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

From: David Miller
Date: Mon Dec 11 2017 - 11:58:46 EST


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.

Thanks.