git: f15df0adbcd2 - stable/14 - bsdconfig: Make sure that SSID names are properly escaped
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Date: Wed, 20 May 2026 19:38:03 UTC
The branch stable/14 has been updated by markj:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=f15df0adbcd299456fe4055707822de8e9b3a66b
commit f15df0adbcd299456fe4055707822de8e9b3a66b
Author: Mark Johnston <markj@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-05-12 14:16:46 +0000
Commit: Mark Johnston <markj@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-05-20 19:37:15 +0000
bsdconfig: Make sure that SSID names are properly escaped
The f_menu_wpa_scan_results() function returns a list of networks
discovered by a scan. The untrusted network names are evaluated in
f_dialog_menu_wireless_edit. The quoting applied in
f_menu_wpa_scan_results() protects against evaluation of something like
"$(whoami)" but one can add single quotes to defeat that.
Pass the SSID names through f_shell_escape to work around this. Escape
single quotes in f_dialog_wireless_edit() and f_menu_wireless_configs()
too for consistency.
I note that this module doesn't seem to actually work, see e.g.,
bugzilla PR 229883.
Approved by: so
Security: FreeBSD-SA-26:23.bsdinstall
Security: CVE-2026-45255
Reported by: Austin Ralls
Reviewed by: dteske, des
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D56974
---
usr.sbin/bsdconfig/share/media/wlan.subr | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/usr.sbin/bsdconfig/share/media/wlan.subr b/usr.sbin/bsdconfig/share/media/wlan.subr
index 5847356d1925..5d271c403b3c 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/bsdconfig/share/media/wlan.subr
+++ b/usr.sbin/bsdconfig/share/media/wlan.subr
@@ -813,6 +813,7 @@ f_dialog_wireless_edit()
[ $nmatches -le ${#DIALOG_MENU_TAGS} ] || break
f_substr -v tag "$DIALOG_MENU_TAGS" $nmatches 1
+ f_shell_escape "$wssid" wssid
f_wireless_describe WIRELESS_$n help
menu_list1="$menu_list1
'$tag $wssid' '$wbssid' '$help'
@@ -1076,6 +1077,7 @@ f_menu_wireless_configs()
while [ $n -lt $nunique ]; do
n=$(( $n + 1 ))
menuitem_$n get ssid ssid
+ f_shell_escape "$ssid" ssid
menuitem_$n get nconfigs nconfigs
desc="$nconfigs $msg_configured_lc"
@@ -1184,6 +1186,7 @@ f_menu_wpa_scan_results()
while [ $n -lt $nunique ]; do
n=$(( $n + 1 ))
menuitem_$n get ssid ssid
+ f_shell_escape "$ssid" ssid
desc=
if [ "$DIALOG_MENU_WLAN_SHOW_ALL" ]; then