linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] NFC: add necessary privilege flags in netlink layer

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Date:   Wed, 03 Nov 2021 11:20:09 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Lin Ma <linma@....edu.cn>
Cc:     krzysztof.kozlowski@...onical.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] NFC: add necessary privilege flags in netlink layer

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (master)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Tue,  2 Nov 2021 16:10:21 +0800 you wrote:
> The CAP_NET_ADMIN checks are needed to prevent attackers faking a
> device under NCIUARTSETDRIVER and exploit privileged commands.
> 
> This patch add GENL_ADMIN_PERM flags in genl_ops to fulfill the check.
> Except for commands like NFC_CMD_GET_DEVICE, NFC_CMD_GET_TARGET,
> NFC_CMD_LLC_GET_PARAMS, and NFC_CMD_GET_SE, which are mainly information-
> read operations.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - NFC: add necessary privilege flags in netlink layer
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/aedddb4e45b3

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