From: Helmut Schaa Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 07:56:37 +0000 (+0200) Subject: mac80211: fix NULL pointer dereference in ieee80211_compatible_rates X-Git-Tag: v2.6.26-rc4~70^2~8^2~1 X-Git-Url: https://err.no/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0d580a774b3682b8b2b5c89ab9b813d149ef28e7;p=linux-2.6 mac80211: fix NULL pointer dereference in ieee80211_compatible_rates Fix a possible NULL pointer dereference in ieee80211_compatible_rates introduced in the patch "mac80211: fix association with some APs". If no bss is available just use all supported rates in the association request. Signed-off-by: Helmut Schaa Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c index e470bf12b7..7cfd12e0d1 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c +++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c @@ -730,7 +730,17 @@ static void ieee80211_send_assoc(struct net_device *dev, if (bss->wmm_ie) { wmm = 1; } + + /* get all rates supported by the device and the AP as + * some APs don't like getting a superset of their rates + * in the association request (e.g. D-Link DAP 1353 in + * b-only mode) */ + rates_len = ieee80211_compatible_rates(bss, sband, &rates); + ieee80211_rx_bss_put(dev, bss); + } else { + rates = ~0; + rates_len = sband->n_bitrates; } mgmt = (struct ieee80211_mgmt *) skb_put(skb, 24); @@ -761,10 +771,7 @@ static void ieee80211_send_assoc(struct net_device *dev, *pos++ = ifsta->ssid_len; memcpy(pos, ifsta->ssid, ifsta->ssid_len); - /* all supported rates should be added here but some APs - * (e.g. D-Link DAP 1353 in b-only mode) don't like that - * Therefore only add rates the AP supports */ - rates_len = ieee80211_compatible_rates(bss, sband, &rates); + /* add all rates which were marked to be used above */ supp_rates_len = rates_len; if (supp_rates_len > 8) supp_rates_len = 8;