Re: [REGRESSION] Patch broke WPA auth: Re: [PATCH v2] wifi: cfg80211: Fix use after free for wext

From: Philip Müller
Date: Sun Mar 12 2023 - 11:53:30 EST


Ok, sorry forgot to add some CCs. Beside the reported affected kernels by Hector, who also provided the fix, it seems the appointed patch affects all stable releases as shown below.

On 12.03.23 22:36, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
On Sun, Mar 12, 2023 at 10:11:29PM +0700, Philip Müller wrote:
I see,

however, seems we have a full house here:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/releases/4.14.308/wifi-cfg80211-fix-use-after-free-for-wext.patch
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/releases/4.19.276/wifi-cfg80211-fix-use-after-free-for-wext.patch
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/releases/5.4.235/wifi-cfg80211-fix-use-after-free-for-wext.patch
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/releases/5.10.173/wifi-cfg80211-fix-use-after-free-for-wext.patch
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/releases/5.15.99/wifi-cfg80211-fix-use-after-free-for-wext.patch
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/releases/6.1.16/wifi-cfg80211-fix-use-after-free-for-wext.patch
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git/tree/releases/6.2.3/wifi-cfg80211-fix-use-after-free-for-wext.patch

I do not understand, sorry.

Also, why is this a private message? Kernel development is done in
public please.

thanks,

greg k-h

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Best, Philip