mac80211: Fix NULL-pointer deference on ibss merge when not ready
dev_open will eventually call ieee80211_ibss_join which sets up the skb used for beacons/probe-responses however it is possible to receive beacons that attempt to merge before this occurs causing a null pointer dereference. Check ssid_len as that is the last thing set in ieee80211_ibss_join. This occurs quite easily in the presence of adhoc nodes with hidden SSID's revised previous patch to check further up based on irc feedback Signed-off-by: Tim Harvey <harvey.tim@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
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