ieee80211_tx_h_select_key drops any non-mgmt packets without a key when
encryption is used. This is wrong for nulldata packets that can't be
encrypted and are sent out for probing clients and indicating 4-address
mode.
Reported-by: Sebastian Gottschall <s.gottschall@xxxxxxxxxx>
Fixes: a0761a301746 ("mac80211: drop data frames without key on encrypted links")
Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@xxxxxxxx>
---
net/mac80211/tx.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 39c7059c644f..b728a9507a87 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_select_key(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
if (!skip_hw && tx->key &&
tx->key->flags & KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE)
info->control.hw_key = &tx->key->conf;
- } else if (!ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control) && tx->sta &&
+ } else if (ieee80211_is_data_present(hdr->frame_control) && tx->sta &&
test_sta_flag(tx->sta, WLAN_STA_USES_ENCRYPTION)) {
return TX_DROP;
}
--
2.28.0
