Re: [stable] [PATCH 1/2] netfilter: IPv6: initialize TOS field in REJECT target module

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On Mon, Jun 06, 2011 at 02:41:10AM +0200, pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Fernando Luis Vazquez Cao <fernando@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> The IPv6 header is not zeroed out in alloc_skb so we must initialize
> it properly unless we want to see IPv6 packets with random TOS fields
> floating around. The current implementation resets the flow label
> but this could be changed if deemed necessary.
> 
> We stumbled upon this issue when trying to apply a mangle rule to
> the RST packet generated by the REJECT target module.
> 
> The following Linux kernels are affected: <= 2.6.38.8
> 
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Fernando Luis Vazquez Cao <fernando@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> (cherry picked from commit 4319cc0cf5bb894b7368008cdf6dd20eb8868018)

So, what kernel(s) are you wanting this to be applied to?

Should I just take the upstream
4319cc0cf5bb894b7368008cdf6dd20eb8868018, or does your backport do
something different here?

Same goes for the 2/2 patch, please be more specific.

thanks,

greg k-h
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