[PATCH] wifi: mac80211: fix NULL pointer dereference in ieee80211_mesh_build_beacon()

From: Jeongjun Park

Date: Mon Jan 19 2026 - 10:02:21 EST


NULL pointer dereference bug occurs because ieee80211_mesh_build_beacon()
does not check the return value of ieee80211_get_sband().

Therefore, we need to add a return value check to prevent this.

Reported-by: syzbot+81cd9dc1596563141d19@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/696e34bf.a70a0220.34546f.04ad.GAE@xxxxxxxxxx/
Fixes: 147ceae20534 ("wifi: mac80211: simplify adding supported rates")
Signed-off-by: Jeongjun Park <aha310510@xxxxxxxxx>
---
net/mac80211/mesh.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index 68901f1def0d..eb3a346226bd 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -964,6 +964,8 @@ ieee80211_mesh_build_beacon(struct ieee80211_if_mesh *ifmsh)
sdata = container_of(ifmsh, struct ieee80211_sub_if_data, u.mesh);

sband = ieee80211_get_sband(sdata);
+ if (!sband)
+ return -EINVAL;

ie_len_he_cap = ieee80211_ie_len_he_cap(sdata);
ie_len_eht_cap = ieee80211_ie_len_eht_cap(sdata);
--