Emergency skbs should never touch user-space, however NF_QUEUE is fully user configurable. Notify the user of his mistake and try to continue. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra --- net/netfilter/core.c | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) Index: linux-2.6-git/net/netfilter/core.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6-git.orig/net/netfilter/core.c 2007-02-14 12:09:07.000000000 +0100 +++ linux-2.6-git/net/netfilter/core.c 2007-02-14 12:09:18.000000000 +0100 @@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ next_hook: kfree_skb(*pskb); ret = -EPERM; } else if ((verdict & NF_VERDICT_MASK) == NF_QUEUE) { + if (unlikely((*pskb)->emergency)) { + printk(KERN_ERR "nf_hook: NF_QUEUE encountered for " + "emergency skb - skipping rule.\n"); + goto next_hook; + } NFDEBUG("nf_hook: Verdict = QUEUE.\n"); if (!nf_queue(*pskb, elem, pf, hook, indev, outdev, okfn, verdict >> NF_VERDICT_BITS)) -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/