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Re: [PATCH] mac80211: Fix NULL-pointer deference on ibss merge when not ready

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On Thu, Dec 09, 2010 at 08:43:59AM -0800, Tim Harvey wrote:
> dev_open will eventually call ieee80211_ibss_join which sets up the
> skb used for beacons/probe-responses however it is possible to
> receive beacons that attempt to merge before this occurs causing
> a null pointer dereference.
> 
> This occurs quite easily in the presence of adhoc nodes with hidden SSID's
> ---
>  net/mac80211/ibss.c |    2 ++
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

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