[PATCH] AP: Fix MLD STA re-authentication with changed per-link address

Jouni Malinen j at w1.fi
Tue Jul 28 01:18:59 PDT 2026


On Tue, Jul 28, 2026 at 10:00:24AM +0200, Benjamin Berg wrote:
> A proper fix for these issues requires adding new nl80211 APIs. We have
> a proposed kernel fix for this issue at
>   https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260223123818.384184-10-benjamin@sipsolutions.net/
> and hostapd will need to be adjusted accordingly.
> Unfortunately, I have not yet seen any proposal on top of this to fix
> the hostapd side. That said, I think the API should be fine so maybe we
> should just move on and get it included in the kernel at this point.

There is a matching patchset for hostapd as well and I'm trying to get
it posted on the hostap list.

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Jouni Malinen                                            PGP id EFC895FA



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