On 08/10/2011 08:00 PM, Felix Fietkau wrote:
mac80211 leaves sinfo->assoc_req_ies uninitialized, causing a random
pointer memory access in nl80211_send_station.
Instead of checking if the pointer is null, use sinfo->filled, like
the rest of the fields.
Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau<nbd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
John,
I hope this patch will be added to wireless-testing soon. It is particularly
insidious as it leads to kernel panics or spontaneous reboots. Note: the problem
occurs even when the NIC is not being used as an AP.
Thanks,
Larry
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