2023-12-08 23:41:57

by David Lin

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Subject: [PATCH v2] wifi: mwifiex: fix STA cannot connect to AP

AP BSSID configuration is missing at AP start.
Without this fix, FW returns STA interface MAC address after first init.
When hostapd restarts, it gets MAC address from netdev before driver
sets STA MAC to netdev again. Now MAC address between hostapd and net
interface are different causes STA cannot connect to AP.
After that MAC address of uap0 mlan0 become the same. And issue
disappears after following hostapd restart (another issue is AP/STA MAC
address become the same).
This patch fixes the issue cleanly.

Signed-off-by: David Lin <[email protected]>
Fixes: 12190c5d80bd ("mwifiex: add cfg80211 start_ap and stop_ap handlers")
Cc: [email protected]

---

v2:
- v1 was a not finished patch that was send to the LKML by mistake
---
drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c | 2 ++
drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/fw.h | 1 +
drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ioctl.h | 1 +
drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c | 8 ++++++++
4 files changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index 7a15ea8072e6..3604abcbcff9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -2047,6 +2047,8 @@ static int mwifiex_cfg80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy,

mwifiex_set_sys_config_invalid_data(bss_cfg);

+ memcpy(bss_cfg->mac_addr, priv->curr_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+
if (params->beacon_interval)
bss_cfg->beacon_period = params->beacon_interval;
if (params->dtim_period)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/fw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/fw.h
index 8e6db904e5b2..62f3c9a52a1d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/fw.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/fw.h
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ enum MWIFIEX_802_11_PRIVACY_FILTER {
#define TLV_TYPE_STA_MAC_ADDR (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 32)
#define TLV_TYPE_BSSID (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 35)
#define TLV_TYPE_CHANNELBANDLIST (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 42)
+#define TLV_TYPE_UAP_MAC_ADDRESS (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 43)
#define TLV_TYPE_UAP_BEACON_PERIOD (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 44)
#define TLV_TYPE_UAP_DTIM_PERIOD (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 45)
#define TLV_TYPE_UAP_BCAST_SSID (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 48)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ioctl.h b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ioctl.h
index 091e7ca79376..e8825f302de8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ioctl.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ioctl.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ struct mwifiex_uap_bss_param {
u8 qos_info;
u8 power_constraint;
struct mwifiex_types_wmm_info wmm_info;
+ u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
};

enum {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
index e78a201cd150..491e36611909 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ void mwifiex_config_uap_11d(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
static int
mwifiex_uap_bss_param_prepare(u8 *tlv, void *cmd_buf, u16 *param_size)
{
+ struct host_cmd_tlv_mac_addr *mac_tlv;
struct host_cmd_tlv_dtim_period *dtim_period;
struct host_cmd_tlv_beacon_period *beacon_period;
struct host_cmd_tlv_ssid *ssid;
@@ -487,6 +488,13 @@ mwifiex_uap_bss_param_prepare(u8 *tlv, void *cmd_buf, u16 *param_size)
int i;
u16 cmd_size = *param_size;

+ mac_tlv = (struct host_cmd_tlv_mac_addr *)tlv;
+ mac_tlv->header.type = cpu_to_le16(TLV_TYPE_UAP_MAC_ADDRESS);
+ mac_tlv->header.len = cpu_to_le16(ETH_ALEN);
+ memcpy(mac_tlv->mac_addr, bss_cfg->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
+ cmd_size += sizeof(struct host_cmd_tlv_mac_addr);
+ tlv += sizeof(struct host_cmd_tlv_mac_addr);
+
if (bss_cfg->ssid.ssid_len) {
ssid = (struct host_cmd_tlv_ssid *)tlv;
ssid->header.type = cpu_to_le16(TLV_TYPE_UAP_SSID);

base-commit: 783004b6dbda2cfe9a552a4cc9c1d168a2068f6c
--
2.25.1



2023-12-11 07:47:11

by Francesco Dolcini

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] wifi: mwifiex: fix STA cannot connect to AP

