in recent kernels (4.16.x) when you run 'hostapd' als wireless acccesspoint dmesg comes with that message again and again - that should really get silenced as bafore [So Mai 27 04:51:02 2018] netlink: 'hostapd': attribute type 213 has an invalid length. [So Mai 27 04:51:02 2018] netlink: 'hostapd': attribute type 213 has an invalid length. [So Mai 27 05:45:33 2018] netlink: 'hostapd': attribute type 213 has an invalid length. [So Mai 27 09:43:28 2018] netlink: 'hostapd': attribute type 213 has an invalid length. [So Mai 27 09:43:28 2018] netlink: 'hostapd': attribute type 213 has an invalid length. [So Mai 27 11:07:09 2018] netlink: 'hostapd': attribute type 213 has an invalid length.
(In reply to Harald Reindl from comment #0) > in recent kernels (4.16.x) when you run 'hostapd' als wireless acccesspoint > dmesg comes with that message again and again - that should really get > silenced as bafore > > [So Mai 27 04:51:02 2018] netlink: 'hostapd': attribute type 213 has an > invalid length. > [So Mai 27 04:51:02 2018] netlink: 'hostapd': attribute type 213 has an > invalid length. > [So Mai 27 05:45:33 2018] netlink: 'hostapd': attribute type 213 has an > invalid length. > [So Mai 27 09:43:28 2018] netlink: 'hostapd': attribute type 213 has an > invalid length. > [So Mai 27 09:43:28 2018] netlink: 'hostapd': attribute type 213 has an > invalid length. > [So Mai 27 11:07:09 2018] netlink: 'hostapd': attribute type 213 has an > invalid length. it should be sufficient to backport commit a2426829c Author: Jouni Malinen <jouni.com> Date: Fri Dec 1 20:22:44 2017 +0200 nl80211: Fix NL80211_ATTR_SMPS_MODE encoding at least, it was sufficent to mute the message on wpa_supplicant working in AP mode. Can you try the following rpms ? https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/dcaratti/hostapd/build/759850/ thanks! -- davide
no, because i build hostapd for many years now at my own can you point me to the patch directly so that i can include it in my rpm-build, in case if it fixes the problem that it's very likley it does also for the fedora package [builduser@testserver:/rpmbuild/SPECS]$ cat /rpmbuild/SPECS/hostapd.spec Name: hostapd Version: 2.6 Release: 19%{?dist} Summary: IEEE 802.11 AP, IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP/RADIUS Authenticator License: BSD URL: https://w1.fi/releases/ Source0: %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz Source1: %{name}.service Source2: %{name}.sysconfig Source3: %{name}.defconfig Patch1: rebased-v2.6-0001-hostapd-Avoid-key-reinstallation-in-FT-handshake.patch Patch2: rebased-v2.6-0002-Prevent-reinstallation-of-an-already-in-use-group-ke.patch Patch3: rebased-v2.6-0003-Extend-protection-of-GTK-IGTK-reinstallation-of-WNM-.patch Patch4: rebased-v2.6-0004-Prevent-installation-of-an-all-zero-TK.patch Patch5: rebased-v2.6-0005-Fix-PTK-rekeying-to-generate-a-new-ANonce.patch Patch6: rebased-v2.6-0006-TDLS-Reject-TPK-TK-reconfiguration.patch Patch7: rebased-v2.6-0008-FT-Do-not-allow-multiple-Reassociation-Response-fram.patch BuildRequires: libnl3-devel BuildRequires: openssl-devel %description hostapd is a user space daemon for access point and authentication servers. It implements IEEE 802.11 access point management, IEEE 802.1X/WPA/WPA2/EAP Authenticators and RADIUS authentication server %prep %setup -q %patch1 -p1 %patch2 -p1 %patch3 -p1 %patch4 -p1 %patch5 -p1 %patch6 -p1 %patch7 -p1 %build cd %{name} export CFLAGS="%{optflags} %{OS_flags} -fPIC -fuse-ld=gold -fuse-linker-plugin" export CXXFLAGS="$CFLAGS" export CPPFLAGS="$CFLAGS" export CC="gcc $CFLAGS" export SH_LDFLAGS="-Wl,--as-needed -Wl,-z,now -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,noexecstack %{optflags} %{OS_flags} -fuse-ld=gold -fuse-linker-plugin" export LDFLAGS="$SH_LDFLAGS -pie -fPIE" cat %{SOURCE3} > .config %{__make} %{?_smp_mflags} EXTRA_CFLAGS="%{optflags} %{OS_flags}" %install install -d %{buildroot}%{_unitdir} install -pm 0644 %{SOURCE1} %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/%{name}.service install -d %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/%{name} install -d %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig install -pm 0644 %{SOURCE2} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/%{name} install -d %{buildroot}%{_sbindir} install -pm 0755 %{name}/%{name} %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/%{name} install -pm 0755 %{name}/%{name}_cli %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/%{name}_cli install -d %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man{1,8} install -pm 0644 %{name}/%{name}_cli.1 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1 install -pm 0644 %{name}/%{name}.8 %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man8 strip -s %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/%{name} %{buildroot}%{_sbindir}/%{name}_cli %files %doc %{name}/%{name}.conf %{name}/wired.conf %doc %{name}/%{name}.accept %{name}/%{name}.deny %doc %{name}/%{name}.eap_user %{name}/%{name}.radius_clients %doc %{name}/%{name}.vlan %{name}/%{name}.wpa_psk %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/%{name} %{_unitdir}/%{name}.service %{_sbindir}/%{name} %{_sbindir}/%{name}_cli %dir %{_sysconfdir}/%{name} %{_mandir}/man1/* %{_mandir}/man8/* %post %systemd_post %changelog * Tue Oct 17 2017 Reindl Harald <h.reindl> - added security patches from https://w1.fi/security/2017-1/
ok, found the src.rpm on copr, rebuild done, i can confirm this at evening because the machine is at home and it seems to be triggered when the smartphone connects * Tue May 29 2018 Reindl Harald <h.reindl> - added 'hostapd-nl80211-Fix-NL80211_ATTR_SMPS_MODE-encoding.patch' for https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1582839
"nl80211-Fix-NL80211_ATTR_SMPS_MODE-encoding.patch" indeed is fixing the warnings
https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/hostapd/pull-request/1
hostapd-2.6-9.fc28 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 28. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-52f92c6620
hostapd-2.6-9.fc27 has been submitted as an update to Fedora 27. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-5c9f54423f
hostapd-2.6-9.fc27 has been pushed to the Fedora 27 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for instructions on how to install test updates. You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-5c9f54423f
hostapd-2.6-9.fc28 has been pushed to the Fedora 28 testing repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report. See https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for instructions on how to install test updates. You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-52f92c6620
hostapd-2.6-9.fc27 has been pushed to the Fedora 27 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
hostapd-2.6-9.fc28 has been pushed to the Fedora 28 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.