Don't allow entry to iwctl_siwencodeext if device not open. This fixes a race condition where wpa supplicant/network manager enters the function when the device is already closed. Signed-off-by: Malcolm Priestley <tvboxspy@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # 3.8+ --- drivers/staging/vt6656/iwctl.c | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/iwctl.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/iwctl.c index 033cb50..5968888 100644 --- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/iwctl.c +++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/iwctl.c @@ -1634,6 +1634,9 @@ int iwctl_siwencodeext(struct net_device *dev, struct iw_request_info *info, if (pMgmt == NULL) return -EFAULT; + if (!(pDevice->flags & DEVICE_FLAGS_OPENED)) + return -ENODEV; + buf = kzalloc(sizeof(struct viawget_wpa_param), GFP_KERNEL); if (buf == NULL) return -ENOMEM; -- 1.8.3.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
