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/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);