netdev - Re: [patch] ipv6: correct return on ipv6

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Tue, 7 Jul 2009 18:50:15 +0930
From:	Mark Smith <lk-netdev@...netdev.nosense.org>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, pekkas@...core.fi, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org
Subject: Re: [patch] ipv6: correct return on ipv6_rcv() packet drop

Hi Dave,

On Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:09:45 -0700 (PDT)
David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:

> From: Mark Smith <lk-netdev@...netdev.nosense.org>
> Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 06:56:24 +0930
> 
> > The routine ipv6_rcv() uses magic number 0 for a return when it drops a
> > packet. This corresponds to NET_RX_SUCCESS, which is obviously
> > incorrect. Correct this by using NET_RX_DROP instead.
> > 
> > ps. It isn't exactly clear who the IPv6 maintainers are, apologies if
> > I've missed any.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Mark Smith <markzzzsmith@...oo.com.au>
> 
> Applied.

Today I came across this earlier partial version of what I
independently identified and submitted, so I shouldn't get full credit
for it:

http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0804.1/2393.html

Regards,
Mark.
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html