netdev - Re: [PATCH] pktgen: Dont leak kernel memory

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Message-Id: <20091024.065546.30924305.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:55:46 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pktgen: Dont leak kernel memory

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:01:58 +0200

> [PATCH] pktgen: Dont leak kernel memory
> 
> While playing with pktgen, I realized IP ID was not filled and a random value
> was taken, possibly leaking 2 bytes of kernel memory.
>  
> We can use an increasing ID, this can help diagnostics anyway.
> 
> Also clear packet payload, instead of leaking kernel memory.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>

Applied, thanks Eric.
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