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authorJohannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>2024-06-12 14:28:36 +0200
committerJohannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>2024-06-26 10:21:44 +0200
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parentwifi: mac80211: refactor CSA queue block/unblock (diff)
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wifi: mac80211: restrict public action ECSA frame handling
Public action extended channel switch announcement (ECSA) frames cannot be protected well, the spec is unclear about what should happen in the presence of stations that can receive protected dual and stations that cannot. Mitigate these issues by not treating public action frames as the absolute truth, only treat them as a hint to stop transmitting (quiet mode), and do the remainder of the CSA handling only when receiving the next beacon (or protected action frame) that contains the CSA; or, if it doesn't, simply stop being quiet and continue operating normally. This limits the exposure to malicious ECSA public action frames, since they cannot cause a disconnect now, only a short interruption in traffic. Reviewed-by: Miriam Rachel Korenblit <miriam.rachel.korenblit@intel.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20240612143037.ec7ccc45903e.Ife17d55c7ecbf98060f9c52889f3c8ba48798970@changeid Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
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