[PATCH v2] staging: rtl8723bs: clean up memcpy() in rtw_check_bcn_info

From: luka . gejak

Date: Wed Apr 15 2026 - 04:57:32 EST


From: Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@xxxxxxxxx>

Move the ssid memcpy() inside the ie null-check to avoid calling it
with a NULL-derived pointer (p + 2) when the ie is missing.

While the kernel handles 0-length memcpy() safely as a no-op, keeping
the call outside the check is confusing and poor practice. This
change improves code readability.

Signed-off-by: Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@xxxxxxxxx>
---
As Dan pointed out kernel handles 0-length memcpy() safely as a no-op
therefore it doesn't cause kernel oops or panics so in v2 changed commit
message to move from bugfix to cleanup and removed fixes tag.

drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
index 6a7c09db4cd9..2a8aec37d9b0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
@@ -1204,8 +1204,8 @@ int rtw_check_bcn_info(struct adapter *Adapter, u8 *pframe, u32 packet_len)
ssid_len = *(p + 1);
if (ssid_len > NDIS_802_11_LENGTH_SSID)
ssid_len = 0;
+ memcpy(bssid->ssid.ssid, (p + 2), ssid_len);
}
- memcpy(bssid->ssid.ssid, (p + 2), ssid_len);
bssid->ssid.ssid_length = ssid_len;

if (memcmp(bssid->ssid.ssid, cur_network->network.ssid.ssid, 32) ||
--
2.53.0