netdev - Re: [PATCH net 1/1] i40e: fix PTP pins verification

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Date:   Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:18:12 +0300
From:   Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
To:     Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
        edumazet@...gle.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrii Staikov <andrii.staikov@...el.com>,
        richardcochran@...il.com,
        Sunitha Mekala <sunithax.d.mekala@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/1] i40e: fix PTP pins verification

On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 10:04:06AM -0700, Tony Nguyen wrote:
> From: Andrii Staikov <andrii.staikov@...el.com>
> 
> Fix PTP pins verification not to contain tainted arguments. As a new PTP
> pins configuration is provided by a user, it may contain tainted
> arguments that are out of bounds for the list of possible values that can
> lead to a potential security threat. Change pin's state name from 'invalid'
> to 'empty' for more clarification.

And why isn't this handled in upper layer which responsible to get
user input?

Thanks