RTL8188EE Wireless Network Adapter not supported

[Juerg Haefliger]

[Impact]

PCIe NIC is not recognized:

$ sudo lspci -nn -k -v
00:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries Device [14e4:2711] (rev 20) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 41
 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
 I/O behind bridge: 00000000-00000fff [size=4K]
 Memory behind bridge: f8000000-f80fffff [size=1M]
 Prefetchable memory behind bridge: [disabled]
 Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 3
 Capabilities: [ac] Express Root Port (Slot-), MSI 00
 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
 Capabilities: [180] Vendor Specific Information: ID=0000 Rev=0 Len=028 <?>
 Capabilities: [240] L1 PM Substates
 Kernel driver in use: pcieport

01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188EE Wireless Network Adapter [10ec:8179] (rev 01)
 Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188EE Wireless Network Adapter [10ec:8197]
 Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 255
 I/O ports at <unassigned> [disabled]
 Memory at 600000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=16K]
 Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
 Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
 Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
 Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 00-e0-4c-ff-fe-81-91-01
 Capabilities: [150] Latency Tolerance Reporting

[Test Case]

$ ls /sys/class/net/
eth0 lo

[Where Problems Could Occur]

The usual, when new modules are enabled. Crashes and/or splats due to buggy modules.

[Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot)]

This bug is awaiting verification that the kernel in -proposed solves the problem. Please test the kernel and update this bug with the results. If the problem is solved, change the tag 'verification-needed-focal' to 'verification-done-focal'. If the problem still exists, change the tag 'verification-needed-focal' to 'verification-failed-focal'.

If verification is not done by 5 working days from today, this fix will be dropped from the source code, and this bug will be closed.

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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-raspi - 5.11.0-1012.13

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linux-raspi (5.11.0-1012.13) hirsute; urgency=medium

  [ Ubuntu: 5.11.0-22.23 ]

  * UAF on CAN J1939 j1939_can_recv (LP: #1932209)
    - SAUCE: can: j1939: delay release of j1939_priv after synchronize_rcu
  * UAF on CAN BCM bcm_rx_handler (LP: #1931855)
    - SAUCE: can: bcm: delay release of struct bcm_op after synchronize_rcu

linux-raspi (5.11.0-1010.11) hirsute; urgency=medium

  * hirsute/linux-raspi: 5.11.0-1010.11 -proposed tracker (LP: #1930068)

  * ath9k driver: miniPCIe Atheros AR93xx not recognized (LP: #1927037)
    - [Config] raspi: Disable ATH9K_AHB, set ATH9K_PCI=y

  * RTL8188EE Wireless Network Adapter not supported (LP: #1928774)
    - [Config] raspi: Set RTL8188EE=m

  [ Ubuntu: 5.11.0-20.21 ]

  * hirsute/linux: 5.11.0-20.21 -proposed tracker (LP: #1930854)
  * ath11k WIFI not working in proposed kernel 5.11.0-19-generic (LP: #1930637)
    - bus: mhi: core: Download AMSS image from appropriate function

  [ Ubuntu: 5.11.0-19.20 ]

  * hirsute/linux: 5.11.0-19.20 -proposed tracker (LP: #1930075)
  * Packaging resync (LP: #1786013)
    - update dkms package versions
  * CVE-2021-33200
    - bpf: Wrap aux data inside bpf_sanitize_info container
    - bpf: Fix mask direction swap upon off reg sign change
    - bpf: No need to simulate speculative domain for immediates
  * AX201 BT will cause system could not enter S0i3 (LP: #1928047)
    - SAUCE: drm/i915: Tweaked Wa_14010685332 for all PCHs
  * CVE-2021-3490
    - SAUCE: Revert "UBUNTU: SAUCE: bpf: verifier: fix ALU32 bounds tracking with
      bitwise ops"
    - gpf: Fix alu32 const subreg bound tracking on bitwise operations
  * CVE-2021-3489
    - SAUCE: Revert "UBUNTU: SAUCE: bpf: prevent writable memory-mapping of read-
      only ringbuf pages"
    - bpf: Prevent writable memory-mapping of read-only ringbuf pages
  * Select correct boot VGA when BIOS doesn't do it properly (LP: #1929217)
    - vgaarb: Use ACPI HID name to find integrated GPU
  * Realtek USB hubs in Dell WD19SC/DC/TB fail to work after exiting s2idle
    (LP: #1928242)
    - USB: Verify the port status when timeout happens during port suspend
  * CVE-2020-26145
    - ath10k: drop fragments with multicast DA for SDIO
    - ath10k: add CCMP PN replay protection for fragmented frames for PCIe
    - ath10k: drop fragments with multicast DA for PCIe
  * CVE-2020-26141
    - ath10k: Fix TKIP Michael MIC verification for PCIe
  * CVE-2020-24587
    - ath11k: Clear the fragment cache during key install
  * CVE-2020-24588
    - mac80211: properly handle A-MSDUs that start with an RFC 1042 header
    - cfg80211: mitigate A-MSDU aggregation attacks
    - mac80211: drop A-MSDUs on old ciphers
    - ath10k: drop MPDU which has discard flag set by firmware for SDIO
  * CVE-2020-26139
    - mac80211: do not accept/forward invalid EAPOL frames
  * CVE-2020-24586 // CVE-2020-24587 // CVE-2020-24587 for such cases.
    - mac80211: extend protection against mixed key and fragment cache attacks
  * CVE-2020-24586 // CVE-2020-24587
    - mac80211: prevent mixed key and fragment cache attacks
    - mac80211: add fragment cache to sta_info
    ...

