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cfg80211: fix scheduled scan pointer access

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Since rdev->sched_scan_req is dereferenced outside the
lock protecting it, this might be done at the wrong
time, causing crashes. Move the dereference to where
it should be - inside the RTNL locked section.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org [3.8+]
Reviewed-by: Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
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Johannes Berg 2013-10-21 11:33:35 +02:00
parent 095d81cee7
commit 79845c662e
1 changed files with 2 additions and 2 deletions
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net/wireless/scan.c
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@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ void __cfg80211_sched_scan_results(struct work_struct *wk)
rdev = container_of(wk, struct cfg80211_registered_device,
sched_scan_results_wk);
request = rdev->sched_scan_req;
rtnl_lock();
request = rdev->sched_scan_req;
/* we don't have sched_scan_req anymore if the scan is stopping */
if (request) {
if (request->flags & NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_FLUSH) {