diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c40acf09ce29d..b824bdb0457c5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
 VERSION = 5
 PATCHLEVEL = 10
-SUBLEVEL = 148
+SUBLEVEL = 149
 EXTRAVERSION =
 NAME = Dare mighty things
 
diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index 6610e55c0e2ab..866d5c2367b23 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -806,15 +806,17 @@ ssize_t splice_direct_to_actor(struct file *in, struct splice_desc *sd,
 {
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe;
 	long ret, bytes;
+	umode_t i_mode;
 	size_t len;
 	int i, flags, more;
 
 	/*
-	 * We require the input to be seekable, as we don't want to randomly
-	 * drop data for eg socket -> socket splicing. Use the piped splicing
-	 * for that!
+	 * We require the input being a regular file, as we don't want to
+	 * randomly drop data for eg socket -> socket splicing. Use the
+	 * piped splicing for that!
 	 */
-	if (unlikely(!(in->f_mode & FMODE_LSEEK)))
+	i_mode = file_inode(in)->i_mode;
+	if (unlikely(!S_ISREG(i_mode) && !S_ISBLK(i_mode)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index bcc94cc1b6201..63499db5c63d9 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1485,7 +1485,6 @@ struct ieee802_11_elems {
 	const u8 *supp_rates;
 	const u8 *ds_params;
 	const struct ieee80211_tim_ie *tim;
-	const u8 *challenge;
 	const u8 *rsn;
 	const u8 *rsnx;
 	const u8 *erp_info;
@@ -1538,7 +1537,6 @@ struct ieee802_11_elems {
 	u8 ssid_len;
 	u8 supp_rates_len;
 	u8 tim_len;
-	u8 challenge_len;
 	u8 rsn_len;
 	u8 rsnx_len;
 	u8 ext_supp_rates_len;
@@ -1553,6 +1551,8 @@ struct ieee802_11_elems {
 	u8 country_elem_len;
 	u8 bssid_index_len;
 
+	void *nontx_profile;
+
 	/* whether a parse error occurred while retrieving these elements */
 	bool parse_error;
 };
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 3988403064ab6..c52b8eb7fb8a2 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -2899,14 +2899,14 @@ static void ieee80211_auth_challenge(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 	struct ieee80211_mgd_auth_data *auth_data = sdata->u.mgd.auth_data;
+	const struct element *challenge;
 	u8 *pos;
-	struct ieee802_11_elems elems;
 	u32 tx_flags = 0;
 
 	pos = mgmt->u.auth.variable;
-	ieee802_11_parse_elems(pos, len - (pos - (u8 *)mgmt), false, &elems,
-			       mgmt->bssid, auth_data->bss->bssid);
-	if (!elems.challenge)
+	challenge = cfg80211_find_elem(WLAN_EID_CHALLENGE, pos,
+				       len - (pos - (u8 *)mgmt));
+	if (!challenge)
 		return;
 	auth_data->expected_transaction = 4;
 	drv_mgd_prepare_tx(sdata->local, sdata, 0);
@@ -2914,7 +2914,8 @@ static void ieee80211_auth_challenge(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		tx_flags = IEEE80211_TX_CTL_REQ_TX_STATUS |
 			   IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_MLME_CONN_TX;
 	ieee80211_send_auth(sdata, 3, auth_data->algorithm, 0,
-			    elems.challenge - 2, elems.challenge_len + 2,
+			    (void *)challenge,
+			    challenge->datalen + sizeof(*challenge),
 			    auth_data->bss->bssid, auth_data->bss->bssid,
 			    auth_data->key, auth_data->key_len,
 			    auth_data->key_idx, tx_flags);
@@ -3299,7 +3300,7 @@ static bool ieee80211_assoc_success(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	}
 	capab_info = le16_to_cpu(mgmt->u.assoc_resp.capab_info);
 	ieee802_11_parse_elems(pos, len - (pos - (u8 *)mgmt), false, elems,
-			       mgmt->bssid, assoc_data->bss->bssid);
+			       mgmt->bssid, NULL);
 
 	if (elems->aid_resp)
 		aid = le16_to_cpu(elems->aid_resp->aid);
@@ -3393,6 +3394,7 @@ static bool ieee80211_assoc_success(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			sdata_info(sdata,
 				   "AP bug: VHT operation missing from AssocResp\n");
 		}
+		kfree(bss_elems.nontx_profile);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -3707,7 +3709,7 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_assoc_resp(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		return;
 
 	ieee802_11_parse_elems(pos, len - (pos - (u8 *)mgmt), false, &elems,
-			       mgmt->bssid, assoc_data->bss->bssid);
+			       mgmt->bssid, NULL);
 
 	if (status_code == WLAN_STATUS_ASSOC_REJECTED_TEMPORARILY &&
 	    elems.timeout_int &&
@@ -4044,6 +4046,7 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		ifmgd->assoc_data->timeout = jiffies;
 		ifmgd->assoc_data->timeout_started = true;
 		run_again(sdata, ifmgd->assoc_data->timeout);
+		kfree(elems.nontx_profile);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -4221,7 +4224,7 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		ieee80211_report_disconnect(sdata, deauth_buf,
 					    sizeof(deauth_buf), true,
 					    WLAN_REASON_DEAUTH_LEAVING);
-		return;
+		goto free;
 	}
 
 	if (sta && elems.opmode_notif)
@@ -4236,6 +4239,8 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_beacon(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 					       elems.cisco_dtpc_elem);
 
 	ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, changed);
+free:
+	kfree(elems.nontx_profile);
 }
 
 void ieee80211_sta_rx_queued_ext(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index d6afaacaf7ef8..b241ff8c015a9 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ ieee80211_bss_info_update(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 						rx_status, beacon);
 	}
 
+	kfree(elems.nontx_profile);
+
 	return bss;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index 11d5686893c6a..7fa6efa8b83c1 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -1124,10 +1124,6 @@ _ieee802_11_parse_elems_crc(const u8 *start, size_t len, bool action,
 			} else
 				elem_parse_failed = true;
 			break;
-		case WLAN_EID_CHALLENGE:
-			elems->challenge = pos;
-			elems->challenge_len = elen;
-			break;
 		case WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC:
 			if (elen >= 4 && pos[0] == 0x00 && pos[1] == 0x50 &&
 			    pos[2] == 0xf2) {
@@ -1487,6 +1483,11 @@ u32 ieee802_11_parse_elems_crc(const u8 *start, size_t len, bool action,
 			cfg80211_find_ext_elem(WLAN_EID_EXT_NON_INHERITANCE,
 					       nontransmitted_profile,
 					       nontransmitted_profile_len);
+		if (!nontransmitted_profile_len) {
+			nontransmitted_profile_len = 0;
+			kfree(nontransmitted_profile);
+			nontransmitted_profile = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	crc = _ieee802_11_parse_elems_crc(start, len, action, elems, filter,
@@ -1516,7 +1517,7 @@ u32 ieee802_11_parse_elems_crc(const u8 *start, size_t len, bool action,
 	    offsetofend(struct ieee80211_bssid_index, dtim_count))
 		elems->dtim_count = elems->bssid_index->dtim_count;
 
-	kfree(nontransmitted_profile);
+	elems->nontx_profile = nontransmitted_profile;
 
 	return crc;
 }