linux-kernel - Re: net: clear heap allocation for ethtool_get

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Message-ID: <20110125171438.GX4979@outflux.net>
Date:	Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:14:38 -0800
From:	Kees Cook <kees.cook@...onical.com>
To:	Eugene Teo <eugeneteo@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@...arflare.com>
Subject: Re: net: clear heap allocation for ethtool_get_regs()

Hi Eugene,

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 12:49:10PM +0800, Eugene Teo wrote:
> There is a conflict between commit b00916b1 and a77f5db3. This patch resolves
> the conflict by clearing the heap allocation in ethtool_get_regs().

Good catch! Thanks!

-Kees

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Kees Cook
Ubuntu Security Team
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