Re: [PATCH] ieee802154: verify packet size before trying toallocate it

[David Miller]

From: Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed,  6 Jun 2012 23:32:02 +0200

> Currently when sending data over datagram, the send function will attempt to
> allocate any size passed on from the userspace.
> 
> We should make sure that this size is checked and limited. The maximum size
> of an IP packet seemed like the safest limit here.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@xxxxxxxxx>

This limit is arbitrary, I'm not applying a patch like this.

Use the actual limit, which is either the protocol limit or something
like the device mtu.
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