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nl80211: Use attribute NL80211_ATTR_BSSID to scan for specific BSSID

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With changes to optimize scan for specific BSSID, there arises a
scenario where in nl80211_trigger_scan() is called with a scan
randomization enabled. A combination of NL80211_ATTR_MAC for BSSID and
scan randomization, which uses NL80211_ATTR_MAC for a different purpose,
results in invalid error for the scan request. To fix the issue use
attribute NL80211_ATTR_BSSID instead of NL80211_ATTR_MAC.

NL80211_ATTR_BSSID was introduced in kernel commit 2fa436b3a2a7
("nl80211: Use different attrs for BSSID and random MAC addr in scan
req") in 2016. Prior to that, only NL80211_ATTR_MAC could be used for
specifying the target BSSID. For backwards compatibility, add the
NL80211_ATTR_MAC attribute as well when not using a random MAC address.

Signed-off-by: Vinayak Yadawad <vinayak.yadawad@broadcom.com>
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Vinayak Yadawad 2023-12-08 21:50:23 +05:30 committed by Jouni Malinen
parent 5bbc9462a0
commit 7ee7b046a9
1 changed files with 9 additions and 1 deletions
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src/drivers/driver_nl80211_scan.c
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@ -385,7 +385,15 @@ int wpa_driver_nl80211_scan(struct i802_bss *bss,
if (params->bssid) {
wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "nl80211: Scan for a specific BSSID: "
MACSTR, MAC2STR(params->bssid));
if (nla_put(msg, NL80211_ATTR_MAC, ETH_ALEN, params->bssid))
if (nla_put(msg, NL80211_ATTR_BSSID, ETH_ALEN, params->bssid))
goto fail;
/* NL80211_ATTR_MAC was used for this purpose initially and the
* NL80211_ATTR_BSSID was added in 2016 when MAC address
* randomization was added. For compatibility with older kernel
* versions, add the NL80211_ATTR_MAC attribute as well when
* the conflicting functionality is not in use. */
if (!params->mac_addr_rand &&
nla_put(msg, NL80211_ATTR_MAC, ETH_ALEN, params->bssid))
goto fail;
}