netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 3/5] sock_diag: allow to dump bpf filters

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Date:	Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:51:17 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, xiyou.wangcong@...il.com,
	davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 3/5] sock_diag: allow to dump bpf filters

On Thu, 2013-04-25 at 10:37 +0200, Nicolas Dichtel wrote:
> I agree. But then you just have to avoid loading the module packet_diag. This 
> module already give some clue to users, because it sends the socket pointer 
> through netlink.

You probably missed a lot of discussion about this socket pointer being
leaked. Supposedly security guys wanted to remove this at one point.

Thats why we should make sure to add yet another security issue.



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