netdev - Re: [PATCH net] l2tp: initialise session's refcount before making it reachable

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Date:   Mon, 28 Aug 2017 11:29:37 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     g.nault@...halink.fr
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, jchapman@...alix.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] l2tp: initialise session's refcount before making
 it reachable

From: Guillaume Nault <g.nault@...halink.fr>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017 16:22:17 +0200

> Sessions must be fully initialised before calling
> l2tp_session_add_to_tunnel(). Otherwise, there's a short time frame
> where partially initialised sessions can be accessed by external users.
> 
> Fixes: dbdbc73b4478 ("l2tp: fix duplicate session creation")
> Signed-off-by: Guillaume Nault <g.nault@...halink.fr>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.