netdev - Re: [PATCH] isdn: Disable IIOCDBGVAR

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Date:   Thu, 16 Aug 2018 12:26:44 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     keescook@...omium.org
Cc:     viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, isdn@...ux-pingi.de,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] isdn: Disable IIOCDBGVAR

From: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2018 12:14:05 -0700

> It was possible to directly leak the kernel address where the isdn_dev
> structure pointer was stored. This is a kernel ASLR bypass for anyone
> with access to the ioctl. The code had been present since the beginning
> of git history, though this shouldn't ever be needed for normal operation,
> therefore remove it.
> 
> Reported-by: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
> Cc: Karsten Keil <isdn@...ux-pingi.de>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> ---
> netdev doesn't like explict stable markings, so I'll just ask here that it
> get included in -stable please. :)

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks :)