netdev - Re: [PATCH] bridge: netlink: check vlan_default

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Date:   Mon, 15 May 2017 15:05:38 +0300
From:   Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com>
To:     Tobias Jungel <tobias.jungel@...dn.de>,
        Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bridge: netlink: check vlan_default_pvid range

On 5/15/17 2:08 PM, Tobias Jungel wrote:
> Currently it is allowed to set the default pvid of a bridge to a value
> above VLAN_VID_MASK (0xfff). This patch checks the passed pvid and
> disables the pvid in case it is out of bounds.
> 
> Reproduce by calling:
> 
> [root@...t ~]# ip l a type bridge
> [root@...t ~]# ip l a type dummy
> [root@...t ~]# ip l s bridge0 type bridge vlan_filtering 1
> [root@...t ~]# ip l s bridge0 type bridge vlan_default_pvid 9999
> [root@...t ~]# ip l s dummy0 master bridge0
> [root@...t ~]# bridge vlan
> port	vlan ids
> bridge0	 9999 PVID Egress Untagged
> 
> dummy0	 9999 PVID Egress Untagged
> ---
>   net/bridge/br_vlan.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 

Good catch, but this is not the right fix. Default pvid of 0 disables the
default pvid, but a wrong pvid should result in -EINVAL return instead of
0. Take a look how the parent default pvid function handles this case
(br_vlan_set_default_pvid).

Also please add a sign off and a proper Fixes tag.
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Thanks,
  Nik