[stable 3.2 and 3.8] ath9k_htc: properly set MAC address and BSSID mask

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Hi,

Please consider including the following commit in 3.2 and 3.8 stable
kernels (all the others already have it), as it fixes CVE-2013-4579:

commit 657eb17d87852c42b55c4b06d5425baa08b2ddb3
Author: Mathy Vanhoef <vanhoefm@xxxxxxxxx>
Date:   Thu Nov 28 12:21:45 2013 +0100

    ath9k_htc: properly set MAC address and BSSID mask
    
    Pick the MAC address of the first virtual interface as the new hardware MAC
    address. Set BSSID mask according to this MAC address. This fixes CVE-2013-4579.
    
    Signed-off-by: Mathy Vanhoef <vanhoefm@xxxxxxxxx>
    Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


Cheers,
--
Luis

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