ath9k: fix double-free bug on beacon generate failure
When the next beacon is sent, the ath_buf from the previous run is reused.
If getting a new beacon from mac80211 fails, bf->bf_mpdu is not reset, yet
the skb is freed, leading to a double-free on the next beacon tx attempt,
resulting in a system crash.
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
index 531fffd..4eb269d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
skb->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
bf->bf_buf_addr = 0;
+ bf->bf_mpdu = NULL;
}
skb = ieee80211_beacon_get(hw, vif);