On Sat, Dec 09, 2023 at 07:41:27AM +0800, David Lin wrote:
> AP BSSID configuration is missing at AP start.
> Without this fix, FW returns STA interface MAC address after first init.
> When hostapd restarts, it gets MAC address from netdev before driver
> sets STA MAC to netdev again. Now MAC address between hostapd and net
> interface are different causes STA cannot connect to AP.
> After that MAC address of uap0 mlan0 become the same. And issue
> disappears after following hostapd restart (another issue is AP/STA MAC
> address become the same).
> This patch fixes the issue cleanly.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Lin <[email protected]>
> Fixes: 12190c5d80bd ("mwifiex: add cfg80211 start_ap and stop_ap handlers")
> Cc: [email protected]

Reviewed-by: Francesco Dolcini <[email protected]>

Francesco


2023-12-11 17:29:49

by Rafael Beims

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] wifi: mwifiex: fix STA cannot connect to AP

On 08/12/2023 20:41, David Lin wrote:
> AP BSSID configuration is missing at AP start.
> Without this fix, FW returns STA interface MAC address after first init.
> When hostapd restarts, it gets MAC address from netdev before driver
> sets STA MAC to netdev again. Now MAC address between hostapd and net
> interface are different causes STA cannot connect to AP.
> After that MAC address of uap0 mlan0 become the same. And issue
> disappears after following hostapd restart (another issue is AP/STA MAC
> address become the same).
> This patch fixes the issue cleanly.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Lin <[email protected]>
> Fixes: 12190c5d80bd ("mwifiex: add cfg80211 start_ap and stop_ap handlers")
> Cc: [email protected]
>
> ---
>
> v2:
> - v1 was a not finished patch that was send to the LKML by mistake
> ---
> drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c | 2 ++
> drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/fw.h | 1 +
> drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ioctl.h | 1 +
> drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c | 8 ++++++++
> 4 files changed, 12 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
> index 7a15ea8072e6..3604abcbcff9 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
> @@ -2047,6 +2047,8 @@ static int mwifiex_cfg80211_start_ap(struct wiphy *wiphy,
>
> mwifiex_set_sys_config_invalid_data(bss_cfg);
>
> + memcpy(bss_cfg->mac_addr, priv->curr_addr, ETH_ALEN);
> +
> if (params->beacon_interval)
> bss_cfg->beacon_period = params->beacon_interval;
> if (params->dtim_period)
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/fw.h b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/fw.h
> index 8e6db904e5b2..62f3c9a52a1d 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/fw.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/fw.h
> @@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ enum MWIFIEX_802_11_PRIVACY_FILTER {
> #define TLV_TYPE_STA_MAC_ADDR (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 32)
> #define TLV_TYPE_BSSID (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 35)
> #define TLV_TYPE_CHANNELBANDLIST (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 42)
> +#define TLV_TYPE_UAP_MAC_ADDRESS (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 43)
> #define TLV_TYPE_UAP_BEACON_PERIOD (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 44)
> #define TLV_TYPE_UAP_DTIM_PERIOD (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 45)
> #define TLV_TYPE_UAP_BCAST_SSID (PROPRIETARY_TLV_BASE_ID + 48)
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ioctl.h b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ioctl.h
> index 091e7ca79376..e8825f302de8 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ioctl.h
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ioctl.h
> @@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ struct mwifiex_uap_bss_param {
> u8 qos_info;
> u8 power_constraint;
> struct mwifiex_types_wmm_info wmm_info;
> + u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
> };
>
> enum {
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
> index e78a201cd150..491e36611909 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
> @@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ void mwifiex_config_uap_11d(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
> static int
> mwifiex_uap_bss_param_prepare(u8 *tlv, void *cmd_buf, u16 *param_size)
> {
> + struct host_cmd_tlv_mac_addr *mac_tlv;
> struct host_cmd_tlv_dtim_period *dtim_period;
> struct host_cmd_tlv_beacon_period *beacon_period;
> struct host_cmd_tlv_ssid *ssid;
> @@ -487,6 +488,13 @@ mwifiex_uap_bss_param_prepare(u8 *tlv, void *cmd_buf, u16 *param_size)
> int i;
> u16 cmd_size = *param_size;
>
> + mac_tlv = (struct host_cmd_tlv_mac_addr *)tlv;
> + mac_tlv->header.type = cpu_to_le16(TLV_TYPE_UAP_MAC_ADDRESS);
> + mac_tlv->header.len = cpu_to_le16(ETH_ALEN);
> + memcpy(mac_tlv->mac_addr, bss_cfg->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
> + cmd_size += sizeof(struct host_cmd_tlv_mac_addr);
> + tlv += sizeof(struct host_cmd_tlv_mac_addr);
> +
> if (bss_cfg->ssid.ssid_len) {
> ssid = (struct host_cmd_tlv_ssid *)tlv;
> ssid->header.type = cpu_to_le16(TLV_TYPE_UAP_SSID);
>
> base-commit: 783004b6dbda2cfe9a552a4cc9c1d168a2068f6c


