netdev - Re: [PATCH net 0/2] net: diag: fix a potential security issue

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Date:   Sat, 21 Oct 2017 12:16:59 +0100 (WEST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     lucien.xin@...il.com
Cc:     eric.dumazet@...il.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, marcelo.leitner@...il.com,
        sd@...asysnail.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 0/2] net: diag: fix a potential security issue

From: Xin Long <lucien.xin@...il.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 17:45:09 +0800

> Let's just see if David could accept the patches if I will
> remove the "security claim" from changelog, considering
> it as an improvement of sock diag.
> 
> David ?

No I won't.  See my other response.

Use modules.conf or netfilter rules to block "scary networking
protocols" if you are so paranoid about this happening.

Thank you.