[src/trunk]: src/external/bsd/wpa/dist/src/ap [PATCH] AP: Silently ignore man...

[christos <christos%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/b04623a7caa2
branches:  trunk
changeset: 454271:b04623a7caa2
user:      christos <christos%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Thu Sep 12 23:46:11 2019 +0000

description:
[PATCH] AP: Silently ignore management frame from unexpected source address

Do not process any received Management frames with unexpected/invalid SA
so that we do not add any state for unexpected STA addresses or end up
sending out frames to unexpected destination. This prevents unexpected
sequences where an unprotected frame might end up causing the AP to send
out a response to another device and that other device processing the
unexpected response.

In particular, this prevents some potential denial of service cases
where the unexpected response frame from the AP might result in a
connected station dropping its association.

Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <j%w1.fi@localhost>

diffstat:

 external/bsd/wpa/dist/src/ap/drv_callbacks.c |  13 +++++++++++++
 external/bsd/wpa/dist/src/ap/ieee802_11.c    |  12 ++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diffs (45 lines):

diff -r b1a2f8bef62b -r b04623a7caa2 external/bsd/wpa/dist/src/ap/drv_callbacks.c
--- a/external/bsd/wpa/dist/src/ap/drv_callbacks.c      Thu Sep 12 21:56:55 2019 +0000
+++ b/external/bsd/wpa/dist/src/ap/drv_callbacks.c      Thu Sep 12 23:46:11 2019 +0000
@@ -129,6 +129,19 @@
                           "hostapd_notif_assoc: Skip event with no address");
                return -1;
        }
+
+       if (is_multicast_ether_addr(addr) ||
+           is_zero_ether_addr(addr) ||
+           os_memcmp(addr, hapd->own_addr, ETH_ALEN) == 0) {
+               /* Do not process any frames with unexpected/invalid SA so that
+                * we do not add any state for unexpected STA addresses or end
+                * up sending out frames to unexpected destination. */
+               wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "%s: Invalid SA=" MACSTR
+                          " in received indication - ignore this indication silently",
+                          __func__, MAC2STR(addr));
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        random_add_randomness(addr, ETH_ALEN);
 
        hostapd_logger(hapd, addr, HOSTAPD_MODULE_IEEE80211,
diff -r b1a2f8bef62b -r b04623a7caa2 external/bsd/wpa/dist/src/ap/ieee802_11.c
--- a/external/bsd/wpa/dist/src/ap/ieee802_11.c Thu Sep 12 21:56:55 2019 +0000
+++ b/external/bsd/wpa/dist/src/ap/ieee802_11.c Thu Sep 12 23:46:11 2019 +0000
@@ -3978,6 +3978,18 @@
        fc = le_to_host16(mgmt->frame_control);
        stype = WLAN_FC_GET_STYPE(fc);
 
+       if (is_multicast_ether_addr(mgmt->sa) ||
+           is_zero_ether_addr(mgmt->sa) ||
+           os_memcmp(mgmt->sa, hapd->own_addr, ETH_ALEN) == 0) {
+               /* Do not process any frames with unexpected/invalid SA so that
+                * we do not add any state for unexpected STA addresses or end
+                * up sending out frames to unexpected destination. */
+               wpa_printf(MSG_DEBUG, "MGMT: Invalid SA=" MACSTR
+                          " in received frame - ignore this frame silently",
+                          MAC2STR(mgmt->sa));
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        if (stype == WLAN_FC_STYPE_BEACON) {
                handle_beacon(hapd, mgmt, len, fi);
                return 1;