@@ -831,8 +831,14 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_check(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)rx->skb->data;
struct ieee80211_rx_status *status = IEEE80211_SKB_RXCB(rx->skb);
- /* Drop duplicate 802.11 retransmissions (IEEE 802.11 Chap. 9.2.9) */
- if (rx->sta && !is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1)) {
+ /*
+ * Drop duplicate 802.11 retransmissions
+ * (IEEE 802.11-2012: 9.3.2.10 "Duplicate detection and recovery")
+ */
+ if (rx->skb->len >= 24 && rx->sta &&
+ !ieee80211_is_ctl(hdr->frame_control) &&
+ !ieee80211_is_qos_nullfunc(hdr->frame_control) &&
+ !is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1)) {
if (unlikely(ieee80211_has_retry(hdr->frame_control) &&
rx->sta->last_seq_ctrl[rx->seqno_idx] ==
hdr->seq_ctrl)) {