netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: ipv6: Fix ping to link-local addresses.

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Date:	Tue, 9 Aug 2016 20:42:34 +0900
From:	Lorenzo Colitti <lorenzo@...gle.com>
To:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
Cc:	YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <hideaki.yoshifuji@...aclelinux.com>,
	Erik Kline <ek@...gle.com>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: ipv6: Fix ping to link-local addresses.

On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 6:36 PM, Hannes Frederic Sowa
<hannes@...essinduktion.org> wrote:
>> The use of sin6_scope_id and SO_BINDTODEVICE with different interfaces
>> is incorrect and should be rejected.
>
> I agree, I would actually change the behavior at this point, as it also
> could have security consequences from a network pov.

I can send out a patch to do that. Is it something that can be done in
net, or does it need to go into net-next?