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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


             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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