netdev - Re: [PATCH net] tcp: fix potential memory corruption

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Date:   Thu, 03 Nov 2016 15:34:57 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, hans.westgaard.ry@...cle.com,
        haakon.bugge@...cle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] tcp: fix potential memory corruption

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2016 07:53:17 -0700

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> Imagine initial value of max_skb_frags is 17, and last
> skb in write queue has 15 frags.
> 
> Then max_skb_frags is lowered to 14 or smaller value.
> 
> tcp_sendmsg() will then be allowed to add additional page frags
> and eventually go past MAX_SKB_FRAGS, overflowing struct
> skb_shared_info.
> 
> Fixes: 5f74f82ea34c ("net:Add sysctl_max_skb_frags")
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.