Re: [PATCH] netlink: fix overrun in attribute iteration

[Thomas Graf]

* David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 2008-09-11 15:04
> From: Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@xxxxxxxxx>
> Thomas, please review.
> 
> > diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
> > index 18024b8..208fe5a 100644
> > --- a/include/net/netlink.h
> > +++ b/include/net/netlink.h
> > @@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ static inline int nla_len(const struct nlattr *nla)
> >   */
> >  static inline int nla_ok(const struct nlattr *nla, int remaining)
> >  {
> > -	return remaining >= sizeof(*nla) &&
> > +	return remaining >= (int) sizeof(*nla) &&
> >  	       nla->nla_len >= sizeof(*nla) &&
> >  	       nla->nla_len <= remaining;
> >  }

Very nice catch, would never have thought of that.
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