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[PATCH] Fix DoS in netlink_rcv_skb() (CVE-2006-0035)
authorMartin Murray <murrayma@citi.umich.edu>
Wed, 11 Jan 2006 05:02:29 +0000 (21:02 -0800)
committerChris Wright <chrisw@sous-sol.org>
Sun, 15 Jan 2006 06:15:30 +0000 (22:15 -0800)
commit7abeff5a23abb2d0edc54cc1cc3acaf886ea98ca
treee1f1d2494dea12570bc56913501669cc162ae2d4tree | snapshot
parent15ee2e069481ce6de3523e4effeddd44c61cc65acommit | diff
[PATCH] Fix DoS in netlink_rcv_skb() (CVE-2006-0035)

Sanity check nlmsg_len during netlink_rcv_skb.  An nlmsg_len == 0 can
cause infinite loop in kernel, effectively DoSing machine.  Noted by
Martin Murray.

Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <chrisw@sous-sol.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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