Re: [PATCH V2] netlink: Add netns check on taps

From: Michal Kubecek
Date: Mon Dec 11 2017 - 12:23:07 EST


On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 11:58:37AM -0500, David Miller wrote:
> From: Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@xxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 17:13:50 +0100
>
> > On Wed, Dec 06, 2017 at 03:57:14PM -0500, David Miller wrote:
> >> From: Kevin Cernekee <cernekee@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 12:12:27 -0800
> >>
> >> > Currently, a nlmon link inside a child namespace can observe systemwide
> >> > netlink activity. Filter the traffic so that nlmon can only sniff
> >> > netlink messages from its own netns.
> >> >
> >> > Test case:
> >> >
> >> > vpnns -- bash -c "ip link add nlmon0 type nlmon; \
> >> > ip link set nlmon0 up; \
> >> > tcpdump -i nlmon0 -q -w /tmp/nlmon.pcap -U" &
> >> > sudo ip xfrm state add src 10.1.1.1 dst 10.1.1.2 proto esp \
> >> > spi 0x1 mode transport \
> >> > auth sha1 0x6162633132330000000000000000000000000000 \
> >> > enc aes 0x00000000000000000000000000000000
> >> > grep --binary abc123 /tmp/nlmon.pcap
> >> >
> >> > Signed-off-by: Kevin Cernekee <cernekee@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks Kevin.
> >
> > David,
> >
> > this patch is marked as accepted in patchworks and listed in
> >
> > http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/bundle/davem/stable/?state=*
> >
> > but it's not in the net tree. Is there a problem with it?
>
> Sorry, it should be there now.

Thank you,

Michal Kubecek