linux-kernel - Re: CVE-2016-10229 in 4.4.x series

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Date:   Tue, 16 May 2017 08:06:13 +0200
From:   Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
To:     Steven Pease <spease@...tabletech.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: CVE-2016-10229 in 4.4.x series

On Mon, May 15, 2017 at 10:53:50PM -0700, Steven Pease wrote:
> Is there any particular reason that the CVE appears to be filed
> against 4.4.60? Or is this just a mistake?
> 
> http://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-10229/

I have no idea why. Maybe they mentionned the current version at the
moment the CVE was issued (which seems to match). In fact this bug was
discovered as being a vulnerability long after the bug was fixed.

Willy