wifi: ath12k: Fix MSDU buffer types handling in RX error path

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Currently, packets received on the REO exception ring from
unassociated peers are of MSDU buffer type, while the driver expects
link descriptor type packets. These packets are not parsed further due
to a return check on packet type in ath12k_hal_desc_reo_parse_err(),
but the associated skb is not freed. This may lead to kernel
crashes and buffer leaks.

Hence to fix, update the RX error handler to explicitly drop
MSDU buffer type packets received on the REO exception ring.
This prevents further processing of invalid packets and ensures
stability in the RX error handling path.

Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.4.1-00199-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

Fixes: d889913205 ("wifi: ath12k: driver for Qualcomm Wi-Fi 7 devices")
Signed-off-by: Sarika Sharma <sarika.sharma@oss.qualcomm.com>
Reviewed-by: Baochen Qiang <baochen.qiang@oss.qualcomm.com>
Reviewed-by: Vasanthakumar Thiagarajan <vasanthakumar.thiagarajan@oss.qualcomm.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250930091551.3305312-2-sarika.sharma@oss.qualcomm.com
Signed-off-by: Jeff Johnson <jeff.johnson@oss.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>

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Sarika Sharma 2025-09-30 14:45:50 +05:30 • committed by Greg Kroah-Hartman

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drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/dp_rx.c

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drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/hal_rx.c

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