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SubjectRe: [PATCH net-next v2 3/3] netlink: add validation of NLA_F_NESTED flag
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On 7/23/19 1:57 AM, Thomas Haller wrote:
> Does this flag and strict validation really provide any value? Commonly a netlink message
> is a plain TLV blob, and the meaning depends entirely on the policy.

Strict checking enables kernel side filtering and other features that
require passing attributes as part of the dump request - like address
dumps in a specific namespace.

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