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The Layer 2 Update frame is used to update bridges when a station roams to another AP even if that STA does not transmit any frames after the reassociation. This behavior was described in IEEE Std 802.11F-2003 as something that would happen based on MLME-ASSOCIATE.indication, i.e., before completing 4-way handshake. However, this IEEE trial-use recommended practice document was published before RSN (IEEE Std 802.11i-2004) and as such, did not consider RSN use cases. Furthermore, IEEE Std 802.11F-2003 was withdrawn in 2006 and as such, has not been maintained amd should not be used anymore. Sending out the Layer 2 Update frame immediately after association is fine for open networks (and also when using SAE, FT protocol, or FILS authentication when the station is actually authenticated by the time association completes). However, it is not appropriate for cases where RSN is used with PSK or EAP authentication since the station is actually fully authenticated only once the 4-way handshake completes after authentication and attackers might be able to use the unauthenticated triggering of Layer 2 Update frame transmission to disrupt bridge behavior. Fix this by postponing transmission of the Layer 2 Update frame from station entry addition to the point when the station entry is marked authorized. Similarly, send out the VLAN binding update only if the STA entry has already been authorized. Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <jouni@codeaurora.org> Reviewed-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.