linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5] core, nfqueue, openvswitch: Orphan frags in skb

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Date:	Mon, 21 Apr 2014 12:26:01 +0100
From:	Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@...onical.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	zoltan.kiss@...rix.com, jesse@...ira.com, pshelar@...ira.com,
	tgraf@...hat.com, dev@...nvswitch.org, pablo@...filter.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] core, nfqueue, openvswitch: Orphan frags in
 skb_zerocopy and handle errors

Hi David,

On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 03:29:56PM -0400, David Miller wrote:
> From: Zoltan Kiss <zoltan.kiss@...rix.com>
> Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 22:37:45 +0000
> 
> > skb_zerocopy can copy elements of the frags array between skbs, but it doesn't
> > orphan them. Also, it doesn't handle errors, so this patch takes care of that
> > as well, and modify the callers accordingly. skb_tx_error() is also added to
> > the callers so they will signal the failed delivery towards the creator of the
> > skb.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Zoltan Kiss <zoltan.kiss@...rix.com>
> 
> Fingers crossed :-)  Applied, thanks Zoltan.
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Could you please queue this for stable as well?  It has CVE-2014-2568
assigned to it and I believe it is applicable to some of the trees.

Cheers,
--
Luís
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