netdev - Re: [PATCH v3] xfrm: Fix initialize repl field of struct xfrm

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Date:	Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:08:59 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	yjwei@...fujitsu.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, steffen.klassert@...unet.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] xfrm: Fix initialize repl field of struct xfrm_state

From: Wei Yongjun <yjwei@...fujitsu.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:37:03 +0800

> Commit 'xfrm: Move IPsec replay detection functions to a separate file'
>   (9fdc4883d92d20842c5acea77a4a21bb1574b495)
> introduce repl field to struct xfrm_state, and only initialize it
> under SA's netlink create path, the other path, such as pf_key,
> ipcomp/ipcomp6 etc, the repl field remaining uninitialize. So if
> the SA is created by pf_key, any input packet with SA's encryption
> algorithm will cause panic.

I'll apply this, thanks.

I know you guys are discussing alternative ways to handle this,
but getting the crash fixed in the simplest way now doesn't hurt.
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