Thread (2 messages) 2 messages, 2 authors, 2021-07-15

Re: [PATCH 4.14] mac80211: fix memory corruption in EAPOL handling

From: Greg KH <hidden>
Date: 2021-07-15 11:59:29
Also in: stable

On Sat, Jul 10, 2021 at 09:38:07PM +0300, Davis Mosenkovs wrote:
Commit 557bb37533a3 ("mac80211: do not accept/forward invalid EAPOL
frames") uses skb_mac_header() before eth_type_trans() is called
leading to incorrect pointer, the pointer gets written to. This issue
has appeared during backporting to 4.4, 4.9 and 4.14.

Fixes: 557bb37533a3 ("mac80211: do not accept/forward invalid EAPOL frames")
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/CAHQn7pKcyC_jYmGyTcPCdk9xxATwW5QPNph=bsZV8d-HPwNsyA@mail.gmail.com (local)
Cc: <redacted> # 4.14.x
Signed-off-by: Davis Mosenkovs <redacted>
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 net/mac80211/rx.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
Ah, see your other backports now, nice, all now is good.

greg k-h
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