mac80211/minstrel: fix NULL pointer dereference issue

When priv_sta == NULL, mi->prev_sample is dereferenced too early. Move
the assignment further down, after the rate_control_send_low call.

Reported-by: Krzysztof Mazur <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected] # 3.10
Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <[email protected]>
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Felix Fietkau 2013-07-15 14:35:06 +02:00 • committed by Johannes Berg
commit 5c9fc93bc9

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@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ minstrel_get_rate(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
struct minstrel_rate *msr, *mr;
unsigned int ndx;
bool mrr_capable;
bool prev_sample = mi->prev_sample;
bool prev_sample;
int delta;
int sampling_ratio;
@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ minstrel_get_rate(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
(mi->sample_count + mi->sample_deferred / 2);
/* delta < 0: no sampling required */
prev_sample = mi->prev_sample;
mi->prev_sample = false;
if (delta < 0 || (!mrr_capable && prev_sample))
return;