From: Deepanshu Kartikey <kartikey406@gmail.com>
To: johannes@sipsolutions.net
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Deepanshu Kartikey <kartikey406@gmail.com>,
syzbot+f5752cd6b94fe38be666@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Subject: [PATCH] wifi: mac80211: mesh: free pending CSA settings on interface stop
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:16:11 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260824054611.29728-1-kartikey406@gmail.com> (raw)
ifmsh->csa is allocated in ieee80211_mesh_csa_beacon() and normally
freed in ieee80211_mesh_finish_csa() once the channel switch
completes. If the mesh interface is stopped while a channel switch
is still in progress, ifmsh->csa is never freed, leaking the
mesh_csa_settings object.
Free it in ieee80211_stop_mesh(), the same way ifmsh->beacon is
already handled there.
Reported-by: syzbot+f5752cd6b94fe38be666@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=f5752cd6b94fe38be666
Tested-by: syzbot+f5752cd6b94fe38be666@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Signed-off-by: Deepanshu Kartikey <kartikey406@gmail.com>
---
net/mac80211/mesh.c | 10 +++++++++-
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index d4507e4e6ec1..d3fb4478a366 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -1201,7 +1201,8 @@ void ieee80211_stop_mesh(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
struct ieee80211_if_mesh *ifmsh = &sdata->u.mesh;
struct beacon_data *bcn;
-
+ struct mesh_csa_settings *csa;
+
netif_carrier_off(sdata->dev);
/* flush STAs and mpaths on this iface */
@@ -1222,6 +1223,13 @@ void ieee80211_stop_mesh(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
RCU_INIT_POINTER(ifmsh->beacon, NULL);
kfree_rcu(bcn, rcu_head);
+ /* free any pending, unfinished channel switch */
+ csa = sdata_dereference(ifmsh->csa, sdata);
+ if (csa) {
+ RCU_INIT_POINTER(ifmsh->csa, NULL);
+ kfree_rcu(csa, rcu_head);
+ }
+
/* free all potentially still buffered group-addressed frames */
local->total_ps_buffered -= skb_queue_len(&ifmsh->ps.bc_buf);
skb_queue_purge(&ifmsh->ps.bc_buf);
--
2.34.1
next reply other threads:[~2026-08-24 5:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-24 5:46 Deepanshu Kartikey [this message]
2026-08-24 16:27 ` [PATCH] wifi: mac80211: mesh: free pending CSA settings on interface stop Nicolas Escande
2026-08-25 1:21 ` Deepanshu Kartikey
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