netdev - Re: [PATCH net] xfrm: fix null pointer dereference on state and tmpl sort

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Message-ID: <20170803110502.GK2631@secunet.com>
Date:   Thu, 3 Aug 2017 13:05:02 +0200
From:   Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
To:     Koichiro Den <den@...ipeden.com>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] xfrm: fix null pointer dereference on state and tmpl
 sort

On Tue, Aug 01, 2017 at 11:21:46PM +0900, Koichiro Den wrote:
> Creating sub policy that matches the same outer flow as main policy does
> leads to a null pointer dereference if the outer mode's family is ipv4.
> For userspace compatibility, this patch just eliminates the crash i.e.,
> does not introduce any new sorting rule, which would fruitlessly affect
> all but the aforementioned case.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Koichiro Den <den@...ipeden.com>

Applied to the ipsec tree, thanks!