From: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx> The original patch didn't copy the ieee80211_is_data() condition because on most drivers the management frames don't go through this path. However, they do on iwlwifi/mvm, so we do need to keep the condition here. Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fixes: ce2e1ca70307 ("mac80211: Check port authorization in the ieee80211_tx_dequeue() case") Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx> --- Dave, can you please apply this directly? (sorry, I shall remember to use git commit --amend properly) --- net/mac80211/tx.c | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c index d9cca6dbd870..efe4c1fc68e5 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/tx.c +++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c @@ -3610,7 +3610,8 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_tx_dequeue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, * Drop unicast frames to unauthorised stations unless they are * EAPOL frames from the local station. */ - if (unlikely(!ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&tx.sdata->vif) && + if (unlikely(ieee80211_is_data(hdr->frame_control) && + !ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&tx.sdata->vif) && tx.sdata->vif.type != NL80211_IFTYPE_OCB && !is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1) && !test_sta_flag(tx.sta, WLAN_STA_AUTHORIZED) && -- 2.25.1