From: Andrei Otcheretianski <andrei.otcheretianski@xxxxxxxxx>
Management frames are transmitted from link address and not device
address. Allow that.
Signed-off-by: Andrei Otcheretianski <andrei.otcheretianski@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>
---
net/wireless/mlme.c | 14 +++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/wireless/mlme.c b/net/wireless/mlme.c
index 14584488de67..935537c64ed8 100644
--- a/net/wireless/mlme.c
+++ b/net/wireless/mlme.c
@@ -637,6 +637,18 @@ void cfg80211_mlme_purge_registrations(struct wireless_dev *wdev)
cfg80211_mgmt_registrations_update(wdev);
}
+static bool cfg80211_allowed_address(struct wireless_dev *wdev, const u8 *addr)
+{
+ int i;
+
+ for_each_valid_link(wdev, i) {
+ if (ether_addr_equal(addr, wdev->links[i].addr))
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ return ether_addr_equal(addr, wdev_address(wdev));
+}
+
int cfg80211_mlme_mgmt_tx(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
struct wireless_dev *wdev,
struct cfg80211_mgmt_tx_params *params, u64 *cookie)
@@ -735,7 +747,7 @@ int cfg80211_mlme_mgmt_tx(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
return err;
}
- if (!ether_addr_equal(mgmt->sa, wdev_address(wdev))) {
+ if (!cfg80211_allowed_address(wdev, mgmt->sa)) {
/* Allow random TA to be used with Public Action frames if the
* driver has indicated support for this. Otherwise, only allow
* the local address to be used.
--
2.36.1
