Re: [PATCH] wifi: cfg80211: Partial revert "wifi: cfg80211: Fix use after free for wext"

From: Eric Curtin
Date: Sat Mar 11 2023 - 09:32:30 EST


On Sat, 11 Mar 2023 at 14:28, Hector Martin <marcan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> This reverts part of commit 015b8cc5e7c4 ("wifi: cfg80211: Fix use after
> free for wext")
>
> This commit broke WPA offload by unconditionally clearing the crypto
> modes for non-WEP connections. Drop that part of the patch.
>
> Fixes: 015b8cc5e7c4 ("wifi: cfg80211: Fix use after free for wext")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/ZAx0TWRBlGfv7pNl@xxxxxxxxx/T/#m11e6e0915ab8fa19ce8bc9695ab288c0fe018edf
> Signed-off-by: Hector Martin <marcan@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Eric Curtin <ecurtin@xxxxxxxxxx>

Is mise le meas/Regards,

Eric Curtin

> ---
> net/wireless/sme.c | 2 --
> 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/wireless/sme.c b/net/wireless/sme.c
> index 28ce13840a88..7bdeb8eea92d 100644
> --- a/net/wireless/sme.c
> +++ b/net/wireless/sme.c
> @@ -1500,8 +1500,6 @@ int cfg80211_connect(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
> connect->key = NULL;
> connect->key_len = 0;
> connect->key_idx = 0;
> - connect->crypto.cipher_group = 0;
> - connect->crypto.n_ciphers_pairwise = 0;
> }
>
> wdev->connect_keys = connkeys;
> --
> 2.35.1
>
>