From f446d10f214091408b7300f15c9adf60569edf28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Johannes Berg Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:12:32 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] mac80211: fix BSS leak The IBSS code leaks a BSS struct after telling cfg80211 about a given BSS by passing a frame. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- net/mac80211/ibss.c | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c index ca8ecce..f1362f3 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c +++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c @@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ static void __ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, struct ieee80211_mgmt *mgmt; u8 *pos; struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband; + struct cfg80211_bss *bss; u32 bss_change; u8 supp_rates[IEEE80211_MAX_SUPP_RATES]; @@ -177,8 +178,9 @@ static void __ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, mod_timer(&ifibss->timer, round_jiffies(jiffies + IEEE80211_IBSS_MERGE_INTERVAL)); - cfg80211_inform_bss_frame(local->hw.wiphy, local->hw.conf.channel, - mgmt, skb->len, 0, GFP_KERNEL); + bss = cfg80211_inform_bss_frame(local->hw.wiphy, local->hw.conf.channel, + mgmt, skb->len, 0, GFP_KERNEL); + cfg80211_put_bss(bss); cfg80211_ibss_joined(sdata->dev, ifibss->bssid, GFP_KERNEL); } -- 1.8.2.3