mac80211: add missing synchronize_rcu
commit ad0e2b5a00dbec303e4682b403bb6703d11dcdb2
Author: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
Date: Tue Jun 1 10:19:19 2010 +0200
mac80211: simplify key locking
removed the synchronization against RCU and thus
opened a race window where we can use a key for
TX while it is already freed. Put a synchronisation
into the right place to close that window.
Reported-by: Jussi Kivilinna <jussi.kivilinna@mbnet.fi>
Cc: stable@kernel.org [2.6.36+]
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/net/mac80211/key.c b/net/mac80211/key.c
index ccd676b..aa1b734 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/key.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/key.c
@@ -366,6 +366,12 @@
if (!key)
return;
+ /*
+ * Synchronize so the TX path can no longer be using
+ * this key before we free/remove it.
+ */
+ synchronize_rcu();
+
if (key->local)
ieee80211_key_disable_hw_accel(key);
