ath9k_htc: properly set MAC address and BSSID mask
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>
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
index 9a2657f..608d739 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_main.c
@@ -127,21 +127,26 @@
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)
@@ -153,6 +158,10 @@
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);
}
@@ -1063,7 +1072,7 @@
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++;
@@ -1128,7 +1137,7 @@
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.
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
index 74f452c..21aa09e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
@@ -965,8 +965,9 @@
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);