kernel.git/net/mac80211/mesh.c, branch linux-rolling-stable

wifi: mac80211: fix NULL pointer dereference in mesh_rx_csa_frame()

2026-03-12T11:09:34Z

commit 017c1792525064a723971f0216e6ef86a8c7af11 upstream. In mesh_rx_csa_frame(), elems->mesh_chansw_params_ie is dereferenced at lines 1638 and 1642 without a prior NULL check: ifmsh->chsw_ttl = elems->mesh_chansw_params_ie->mesh_ttl; ... pre_value = le16_to_cpu(elems->mesh_chansw_params_ie->mesh_pre_value); The mesh_matches_local() check above only validates the Mesh ID, Mesh Configuration, and Supported Rates IEs. It does not verify the presence of the Mesh Channel Switch Parameters IE (element ID 118). When a received CSA action frame omits that IE, ieee802_11_parse_elems() leaves elems->mesh_chansw_params_ie as NULL, and the unconditional dereference causes a kernel NULL pointer dereference. A remote mesh peer with an established peer link (PLINK_ESTAB) can trigger this by sending a crafted SPECTRUM_MGMT/CHL_SWITCH action frame that includes a matching Mesh ID and Mesh Configuration IE but omits the Mesh Channel Switch Parameters IE. No authentication beyond the default open mesh peering is required. Crash confirmed on kernel 6.17.0-5-generic via mac80211_hwsim: BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000 Oops: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI RIP: 0010:ieee80211_mesh_rx_queued_mgmt+0x143/0x2a0 [mac80211] CR2: 0000000000000000 Fix by adding a NULL check for mesh_chansw_params_ie after mesh_matches_local() returns, consistent with how other optional IEs are guarded throughout the mesh code. The bug has been present since v3.13 (released 2014-01-19). Fixes: 8f2535b92d68 ("mac80211: process the CSA frame for mesh accordingly") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Vahagn Vardanian Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

wifi: mac80211: pass frame type to element parsing

2025-11-10T09:39:02Z

This will be needed for UHR operation parsing, and we already pass whether or not the frame is an action frame, replace that by the full type. Note this fixes a few cases where 'false' was erroneously passed (mesh and TDLS) and removes ieee802_11_parse_elems_crc() as it's unused. Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251105160810.a476d20a6e01.Ie659535f9357f2f9a3c73f8c059ccfc96bf93b54@changeid Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: mac80211: Fix 6 GHz Band capabilities element advertisement in lower bands

2025-09-04T09:47:03Z

Currently, when adding the 6 GHz Band Capabilities element, the channel list of the wiphy is checked to determine if 6 GHz is supported for a given virtual interface. However, in a multi-radio wiphy (e.g., one that has both lower bands and 6 GHz combined), the wiphy advertises support for all bands. As a result, the 6 GHz Band Capabilities element is incorrectly included in mesh beacon and station's association request frames of interfaces operating in lower bands, without verifying whether the interface is actually operating in a 6 GHz channel. Fix this by verifying if the interface operates on 6 GHz channel before adding the element. Note that this check cannot be placed directly in ieee80211_put_he_6ghz_cap() as the same function is used to add probe request elements while initiating scan in which case the interface may not be operating in any band's channel. Signed-off-by: Ramya Gnanasekar Signed-off-by: Rameshkumar Sundaram Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250606104436.326654-1-rameshkumar.sundaram@oss.qualcomm.com Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: mac80211: support initialising current S1G short beacon index

2025-07-18T12:14:44Z

Introduce the sb_count variable which tracks the number of beacon intervals until the next long beacon. To initialise this value, we find the current short beacon index into this period which represents the number of short beacons left to send before the next long beacon. We use the same TSF value used to initialise the DTIM count to ensure the short beacon count and DTIM count are in sync as its common for the long beacon period and DTIM period to be equivalent. Signed-off-by: Lachlan Hodges Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250717074205.312577-4-lachlan.hodges@morsemicro.com Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

treewide, timers: Rename from_timer() to timer_container_of()

