RE: [EXT] [PATCH] mwifiex: Fix memory corruption in dump_station
From: Ganapathi Bhat
Date: Sat May 16 2020 - 04:07:25 EST
Hi Pali,
> The mwifiex_cfg80211_dump_station() uses static variable for iterating over
> a linked list of all associated stations (when the driver is in UAP role). This has
> a race condition if .dump_station is called in parallel for multiple interfaces.
> This corruption can be triggered by registering multiple SSIDs and calling, in
> parallel for multiple interfaces
> iw dev <iface> station dump
Thanks for this change.
Acked-by: Ganapathi Bhat <ganapathi.bhat@xxxxxxx>
Regards,
Ganapathi