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-raspi - 5.8.0-1029.32

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linux-raspi (5.8.0-1029.32) groovy; urgency=medium

  [ Ubuntu: 5.8.0-59.66 ]

  * UAF on CAN J1939 j1939_can_recv (LP: #1932209)
    - SAUCE: can: j1939: delay release of j1939_priv after synchronize_rcu
  * UAF on CAN BCM bcm_rx_handler (LP: #1931855)
    - SAUCE: can: bcm: delay release of struct bcm_op after synchronize_rcu

  [ Ubuntu: 5.8.0-57.64 ]

  * groovy/linux: 5.8.0-57.64 -proposed tracker (LP: #1932047)
  * pmtu.sh from selftests.net in linux ADT test failure with linux/5.8.0-56.63
    (LP: #1931731)
    - net: geneve: modify IP header check in geneve6_xmit_skb and geneve_xmit_skb

 -- Stefan Bader <email address hidden> Thu, 17 Jun 2021 11:35:17 +0200

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-raspi - 5.4.0-1038.41

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linux-raspi (5.4.0-1038.41) focal; urgency=medium

  [ Ubuntu: 5.4.0-77.86 ]

  * UAF on CAN J1939 j1939_can_recv (LP: #1932209)
    - SAUCE: can: j1939: delay release of j1939_priv after synchronize_rcu
  * UAF on CAN BCM bcm_rx_handler (LP: #1931855)
    - SAUCE: can: bcm: delay release of struct bcm_op after synchronize_rcu

  [ Ubuntu: 5.4.0-76.85 ]

  * focal/linux: 5.4.0-76.85 -proposed tracker (LP: #1932123)
  * Upstream v5.9 introduced 'module' patches that removed exported symbols
    (LP: #1932065)
    - SAUCE: Revert "modules: inherit TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE"
    - SAUCE: Revert "modules: return licensing information from find_symbol"
    - SAUCE: Revert "modules: rename the licence field in struct symsearch to
      license"
    - SAUCE: Revert "modules: unexport __module_address"
    - SAUCE: Revert "modules: unexport __module_text_address"
    - SAUCE: Revert "modules: mark each_symbol_section static"
    - SAUCE: Revert "modules: mark find_symbol static"
    - SAUCE: Revert "modules: mark ref_module static"

linux-raspi (5.4.0-1037.40) focal; urgency=medium

  * focal/linux-raspi: 5.4.0-1037.40 -proposed tracker (LP: #1930027)

  * ath9k driver: miniPCIe Atheros AR93xx not recognized (LP: #1927037)
    - [Config] raspi: Disable ATH9K_AHB, set ATH9K_PCI=y
    - overlays: Add pcie-32bit-dma overlay

  * RTL8188EE Wireless Network Adapter not supported (LP: #1928774)
    - [Config] raspi: Set RTL8188EE=m

  [ Ubuntu: 5.4.0-75.84 ]

  * focal/linux: 5.4.0-75.84 -proposed tracker (LP: #1930032)
  * Packaging resync (LP: #1786013)
    - update dkms package versions
  * CVE-2021-33200
    - bpf: Wrap aux data inside bpf_sanitize_info container
    - bpf: Fix mask direction swap upon off reg sign change
    - bpf: No need to simulate speculative domain for immediates
  * Realtek USB hubs in Dell WD19SC/DC/TB fail to work after exiting s2idle
    (LP: #1928242)
    - USB: Verify the port status when timeout happens during port suspend
  * CVE-2020-26145
    - ath10k: drop fragments with multicast DA for SDIO
    - ath10k: add CCMP PN replay protection for fragmented frames for PCIe
    - ath10k: drop fragments with multicast DA for PCIe
  * CVE-2020-26141
    - ath10k: Fix TKIP Michael MIC verification for PCIe
  * CVE-2020-24588
    - mac80211: properly handle A-MSDUs that start with an RFC 1042 header
    - cfg80211: mitigate A-MSDU aggregation attacks
    - mac80211: drop A-MSDUs on old ciphers
    - ath10k: drop MPDU which has discard flag set by firmware for SDIO
  * CVE-2020-26139
    - mac80211: do not accept/forward invalid EAPOL frames
  * CVE-2020-24586 // CVE-2020-24587 // CVE-2020-24587 for such cases.
    - mac80211: extend protection against mixed key and fragment cache attacks
  * CVE-2020-24586 // CVE-2020-24587
    - mac80211: prevent mixed key and fragment cache attacks
    - mac80211: add fragment cache to sta_info
    - mac80211: check defrag PN against current frame
    - mac80211: prevent attacks on TKIP/WEP as well
  * CVE-2020-26147
    - mac80211: assure all fragments are encrypted
  * raid10: Block discard is very slow, causing seve...