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Re: [PATCH V3] rtlwifi: rtl_pci: Fix problem of too small skb->len

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Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> In commit 8020919a9b99 ("mac80211: Properly handle SKB with radiotap
> only"), buffers whose length is too short cause a WARN_ON(1) to be
> executed. This change exposed a fault in rtlwifi drivers, which is fixed
> by regarding packets with skb->len <= FCS_LEN as though they are in error
> and dropping them. The test is now annotated as likely.
>
> Cc: Stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # v5.0+
> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> V2 - content dropped
> V3 - changed fix to drop packet rather than arbitrarily increasing the length.

Much better, thanks.

> Material for 5.4.

Ok, I'll queue it for v5.4.

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