Tested-by: Rafael Beims <[email protected]> # Verdin iMX8MP /
SD8997 SD


Rafael


2023-12-14 02:08:24

by Brian Norris

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] wifi: mwifiex: fix STA cannot connect to AP

Hi,

Nitpick: "fix STA cannot connect to AP" isn't the best commit message;
that could describe an enormous number of fixes. Maybe something more
like "Configure BSSID consistently when starting AP"?

On Sat, Dec 09, 2023 at 07:41:27AM +0800, David Lin wrote:
> AP BSSID configuration is missing at AP start.
> Without this fix, FW returns STA interface MAC address after first init.
> When hostapd restarts, it gets MAC address from netdev before driver
> sets STA MAC to netdev again. Now MAC address between hostapd and net
> interface are different causes STA cannot connect to AP.
> After that MAC address of uap0 mlan0 become the same. And issue
> disappears after following hostapd restart (another issue is AP/STA MAC
> address become the same).
> This patch fixes the issue cleanly.
>
> Signed-off-by: David Lin <[email protected]>
> Fixes: 12190c5d80bd ("mwifiex: add cfg80211 start_ap and stop_ap handlers")
> Cc: [email protected]
>
> ---
>
> v2:
> - v1 was a not finished patch that was send to the LKML by mistake

Looks fine to me:

Acked-by: Brian Norris <[email protected]>

> drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfg80211.c | 2 ++
> drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/fw.h | 1 +
> drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/ioctl.h | 1 +
> drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c | 8 ++++++++
> 4 files changed, 12 insertions(+)

> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_cmd.c

> @@ -487,6 +488,13 @@ mwifiex_uap_bss_param_prepare(u8 *tlv, void *cmd_buf, u16 *param_size)
> int i;
> u16 cmd_size = *param_size;
>
> + mac_tlv = (struct host_cmd_tlv_mac_addr *)tlv;

Not directly related to this patch, but while you're expanding the size
of this command buffer: it always felt like a security-hole-in-waiting
that none of these command producers do any kinds of bounds checking.
We're just "lucky" that these function only generate contents of ~100
bytes at max, while MWIFIEX_SIZE_OF_CMD_BUFFER=2048. But, just add a few
more user-space controlled TLV params, and boom, we'll have ourselves a
nice little CVE.

It probably wouldn't hurt to significantly write much of this driver,
but at a minimum, we could probably use a few checks like this:

cmd_size += sizeof(struct host_cmd_tlv_mac_addr);
if (cmd_size > MWIFIEX_SIZE_OF_CMD_BUFFER)
return -1;
// Only touch tlv *after* the bounds check.

That doesn't need to block this patch, of course.

Brian

> + mac_tlv->header.type = cpu_to_le16(TLV_TYPE_UAP_MAC_ADDRESS);
> + mac_tlv->header.len = cpu_to_le16(ETH_ALEN);
> + memcpy(mac_tlv->mac_addr, bss_cfg->mac_addr, ETH_ALEN);
> + cmd_size += sizeof(struct host_cmd_tlyyv_mac_addr);
> + tlv += sizeof(struct host_cmd_tlv_mac_addr);
> +
> if (bss_cfg->ssid.ssid_len) {
> ssid = (struct host_cmd_tlv_ssid *)tlv;
> ssid->header.type = cpu_to_le16(TLV_TYPE_UAP_SSID);
>
> base-commit: 783004b6dbda2cfe9a552a4cc9c1d168a2068f6c
> --
> 2.25.1
>