@@ -3355,6 +3355,11 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_mgmt_check(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
if (!ieee80211_is_mgmt(mgmt->frame_control))
return RX_DROP_MONITOR;
+ /* drop too small action frames */
+ if (ieee80211_is_action(mgmt->frame_control) &&
+ rx->skb->len < IEEE80211_MIN_ACTION_SIZE)
+ return RX_DROP_UNUSABLE;
+
if (rx->sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP &&
ieee80211_is_beacon(mgmt->frame_control) &&
!(rx->flags & IEEE80211_RX_BEACON_REPORTED)) {
@@ -3444,10 +3449,6 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_action(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
if (!ieee80211_is_action(mgmt->frame_control))
return RX_CONTINUE;
- /* drop too small frames */
- if (len < IEEE80211_MIN_ACTION_SIZE)
- return RX_DROP_UNUSABLE;
-
if (!rx->sta && mgmt->u.action.category != WLAN_CATEGORY_PUBLIC &&
mgmt->u.action.category != WLAN_CATEGORY_SELF_PROTECTED &&
mgmt->u.action.category != WLAN_CATEGORY_SPECTRUM_MGMT)