netdev - Re: [stable] [PATCH 2.6.21-stable] [IPV6]: Restore semantics of Routing Header processing.

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Date:	Fri, 11 May 2007 09:22:43 -0700
From:	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
To:	YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / 吉藤英明 
	<yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org>
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [stable] [PATCH 2.6.21-stable] [IPV6]: Restore semantics of
	Routing Header processing.

* YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / 吉藤英明 (yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org) wrote:
> The "fix" for emerging security threats was overkill and it broke
> basic semantic of IPv6 routing header processing.  We should assume
> RT0 (or even RT2, depends on configuration) as "unknown" RH type so
> that we
> - silently ignore the routing header if segleft == 0
> - or, send ICMPv6 Parameter Problem message back to the sender,
>   otherwise.

Does that mean this one has received testing and is good for -stable
now, or does it need some bake time?

thanks,
-chris
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