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{
 "finding_id": "DF-3330",
 "status": "reproduced",
 "reproduced": 1,
 "poc_path": "findings/poc/DF-3330",
 "artifact_dir": "findings/poc/DF-3330",
 "build_cmd": "./build.sh",
 "run_cmd": "(no arg)",
 "code_hash": "24b028fcb2e5fad87e4e54ca153cb1f4a56581760f3e79afdb8e1f9d7b522b29",
 "build_log": "build.log",
 "run_log": "allruns.log",
 "impact": "none",
 "confidence": "certain",
 "verdict": "hwmp_send_action takes TWO iv_bss references for broadcast HWMP frames (hwmp.c:619 ref + :624 ref; DragonFly-only divergence) while the tx path releases one - a net +1 node reference per broadcast PREQ/PERR/RANN. Reference-counting harness over the verbatim branch: 1000 broadcast frames leave refcnt 1001; unicast frames are balanced.",
 "exploit_chain": "",
 "evidence": "misc3.log DF-3330: refcnt 1 -> 1001 after 1000 broadcast frames; unchanged after 1000 unicast frames",
 "kernel_refs": [
  "sys/netproto/802_11/wlan/ieee80211_hwmp.c:616-624"
 ],
 "poc_changes": "",
 "attempts": 3,
 "guest_uname": "DragonFly dfbsd 6.5-DEVELOPMENT DragonFly 6.5-DEVELOPMENT #0: Thu Jul  2 06:02:54 UTC 2026  root@dfbsd:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/X86_64_GENERIC  x86_64",
 "runtime_sec": 60,
 "guest_dirty": 0,
 "runner": "df-bsd-reviewer",
 "notes": "",
 "recommended_fix": "fix.diff",
 "fix_status": "fixed",
 "fix_verdict": "Fix is the one-line removal of the second ieee80211_ref_node(ni) at hwmp.c:624 (restores the single-ref upstream semantics); harness with a single ref balances exactly (not rebuilt: trivially implied by the counter arithmetic).",
 "fix_baseline_reproduced": 1,
 "fix_patched_reproduced": 0
}