netdev - Re: [PATCH] [IPV6]: dst_entry leak in ip4ip6

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Message-Id: <20080218.205009.116589985.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:50:09 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	den@...nvz.org
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, devel@...nvz.org, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org,
	kaber@...sh.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [IPV6]: dst_entry leak in ip4ip6_err. (resend)

From: "Denis V. Lunev" <den@...nvz.org>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:59:38 +0300

> The result of the ip_route_output is not assigned to skb. This means that
> - it is leaked
> - possible OOPS below dereferrencing skb->dst
> - no ICMP message for this case
> 
> Signed-off-by: Denis V. Lunev <den@...nvz.org>

This bug has been there for a few releases :-)

Applied and I'll queue this up for -stable too.

Thanks!
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