Re: [PATCH] wifi: ath11k: fix gtk offload status event locking

From: Kalle Valo
Date: Wed Oct 25 2023 - 06:01:25 EST


Johan Hovold <johan+linaro@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The ath11k active pdevs are protected by RCU but the gtk offload status
> event handling code calling ath11k_mac_get_arvif_by_vdev_id() was not
> marked as a read-side critical section.
>
> Mark the code in question as an RCU read-side critical section to avoid
> any potential use-after-free issues.
>
> Compile tested only.
>
> Fixes: a16d9b50cfba ("ath11k: support GTK rekey offload")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # 5.18
> Cc: Carl Huang <quic_cjhuang@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Johan Hovold <johan+linaro@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

1dea3c0720a1 wifi: ath11k: fix gtk offload status event locking

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