2025-06-08T07:07:37Z

Move this API to the canonical timer_*() namespace. [ tglx: Redone against pre rc1 ] Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/aB2X0jCKQO56WdMt@gmail.com

wifi: check if socket flags are valid

2025-05-21T07:26:22Z

Checking the SOCK_WIFI_STATUS flag bit in sk_flags may give wrong results since sk_flags are part of a union and the union is used otherwise. Add sk_requests_wifi_status() which checks if sk is non-NULL, sk is a full socket (so flags are valid) and checks the flag bit. Fixes: 76a853f86c97 ("wifi: free SKBTX_WIFI_STATUS skb tx_flags flag") Suggested-by: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: Bert Karwatzki Reviewed-by: Jason Xing Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250520223430.6875-1-spasswolf@web.de [edit commit message, fix indentation] Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211/mac80211: remove more 5/10 MHz code

2025-04-23T13:21:32Z

We still have ieee80211_chandef_rate_flags() and all that, but all the users seem pretty much broken (deflink, etc.) Remove all the code. It's been two years since last anyone even vaguely entertained the notion of looking at this and fixing it. Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250329221419.c31da7ae8c84.I1a3a4b6008134d66ca75a5bdfc004f4594da8145@changeid Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: free SKBTX_WIFI_STATUS skb tx_flags flag

2025-04-23T13:09:25Z

Jason mentioned at netdevconf that we've run out of tx_flags in the skb_shinfo(). Gain one bit back by removing the wifi bit. We can do that because the only userspace application for it (hostapd) doesn't change the setting on the socket, it just uses different sockets, and normally doesn't even use this any more, sending the frames over nl80211 instead. Reviewed-by: Jason Xing Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250313134942.52ff54a140ec.If390bbdc46904cf451256ba989d7a056c457af6e@changeid Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

treewide: Switch/rename to timer_delete[_sync]()

2025-04-05T08:30:12Z

timer_delete[_sync]() replaces del_timer[_sync](). Convert the whole tree over and remove the historical wrapper inlines. Conversion was done with coccinelle plus manual fixups where necessary. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

wifi: mac80211: fix mbss changed flags corruption on 32 bit systems

2024-12-03T10:26:43Z

On 32-bit systems, the size of an unsigned long is 4 bytes, while a u64 is 8 bytes. Therefore, when using or_each_set_bit(bit, &bits, sizeof(changed) * BITS_PER_BYTE), the code is incorrectly searching for a bit in a 32-bit variable that is expected to be 64 bits in size, leading to incorrect bit finding. Solution: Ensure that the size of the bits variable is correctly adjusted for each architecture. Call Trace: ? show_regs+0x54/0x58 ? __warn+0x6b/0xd4 ? ieee80211_link_info_change_notify+0xcc/0xd4 [mac80211] ? report_bug+0x113/0x150 ? exc_overflow+0x30/0x30 ? handle_bug+0x27/0x44 ? exc_invalid_op+0x18/0x50 ? handle_exception+0xf6/0xf6 ? exc_overflow+0x30/0x30 ? ieee80211_link_info_change_notify+0xcc/0xd4 [mac80211] ? exc_overflow+0x30/0x30 ? ieee80211_link_info_change_notify+0xcc/0xd4 [mac80211] ? ieee80211_mesh_work+0xff/0x260 [mac80211] ? cfg80211_wiphy_work+0x72/0x98 [cfg80211] ? process_one_work+0xf1/0x1fc ? worker_thread+0x2c0/0x3b4 ? kthread+0xc7/0xf0 ? mod_delayed_work_on+0x4c/0x4c ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x14/0x14 ? ret_from_fork+0x24/0x38 ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x14/0x14 ? ret_from_fork_asm+0xf/0x14 ? entry_INT80_32+0xf0/0xf0 Signed-off-by: Issam Hamdi Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241125162920.2711462-1-ih@simonwunderlich.de [restore no-op path for no changes] Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg