From: dhyaan19022009-hue <dhyan19022009@gmail.com>
To: kvalo@kernel.org
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Dhyan K Prajapati <dhyan19022009@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] iwlwifi: dvm: fix NULL pointer dereference in rxon
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 17:31:41 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260204120141.2896-1-dhyaan19022009@gmail.com> (raw)
From: Dhyan K Prajapati <dhyan19022009@gmail.com>
When bringing up the wireless interface via virtual monitor mode,
iwlagn_bss_info_changed() can be called with a NULL bss_conf pointer
during ieee80211_add_virtual_monitor() -> ieee80211_do_open() sequence.
This causes a NULL pointer dereference when the function attempts to
access bss_conf fields at offset +0x10.
Crash signature:
BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000000
RIP: 0010:iwlagn_bss_info_changed+0x19d/0x640 [iwldvm]
Call Trace:
drv_link_info_changed+0x2b5/0x2c0 [mac80211]
ieee80211_link_info_change_notify+0x13d/0x160 [mac80211]
ieee80211_recalc_txpower+0x5c/0x60 [mac80211]
ieee80211_assign_link_chanctx+0x182/0x410 [mac80211]
ieee80211_add_virtual_monitor+0x17c/0x2b0 [mac80211]
ieee80211_do_open+0x6d8/0x740 [mac80211]
Add an early NULL check for bss_conf before accessing its members.
Hardware: Dell Latitude E6430
WiFi: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [8086:0085]
Kernel: 6.18.7-061807-generic
Signed-off-by: Dhyan K Prajapati <dhyan19022009@gmail.com>
---
drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rxon.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rxon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rxon.c
index e08e44cae..2d480b1d1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rxon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rxon.c
@@ -1392,6 +1392,11 @@ void iwlagn_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
mutex_lock(&priv->mutex);
+ if (!bss_conf) {
+ mutex_unlock(&priv->mutex);
+ return;
+ }
+
if (changes & BSS_CHANGED_IDLE && vif->cfg.idle) {
/*
* If we go idle, then clearly no "passive-no-rx"
--
2.43.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-02-04 12:02 UTC|newest]
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2026-02-04 12:01 dhyaan19022009-hue [this message]
2026-02-04 12:25 ` [PATCH] iwlwifi: dvm: fix NULL pointer dereference in rxon Johannes Berg
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2026-02-04 12:53 dhyaan19022009-hue
2026-02-04 13:07 ` Johannes Berg
2026-02-04 12:23 dhyaan19022009-hue
2026-02-04 12:13 [PATCH] git commit --amend ``` dhyaan19022009-hue
2026-02-04 12:13 ` [PATCH] iwlwifi: dvm: fix NULL pointer dereference in rxon dhyaan19022009-hue
2026-02-04 11:38 dhyaan19022009-hue
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