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Subject[ 56/72] ath9k: stop on rates with idx -1 in ath9k rate controls .tx_status
3.2-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>

commit 2504a6423b9ab4c36df78227055995644de19edb upstream.

Rate control algorithms are supposed to stop processing when they
encounter a rate with the index -1. Checking for rate->count not being
zero is not enough.

Allowing a rate with negative index leads to memory corruption in
ath_debug_stat_rc().

One consequence of the bug is discussed at
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=768639

Signed-off-by: Pavel Roskin <proski@gnu.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>

---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ static void ath_tx_status(void *priv, st
fc = hdr->frame_control;
for (i = 0; i < sc->hw->max_rates; i++) {
struct ieee80211_tx_rate *rate = &tx_info->status.rates[i];
- if (!rate->count)
+ if (rate->idx < 0 || !rate->count)
break;

final_ts_idx = i;



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