netdev - Re: [Security] [PATCH] infinite recursion in netlink

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Message-ID: <20070426055259.GF2819@sequoia.sous-sol.org>
Date:	Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:52:59 -0700
From:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, kuznet@....inr.ac.ru,
	security@...nel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	jaco@...on.co.za, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Security] [PATCH] infinite recursion in netlink

* Greg KH (greg@...ah.com) wrote:
> fyi, here's the patch that I applied, perhaps 2.6.20 needed something
> else too?
<snip>
> @@ -809,7 +815,7 @@ static void nl_fib_input(struct sock *sk
>  
>  	nl_fib_lookup(frn, tb);
>  	
> -	pid = nlh->nlmsg_pid;           /*pid of sending process */
> +	pid = NETLINK_CB(skb).pid;       /* pid of sending process */

That's the important bit.  I'm testing against 2.6.20.8 right now.
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