Re: [PATCH] SMACK smacklabel : apply &MASK to IP inserted in /smack/netlabel

[Paul Moore <paul.moore@hp.com>]

On Tuesday 17 February 2009 03:32:15 pm etienne wrote:
> ----
> diff --git a/security/smack/smackfs.c b/security/smack/smackfs.c
> index 8e42800..5717150 100644
> --- a/security/smack/smackfs.c
> +++ b/security/smack/smackfs.c
> @@ -765,6 +765,7 @@ static ssize_t smk_write_netlbladdr(struct file *file,
> const char __user *buf, mask.s_addr |= bebits;
>                 bebits <<= 1;
>         }
> +       newname.sin_addr.s_addr &= mask.s_addr;
>         /*
>          * Only allow one writer at a time. Writes should be
>          * quite rare and small in any case.

If you do this you can simplify some of the code in smack_host_label() by 
removing the code which applies the mask to the stored addresses when 
comparing addresses.  There may be other places as well.

-- 
paul moore
linux @ hp