Re: [PATCH v3 wireless] mac80211: fix NULL pointer dereference in monitor mode
From: Greg KH <hidden>
Date: 2026-02-05 17:34:03
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linux-wireless, stable
On Thu, Feb 05, 2026 at 10:53:12PM +0530, Dhyan K Prajapati wrote:
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
From: dhyaan19022009-hue <redacted> Signed-off-by: dhyaan19022009-hue <redacted> --- net/mac80211/main.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c index b05e313c7..190222c26 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/main.c +++ b/net/mac80211/main.c@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ void ieee80211_link_info_change_notify(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, case NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR: if (!ieee80211_hw_check(&local->hw, WANT_MONITOR_VIF)) return; + if (!link->conf->bss) + return; break; default: break;-- 2.43.0
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This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
stable kernel tree. Please read:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
for how to do this properly.
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