Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Mon, 1 Aug 2011 22:08:57 +0200 | | From | Andi Kleen <> | | Subject | Re: [stable] [PATCH] [26/98] af_unix: Only allow recv on connected seqpacket sockets. |
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> For 2.6.38, and Andi's 2.6.35 which has the potential for an > unprivileged process to trigger an oops, it seems irresponsible to me to > not include this change. People who exploit kernel flaws seem good at > taking random Oops's and converting them into methods for privilege > escalation.
I'll ship 2.6.25.14 without the patch, but can you guys please come to a conclusion whether the patch is useful or not. I'll reconsider it for .15.
Thanks,
-Andi
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