staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in rtw_get_ie() parser

The Information Element (IE) parser rtw_get_ie() trusted the length
byte of each IE without validating that the IE body (len bytes after
the 2-byte header) fits inside the remaining frame buffer. A malformed
frame can advertise an IE length larger than the available data, causing
the parser to increment its pointer beyond the buffer end. This results
in out-of-bounds reads or, depending on the pattern, an infinite loop.

Fix by validating that (offset + 2 + len) does not exceed the limit
before accepting the IE or advancing to the next element.

This prevents OOB reads and ensures the parser terminates safely on
malformed frames.

Signed-off-by: Navaneeth K <knavaneeth786@gmail.com>
Cc: stable <stable@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

Author: cyberkunju

drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_ieee80211.c

@@ -138,22 +138,24 @@ u8 *rtw_get_ie(u8 *pbuf, signed int index, signed int *len, signed int limit)
 	signed int tmp, i;
 	u8 *p;
 
-	if (limit < 1)
+	if (limit < 2)
 		return NULL;
 
 	p = pbuf;
 	i = 0;
 	*len = 0;
-	while (1) {
+	while (i + 2 <= limit) {
+		tmp = *(p + 1);
+		if (i + 2 + tmp > limit)
+			break;
+
 		if (*p == index) {
-			*len = *(p + 1);
+			*len = tmp;
 			return p;
 		}
-		tmp = *(p + 1);
+
 		p += (tmp + 2);
 		i += (tmp + 2);
-		if (i >= limit)
-			break;
 	}
 	return NULL;
 }