linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] virtio-net: Add validation for used length

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Message-ID: <20210527110730.7a5cc468@kicinski-fedora-PC1C0HJN.hsd1.ca.comcast.net>
Date:   Thu, 27 May 2021 11:07:30 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Xie Yongji <xieyongji@...edance.com>
Cc:     mst@...hat.com, jasowang@...hat.com,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] virtio-net: Add validation for used length

On Thu, 27 May 2021 15:36:43 +0800 Xie Yongji wrote:
> This adds validation for used length (might come
> from an untrusted device) to avoid data corruption
> or loss.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xie Yongji <xieyongji@...edance.com>

This does not apply to net nor net-next.