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

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Date:   Sat, 11 Mar 2023 14:31:17 +0000
From:   Eric Curtin <ecurtin@...hat.com>
To:     Hector Martin <marcan@...can.st>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>,
        Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Alexander Wetzel <alexander@...zel-home.de>,
        Ilya <me@...ti.me>, Janne Grunau <j@...nau.net>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        regressions@...ts.linux.dev, asahi@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH] wifi: cfg80211: Partial revert "wifi: cfg80211: Fix use
 after free for wext"

On Sat, 11 Mar 2023 at 14:28, Hector Martin <marcan@...can.st> 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@...r.kernel.org
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/ZAx0TWRBlGfv7pNl@kroah.com/T/#m11e6e0915ab8fa19ce8bc9695ab288c0fe018edf
> Signed-off-by: Hector Martin <marcan@...can.st>

Reviewed-by: Eric Curtin <ecurtin@...hat.com>

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
>
>