Re: [stable] [PATCH] [26/98] af_unix: Only allow recv on connected seqpacket sockets.

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Mon Aug 01 2011 - 16:09:13 EST


> 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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