From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Chris Wright Subject: Re: [stable] [PATCH 2.6.21-stable] [IPV6]: Restore semantics of Routing Header processing. Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 18:46:00 -0700 Message-ID: <20070517014600.GE3429@sequoia.sous-sol.org> References: <20070512.011728.16743460.yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org> <20070511162243.GC3516@sequoia.sous-sol.org> <20070512.012820.126195303.yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: chrisw@sous-sol.org, davem@davemloft.net, netdev@vger.kernel.org, stable@kernel.org To: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / =?utf-8?B?5ZCJ6Jek6Iux5piO?= Return-path: Received: from 216-99-217-87.dsl.aracnet.com ([216.99.217.87]:39487 "EHLO sous-sol.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757576AbXEQBrb (ORCPT ); Wed, 16 May 2007 21:47:31 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070512.012820.126195303.yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org * YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / =E5=90=89=E8=97=A4=E8=8B=B1=E6=98=8E (yoshfuji@li= nux-ipv6.org) wrote: > In article <20070511162243.GC3516@sequoia.sous-sol.org> (at Fri, 11 M= ay 2007 09:22:43 -0700), Chris Wright says: > > * YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / =E5=90=89=E8=97=A4=E8=8B=B1=E6=98=8E (yoshfuj= i@linux-ipv6.org) wrote: > > > The "fix" for emerging security threats was overkill and it broke > > > basic semantic of IPv6 routing header processing. We should assu= me > > > RT0 (or even RT2, depends on configuration) as "unknown" RH type = so > > > that we > > > - silently ignore the routing header if segleft =3D=3D 0 > > > - or, send ICMPv6 Parameter Problem message back to the sender, > > > otherwise. > >=20 > > Does that mean this one has received testing and is good for -stabl= e > > now, or does it need some bake time? >=20 > Chris, I think it is okay, but > please wait for Dave's approval. Any update on this one? thanks, -chris