linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] virtio-net: Prevent NULL dereference

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Message-Id: <20111006.154117.730931075310414439.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:41:17 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	levinsasha928@...il.com
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	mst@...hat.com, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] virtio-net: Prevent NULL dereference

From: Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:40:55 +0300

> This patch prevents a NULL dereference when the user has passed a length
> longer than an actual buffer to virtio-net.
> 
> Cc: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
> Cc: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
> Cc: virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: kvm@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@...il.com>

Waiting for a respin of this patch with clarified comments.
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