netdev - Re: [PATCH net] ip_tunnel: Do not use stale inner

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Date:	Wed, 25 Sep 2013 10:10:51 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] ip_tunnel: Do not use stale inner_iph pointer.

On Wed, 2013-09-25 at 09:57 -0700, Pravin B Shelar wrote:
> While sending packet skb_cow_head() can change skb header which
> invalidates inner_iph pointer to skb header. Following patch
> avoid using it. Found by code inspection.
> 
> This bug was introduced by commit 0e6fbc5b6c6218 (ip_tunnels: extend
> iptunnel_xmit()).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@...ira.com>
> ---
>  net/ipv4/ip_tunnel.c |    4 ++--
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Thanks !


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