Re: [PATCH net] sctp: frag_point sanity check

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From: Jakub Audykowicz <jakub.audykowicz@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue,  4 Dec 2018 20:27:41 +0100

> If for some reason an association's fragmentation point is zero,
> sctp_datamsg_from_user will try to endlessly try to divide a message
> into zero-sized chunks. This eventually causes kernel panic due to
> running out of memory.
> 
> Although this situation is quite unlikely, it has occurred before as
> reported. I propose to add this simple last-ditch sanity check due to
> the severity of the potential consequences.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Audykowicz <jakub.audykowicz@xxxxxxxxx>

Applied.



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