From: Suchir Kavi <suchirkavi@gmail.com>
To: iwd@lists.linux.dev
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] netdev: reject reassociation while connect pending
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:34:43 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260716023444.3512595-3-suchirkavi@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260716023444.3512595-1-suchirkavi@gmail.com>
netdev_reassociate() replaces netdev->handshake and unrefs the old
handshake without freeing netdev->ap or dequeuing a pending connection
work item. If a reassociation begins while an earlier attempt's radio
work is still queued (reachable since station_cannot_roam() does not
cover the connecting states), the stale auth proto keeps a raw pointer
to the freed handshake. On the PMKSA-cache path netdev_connect_common()
does not replace netdev->ap, and it re-inserts the already-queued
embedded work item; when the work finally runs,
netdev_begin_connection() starts the stale auth proto and sae_start()
dereferences the freed handshake:
#0 sae_choose_next_group <- reads handshake->ecc_sae_pts == NULL
#1 sae_start
#2 netdev_begin_connection
#3 netdev_connection_work_ready
#4 wiphy_radio_work_next
#5 get_scan_done
Mirror netdev_connect(), which already refuses to start while
netdev->connect_cmd_id or netdev->work.id is set. Both are zero at any
legitimate roam start since netdev_connect_ok() completes the work item,
and the station roam paths handle a negative return by failing the roam
cleanly.
Assisted-by: Claude:claude-fable-5
---
src/netdev.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/src/netdev.c b/src/netdev.c
index e639a1f8..dadd90da 100644
--- a/src/netdev.c
+++ b/src/netdev.c
@@ -4394,6 +4394,9 @@ int netdev_reassociate(struct netdev *netdev, const struct scan_bss *target_bss,
struct handshake_state *old_hs;
struct eapol_sm *old_sm;
+ if (netdev->connect_cmd_id || netdev->work.id)
+ return -EBUSY;
+
old_sm = netdev->sm;
old_hs = netdev->handshake;
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-16 2:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-16 2:34 [PATCH 0/3] Fix two station roaming crashes Suchir Kavi
2026-07-16 2:34 ` [PATCH 1/3] station: fix use-after-free in preauthenticate_cb Suchir Kavi
2026-07-16 2:34 ` Suchir Kavi [this message]
2026-07-16 2:34 ` [PATCH 3/3] station: fix NULL deref in ap_directed_roam Suchir Kavi
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