From c3b2b474c6f9247b01b815bf181fbe104d121a64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jonathan Bennett <jbennett@incomsystems.biz>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:05:34 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Drop NodeInfo packets if the is_licensed bit doesn't match
 owner (#7361)

---
 src/modules/NodeInfoModule.cpp | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.cpp b/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.cpp
index cf9940e25..b6fee7703 100644
--- a/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/NodeInfoModule.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ bool NodeInfoModule::handleReceivedProtobuf(const meshtastic_MeshPacket &mp, mes
 {
     auto p = *pptr;
 
+    if (p.is_licensed != owner.is_licensed) {
+        LOG_WARN("Invalid nodeInfo detected, is_licensed mismatch!");
+        return true;
+    }
+
     // Coerce user.id to be derived from the node number
     snprintf(p.id, sizeof(p.id), "!%08x", getFrom(&mp));