On Sun, Dec 16, 2018 at 09:08:20PM +0100, Loic wrote: > Le 2018-12-16 20:27, Steven Rostedt a écrit : > > On Sun, 16 Dec 2018 09:52:33 +0100 > > Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > On Sat, Dec 15, 2018 at 06:25:37PM +0100, Loic wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > Please picked up this patch for linux 4.4 and 4.9. > > > > This fixes CVE-2017-0605 (Rejected?). Tested in Debian ;) > > > > > > It was rejected as a CVE for a good reason, and that reason is also > > > why > > > I refused to add it to the stable kernel releases. In short, this is > > > not an issue or bug at all, there is nothing wrong with the existing > > > code. > > > > > > > I'm starting to regret that I ever accepted the original patch :-( > > > > -- Steve > > Okay, I hadn't looked at the previous conversations because this change is > in the upstream and in debian... Upstream is fine, it's a valid change so that people don't keep sending the crazy patch over and over. Debian is just cargo-culting the thing and should probably drop it as it keeps coming back to me every 3 months or so, and I have to reject it again :( thanks, greg k-h
