linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] ASN.1: Fix handling of CHOICE in ASN.1 compiler

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Date:	Thu, 6 Aug 2015 11:45:56 +1000 (AEST)
From:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
cc:	keyrings@...ux-nfs.org, marcel@...tmann.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org, dwmw2@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] ASN.1: Fix handling of CHOICE in ASN.1 compiler

On Wed, 5 Aug 2015, David Howells wrote:

> Fix the handling of CHOICE types in the ASN.1 compiler to make SEQUENCE and
> SET elements in a CHOICE be correctly rendered as skippable and conditional
> as appropriate.

What are the security implications of these bugs?

It's pretty late in the -rc cycle.


-- 
James Morris
<jmorris@...ei.org>

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