On Mon, Jan 09, 2017 at 07:53:49AM +0000, Bronek Kozicki wrote: > On 08/01/2017 22:50, David Miller wrote: > > From: Bronek Kozicki <b...@spamcop.net> > > Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2017 21:46:18 +0000 > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > any particular reason why this fix > > > https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=79dc7e3f1cd323be4c81aa1a94faa1b3ed987fb2 > > > was missed from stable 4.8 line? Apparently the bug being fixed has > > > its own https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9919 > > > > > > Thank you for your hard work and best regards > > > > You should always check the networking -stable queue before asking > > such questions: > > > > > > http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/bundle/davem/stable/?submitter=&state=*&q=&archive= > > > > Every patch sitting there is queued up and will be submitted to -stable > > at some time in the next week or two, or whenever I get around to vetting > > and submitting -stable changes. > > > > The patch you are asking about it in fact in there, and will be attended > > to at an appropriate time. > > > Thank you David for prompt reply. I guess perhaps you are not aware that > patches to stable line 4.8 might not be accepted after Sun Jan 8th > (yesterday), and it will be considered EOL by version 4.8.17 ?
It's ok, no one should be using 4.8 anymore now, and if this is fixed in 4.9, all is good :) thanks, greg k-h
