linux.git/net/wireless/scan.c, branch v6.17

wifi: cfg80211: fix use-after-free in cmp_bss()

2025-08-26T11:45:09+00:00

Following bss_free() quirk introduced in commit 776b3580178f
("cfg80211: track hidden SSID networks properly"), adjust
cfg80211_update_known_bss() to free the last beacon frame
elements only if they're not shared via the corresponding
'hidden_beacon_bss' pointer.

Reported-by: syzbot+30754ca335e6fb7e3092@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=30754ca335e6fb7e3092
Fixes: 3ab8227d3e7d ("cfg80211: refactor cfg80211_bss_update")
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Antipov 
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250813135236.799384-1-dmantipov@yandex.ru
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211/mac80211: implement dot11ExtendedRegInfoSupport

2025-07-09T09:56:37+00:00

Implement dot11ExtendedRegInfoSupport to advertise non-AP station
regulatory power capability as part of regulatory connectivity
element in (Re)Association request frames so that AP can achieve
maximum client connectivity. Control field which was interpreted
using value of 3-bits B5 to B3, now uses value of 4-bits B6 to B3 to
interpret the type of AP. Hence update IEEE80211_HE_6GHZ_OPER_CTRL_REG_INFO
to parse 4-bits control field. If older AP still updates only 3-bits
value of control field, station can still interpret the value as per
section E.2.7 of IEEE 802.11 REVme D7.0 and support the appropriate
AP type.

Also update IEEE80211_6GHZ_CTRL_REG_INDOOR_SP_AP as the value of
standard power AP is changed to 8 instead of 4 so that AP can support both
LPI AP and SP AP to maximize the connectivity with stations. For backward
compatibility, keeping value 4 as old AP by limiting it to SP AP only.

Signed-off-by: Somashekhar Puttagangaiah 
Reviewed-by: Johannes Berg 
Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit 
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250609213232.90cdef116aad.I85da390fbee59355e3855691933e6a5e55c47ac4@changeid
[fix kernel-doc]
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211: add a flag for the first part of a scan

2025-07-09T09:52:36+00:00

When there are no non-6 GHz channels, then the 6 GHz scan is the first
part of a split scan. Add a boolean denoting whether the scan is the
first part of a scan as it might be useful to drivers for internal
bookkeeping. This flag is also set if the scan is not split.

Signed-off-by: Benjamin Berg 
Reviewed-by: Johannes Berg 
Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit 
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250609213231.07e5a8a452ec.Ibf18f513e507422078fb31b28947e582a20df87a@changeid
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211: hide scan internals

2025-07-09T09:52:35+00:00

Hide the internal scan fields from mac80211 and drivers, the
'notified' variable is for internal tracking, and the 'info'
is output that's passed to cfg80211_scan_done() and stored
only for delayed userspace notification.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg 
Reviewed-by: Benjamin Berg 
Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit 
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250609213231.6a62e41858e2.I004f66e9c087cc6e6ae4a24951cf470961ee9466@changeid
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211/mac80211: correctly parse S1G beacon optional elements

2025-06-05T09:32:16+00:00

S1G beacons are not traditional beacons but a type of extension frame.
Extension frames contain the frame control and duration fields, followed
by zero or more optional fields before the frame body. These optional
fields are distinct from the variable length elements.

The presence of optional fields is indicated in the frame control field.
To correctly locate the elements offset, the frame control must be parsed
to identify which optional fields are present. Currently, mac80211 parses
S1G beacons based on fixed assumptions about the frame layout, without
inspecting the frame control field. This can result in incorrect offsets
to the "variable" portion of the frame.

Properly parse S1G beacon frames by using the field lengths defined in
IEEE 802.11-2024, section 9.3.4.3, ensuring that the elements offset is
calculated accurately.

Fixes: 9eaffe5078ca ("cfg80211: convert S1G beacon to scan results")
Fixes: cd418ba63f0c ("mac80211: convert S1G beacon to scan results")
Signed-off-by: Lachlan Hodges 
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250603053538.468562-1-lachlan.hodges@morsemicro.com
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211: fix out-of-bounds access during multi-link element defragmentation

2025-05-06T19:04:40+00:00

Currently during the multi-link element defragmentation process, the
multi-link element length added to the total IEs length when calculating
the length of remaining IEs after the multi-link element in
cfg80211_defrag_mle(). This could lead to out-of-bounds access if the
multi-link element or its corresponding fragment elements are the last
elements in the IEs buffer.

To address this issue, correctly calculate the remaining IEs length by
deducting the multi-link element end offset from total IEs end offset.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Fixes: 2481b5da9c6b ("wifi: cfg80211: handle BSS data contained in ML probe responses")
Signed-off-by: Veerendranath Jakkam 
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250424-fix_mle_defragmentation_oob_access-v1-1-84412a1743fa@quicinc.com
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211: expose update timestamp to drivers

2025-02-26T14:48:54+00:00

This information is exposed to userspace but not drivers. Make this
field public so that drivers are also able to access it. The information
is for example useful for link selection to determine whether the BSS
corresponding to an MLO link has been seen in a recent scan.

Signed-off-by: Benjamin Berg 
Signed-off-by: Miri Korenblit 
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250212082137.b682ee7aebc8.I0f7cca9effa2b1cee79f4f2eb8b549c99b4e0571@changeid
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211: convert timeouts to secs_to_jiffies()

2025-02-26T14:44:37+00:00

Commit b35108a51cf7 ("jiffies: Define secs_to_jiffies()") introduced
secs_to_jiffies().  As the value here is a multiple of 1000, use
secs_to_jiffies() instead of msecs_to_jiffies to avoid the multiplication.

This is converted using scripts/coccinelle/misc/secs_to_jiffies.cocci with
the following Coccinelle rules:

@depends on patch@
expression E;
@@

-msecs_to_jiffies(E * 1000)
+secs_to_jiffies(E)

-msecs_to_jiffies(E * MSEC_PER_SEC)
+secs_to_jiffies(E)

Signed-off-by: Easwar Hariharan 
Reviewed-by: Jeff Johnson 
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250219203240.141272-1-eahariha@linux.microsoft.com
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211: adjust allocation of colocated AP data

2025-01-15T13:42:14+00:00

In 'cfg80211_scan_6ghz()', an instances of 'struct cfg80211_colocated_ap'
are allocated as if they would have 'ssid' as trailing VLA member. Since
this is not so, extra IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN bytes are not needed.
Briefly tested with KUnit.

Fixes: c8cb5b854b40 ("nl80211/cfg80211: support 6 GHz scanning")
Signed-off-by: Dmitry Antipov 
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250113155417.552587-1-dmantipov@yandex.ru
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg

wifi: cfg80211: Move cfg80211_scan_req_add_chan() n_channels increment earlier

2025-01-13T14:34:06+00:00

Since adding __counted_by(n_channels) to struct cfg80211_scan_request,
anything adding to the channels array must increment n_channels first.
Move n_channels increment earlier.

Reported-by: John Rowley 
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/stable/1815535c709ba9d9.156c6a5c9cdf6e59.b249b6b6a5ee4634@localhost.localdomain/
Fixes: aa4ec06c455d ("wifi: cfg80211: use __counted_by where appropriate")
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook 
Reviewed-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva 
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20241230183610.work.680-kees@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg