@@ -3980,8 +3980,10 @@ static int nl80211_new_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
if (err)
return err;
- if (!key.p.key)
+ if (!key.p.key) {
+ GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "no key");
return -EINVAL;
+ }
if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC])
mac_addr = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]);
@@ -3995,8 +3997,10 @@ static int nl80211_new_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
/* for now */
if (key.type != NL80211_KEYTYPE_PAIRWISE &&
- key.type != NL80211_KEYTYPE_GROUP)
+ key.type != NL80211_KEYTYPE_GROUP) {
+ GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "key type not pairwise or group");
return -EINVAL;
+ }
if (key.type == NL80211_KEYTYPE_GROUP &&
info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_VLAN_ID])
@@ -4007,15 +4011,22 @@ static int nl80211_new_key(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
if (cfg80211_validate_key_settings(rdev, &key.p, key.idx,
key.type == NL80211_KEYTYPE_PAIRWISE,
- mac_addr))
+ mac_addr)) {
+ GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "key setting validation failed");
return -EINVAL;
+ }
wdev_lock(dev->ieee80211_ptr);
err = nl80211_key_allowed(dev->ieee80211_ptr);
- if (!err)
+ if (err)
+ GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "key not allowed");
+ if (!err) {
err = rdev_add_key(rdev, dev, key.idx,
key.type == NL80211_KEYTYPE_PAIRWISE,
mac_addr, &key.p);
+ if (err)
+ GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, "key addition failed");
+ }
wdev_unlock(dev->ieee80211_ptr);
return err;
These were helpful while working with extensions to NL80211_CMD_NEW_KEY, so add more explicit error reporting for additional cases that can fail while that command is being processed. Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <jouni@codeaurora.org> --- net/wireless/nl80211.c | 19 +++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)