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cfg80211: fix scheduled scan pointer access

Since rdev->sched_scan_req is dereferenced outside the
lock protecting it, this might be done at the wrong
time, causing crashes. Move the dereference to where
it should be - inside the RTNL locked section.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org [3.8+]
Reviewed-by: Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
Johannes Berg 11 years ago
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1 changed files with 2 additions and 2 deletions
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      net/wireless/scan.c

+ 2 - 2
net/wireless/scan.c

@@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ void __cfg80211_sched_scan_results(struct work_struct *wk)
 	rdev = container_of(wk, struct cfg80211_registered_device,
 			    sched_scan_results_wk);
 
-	request = rdev->sched_scan_req;
-
 	rtnl_lock();
 
+	request = rdev->sched_scan_req;
+
 	/* we don't have sched_scan_req anymore if the scan is stopping */
 	if (request) {
 		if (request->flags & NL80211_SCAN_FLAG_FLUSH) {