linux-kernel - Re: [patch 3/5] sctp: Make sure N * sizeof(union sctp

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Date:	Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:36:21 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	gregkh@...e.de
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org,
	jmforbes@...uxtx.org, zwane@....linux.org.uk, tytso@....edu,
	rdunlap@...otime.net, davej@...hat.com, chuckw@...ntumlinux.com,
	reviews@...cw.f00f.org, mkrufky@...uxtv.org, cebbert@...hat.com,
	cavokz@...il.com, w@....eu, rbranco@...checkpoint.com,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk
Subject: Re: [patch 3/5] sctp: Make sure N * sizeof(union sctp_addr) does
 not overflow.

From: Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:28:47 -0700

> On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 12:23:32PM -0700, David Miller wrote:
> > From: Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
> > Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:01:36 -0700
> > 
> > > 2.6.25-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us
> > > know.
> > 
> > Unfortunately, Vlad found another case in SCTP which has
> > an overflow bug similar to this one.  I'll work on a
> > fix for that today and submit.
> 
> Thanks for letting me know, I'll wait for that one as well before doing
> this release.

This one turned out to be a false alarm, and Vlad confirmed my
analysis today.  So there is no other SCTP patch you need to
wait for.

Thanks!
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