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Re: [PATCH] mac80211: reject zero MAC address in add station

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Don't allow using a zero MAC address as the station
MAC address. so validated the MAC address using
is_valid_ether_addr.

Theoretically, all zeroes might have been a valid address at some point.
I see no reason not to reject it, but I'd like to know why you ended up
with this now??


Its a Wireless fuzz testing tool (codenomicon) which sends out different types of frames to the AP. It actually tampers legitimate wireless frames (Probe, Auth, Assoc, Data etc..) and will send to the AP. I thought allowing a zero MAC address station is not a valid. so validated the given MAC address. Just for curious, which case all zero address is a valid MAC.

Thanks,
Karthikeyan



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