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From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: "Randy.Dunlap" <rdunlap@xenotime.net>
Cc: jt@hpl.hp.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linville@tuxdriver.com,
	stable@kernel.org
Subject: Re: [stable] Re: [PATCH 2.6.17-rc1] Fix RtNetlink ENCODE security permissions
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 11:06:52 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060414180652.GA3797@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060414105913.0222a8a6.rdunlap@xenotime.net>

On Fri, Apr 14, 2006 at 10:59:13AM -0700, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:47:26 -0700 Jean Tourrilhes wrote:
> 
> > 	Hi John,
> > 
> > 	I've just realised that the RtNetlink code does not check the
> > permission for SIOCGIWENCODE and SIOCGIWENCODEEXT, which means that
> > any user can read the encryption keys. The fix is trivial and should
> > go in 2.6.17 alonside the two other patch I sent you last week.
> > 	Fully tested on 2.6.17-rc1.
> 
> and for -stable ??

At first glance, I'd agree with this.  Jean?

thanks,

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2006-04-14 18:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-04-14 17:47 [PATCH 2.6.17-rc1] Fix RtNetlink ENCODE security permissions Jean Tourrilhes
2006-04-14 17:59 ` Randy.Dunlap
2006-04-14 18:06   ` Greg KH [this message]
2006-04-14 18:06   ` Jean Tourrilhes

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