linux-kernel - Re: [stable] [PATCH] [26/98] af_unix: Only allow recv on connected seqpacket sockets.

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Date:	Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:43:38 -0600
From:	Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
CC:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>, dan@...ni.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, gregkh@...e.de, ak@...ux.intel.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org,
	tim.bird@...sony.com, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [stable] [PATCH] [26/98] af_unix: Only allow recv on connected
 seqpacket sockets.

On 08/01/2011 02:08 PM, Andi Kleen wrote:
>> For 2.6.38, and Andi's 2.6.35 which has the potential for an
>> unprivileged process to trigger an oops, it seems irresponsible to me to
>> not include this change.  People who exploit kernel flaws seem good at
>> taking random Oops's and converting them into methods for privilege
>> escalation.
>
> I'll ship 2.6.25.14 without the patch, but can you guys please come to a
> conclusion whether the patch is useful or not. I'll reconsider it for .15.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Andi
>

I'd go with Eric's assessment. He knows way more about this then I do. I 
am much less confident that the problem Ubuntu experienced with 2.6.35 
was related, it only felt the same (similar network issues).

rtg
-- 
Tim Gardner tim.gardner@...onical.com
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