From: Stephen Hemminger <step...@networkplumber.org> Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:15:03 -0800
> On Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:08:53 -0500 (EST) > David Miller <da...@davemloft.net> wrote: > >> From: Stephen Hemminger <step...@networkplumber.org> >> Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 17:51:16 -0800 >> >> > Since it is possible for an external system to send oversize packets >> > at anytime, it is best for driver not to print a message and spam >> > the log (potential external DoS). >> > >> > Fixes: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109471 >> > >> > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <step...@networkplumber.org> >> >> Seems reasonable, applied, thanks Stephen. > > It doesn't fix the bug that is generating the oversize packet, that still > needs > to be root caused. Remote systems can do this easily. It's not a bug in the driver. Say you decrease the MTU to 500 or whatever, nothing in the hardware prevents reception of > 500 byte frames. It's only a software limit. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
