufficient per station private storage for sta drv_priv. When rtl8xxxu_sta_add writes fields of struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info via sta drv_priv it can overwrite adjacent slab memory which can crash the kernel and may corrupt kernel state. For the CVSS the PR is L because the bug is typically triggered by local network configuration actions such as enabling the interface and associating stations and these operations commonly require CAP_NET_ADMIN. In some deployments the attacker may only need to be within wireless range if the device is operating as an access point and accepts associations which can make the trigger effectively remote over the air. Impact is at least denial of service. A conservative worst case also considers confidentiality and integrity impact because the flaw is a kernel memory overwrite.", "threat_severity": "Moderate"}

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