Commit e3d4030498c3 ("mac80211: do not accept/forward invalid EAPOL
frames") uses skb_mac_header() before eth_type_trans() is called
leading to incorrect pointer, the pointer gets written to. This issue
has appeared during backporting to 4.4, 4.9 and 4.14.
Fixes: e3d4030498c3 ("mac80211: do not accept/forward invalid EAPOL frames")
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/CAHQn7pKcyC_jYmGyTcPCdk9xxATwW5QPNph=bsZV8d-HPwNsyA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 4.4.x
Signed-off-by: Davis Mosenkovs <davis@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/mac80211/rx.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index bde924968cd2..b5848bcc09eb 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -2234,7 +2234,7 @@ ieee80211_deliver_skb(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
#endif
if (skb) {
- struct ethhdr *ehdr = (void *)skb_mac_header(skb);
+ struct ethhdr *ehdr = (struct ethhdr *)skb->data;
/* deliver to local stack */
skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, dev);
--
2.25.1
