@@ -7017,7 +7017,25 @@ static int nl80211_new_station(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
params.link_sta_params.link_id =
nl80211_link_id_or_invalid(info->attrs);
- mac_addr = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]);
+ if (info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MLD_ADDR]) {
+ /* If MLD_ADDR attribute is set then this is an MLD station
+ * and the MLD_ADDR attribute holds the MLD address and the
+ * MAC attribute holds for the LINK address.
+ * In that case, the link_id is also expected to be valid.
+ */
+ if (params.link_sta_params.link_id < 0)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ mac_addr = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MLD_ADDR]);
+ params.link_sta_params.mld_mac = mac_addr;
+ params.link_sta_params.link_mac =
+ nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]);
+ if (!is_valid_ether_addr(params.link_sta_params.link_mac))
+ return -EINVAL;
+ } else {
+ mac_addr = nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_MAC]);
+ }
+
params.link_sta_params.supported_rates =
nla_data(info->attrs[NL80211_ATTR_STA_SUPPORTED_RATES]);
params.link_sta_params.supported_rates_len =