From: David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2011 16:45:48 -0800 (PST) > From: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 23:37:55 +0300 > >> Dan Rosenberg pointed out that there were some signed comparison bugs >> in the phonet protocol. >> >> http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=129424528425330&w=2 >> >> If you have already have CAP_SYS_ADMIN then you could use the bugs to >> get root, or someone could cause an oops by mistake. >> >> Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <error27@xxxxxxxxx> > > Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks Dan. Actually I'm reverting this. You can't change the prototype of pn_socket_create() because if you do then it doesn't match up with the prototype required by net_proto_family->create(). You didn't see this warning in your build? net/phonet/af_phonet.c:124:2: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
