Re: [PATCH ath-current] wifi: ath12k: fix memory leak in ath12k_wifi7_dp_rx_h_verify_tkip_mic()
From: Jeff Johnson
Date: Mon Jun 01 2026 - 13:03:26 EST
On Tue, 12 May 2026 10:11:08 +0800, Miaoqing Pan wrote:
> In ath12k_wifi7_dp_rx_h_verify_tkip_mic(), the call to
> ath12k_dp_rx_check_nwifi_hdr_len_valid() may return false when the
> NWIFI header length is invalid, causing the function to abort early with
> -EINVAL.
>
> When this happens, the error propagates to
> ath12k_wifi7_dp_rx_h_defrag(), which clears first_frag by setting it
> to NULL. As a result, the corresponding MSDU is no longer referenced
> by the defragmentation path and is never freed.
>
> [...]
Applied, thanks!
[1/1] wifi: ath12k: fix memory leak in ath12k_wifi7_dp_rx_h_verify_tkip_mic()
commit: 98d4f92ab6a1af2ea2ab590d7e2801b203110981
Best regards,
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Jeff Johnson <jeff.johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>