netdev - Re: [PATCH net 0/2] tcp: fix possible crash in tcp_v4

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Date:   Sun, 17 Feb 2019 18:20:21 -0800
From:   Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, edumazet@...gle.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com,
        ncardwell@...gle.com, ycheng@...gle.com, soukjin.bae@...sung.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 0/2] tcp: fix possible crash in tcp_v4_err()



On 02/17/2019 03:47 PM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2019 13:36:19 -0800
> 
>> soukjin bae reported a crash in tcp_v4_err() that we
>> root caused to a missing initialization.
>>
>> Second patch adds a sanity check in tcp_v4_err() to avoid
>> future potential problems. Ignoring an ICMP message
>> is probably better than crashing a machine.
> 
> Series applied, thanks Eric.
> 
> Want me to queue these up for -stable?
> 

Yes please, I put no Fixes: tag because it seemed to be a day-0 bug.

Thanks !