ath9k_htc: properly set MAC address and BSSID mask
authorMathy Vanhoef <vanhoefm@gmail.com>
Thu, 28 Nov 2013 11:21:45 +0000 (12:21 +0100)
committerGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Thu, 9 Jan 2014 20:25:12 +0000 (12:25 -0800)
commit 657eb17d87852c42b55c4b06d5425baa08b2ddb3 upstream.

Pick the MAC address of the first virtual interface as the new hardware MAC
address. Set BSSID mask according to this MAC address. This fixes CVE-2013-4579.

Signed-off-by: Mathy Vanhoef <vanhoefm@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c

index d44258172c0f640236719a7e8eb4e8480c9c682b..79d67c35299bccaa6f14281b496f8843d2252ffd 100644 (file)
@@ -147,21 +147,26 @@ static void ath9k_htc_bssid_iter(void *data, u8 *mac, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
        struct ath9k_vif_iter_data *iter_data = data;
        int i;
 
-       for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++)
-               iter_data->mask[i] &= ~(iter_data->hw_macaddr[i] ^ mac[i]);
+       if (iter_data->hw_macaddr != NULL) {
+               for (i = 0; i < ETH_ALEN; i++)
+                       iter_data->mask[i] &= ~(iter_data->hw_macaddr[i] ^ mac[i]);
+       } else {
+               iter_data->hw_macaddr = mac;
+       }
 }
 
-static void ath9k_htc_set_bssid_mask(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
+static void ath9k_htc_set_mac_bssid_mask(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
                                     struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 {
        struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(priv->ah);
        struct ath9k_vif_iter_data iter_data;
 
        /*
-        * Use the hardware MAC address as reference, the hardware uses it
-        * together with the BSSID mask when matching addresses.
+        * Pick the MAC address of the first interface as the new hardware
+        * MAC address. The hardware will use it together with the BSSID mask
+        * when matching addresses.
         */
-       iter_data.hw_macaddr = common->macaddr;
+       iter_data.hw_macaddr = NULL;
        memset(&iter_data.mask, 0xff, ETH_ALEN);
 
        if (vif)
@@ -173,6 +178,10 @@ static void ath9k_htc_set_bssid_mask(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
                ath9k_htc_bssid_iter, &iter_data);
 
        memcpy(common->bssidmask, iter_data.mask, ETH_ALEN);
+
+       if (iter_data.hw_macaddr)
+               memcpy(common->macaddr, iter_data.hw_macaddr, ETH_ALEN);
+
        ath_hw_setbssidmask(common);
 }
 
@@ -1083,7 +1092,7 @@ static int ath9k_htc_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
                goto out;
        }
 
-       ath9k_htc_set_bssid_mask(priv, vif);
+       ath9k_htc_set_mac_bssid_mask(priv, vif);
 
        priv->vif_slot |= (1 << avp->index);
        priv->nvifs++;
@@ -1148,7 +1157,7 @@ static void ath9k_htc_remove_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
        ath9k_htc_set_opmode(priv);
 
-       ath9k_htc_set_bssid_mask(priv, vif);
+       ath9k_htc_set_mac_bssid_mask(priv, vif);
 
        /*
         * Stop ANI only if there are no associated station interfaces.
index 709301f88dcd26210a18db4d6eb1f8e230905608..5ba0da9d19599e7f0fc148414a4825f894c0e993 100644 (file)
@@ -885,8 +885,9 @@ void ath9k_calculate_iter_data(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
        struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
 
        /*
-        * Use the hardware MAC address as reference, the hardware uses it
-        * together with the BSSID mask when matching addresses.
+        * Pick the MAC address of the first interface as the new hardware
+        * MAC address. The hardware will use it together with the BSSID mask
+        * when matching addresses.
         */
        memset(iter_data, 0, sizeof(*iter_data));
        memset(&iter_data->mask, 0xff, ETH_ALEN);