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[AF_NETLINK]: Fix DoS in netlink_rcv_skb()

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From: Martin Murray <murrayma@citi.umich.edu>

Sanity check nlmsg_len during netlink_rcv_skb.  An nlmsg_len == 0 can
cause infinite loop in kernel, effectively DoSing machine.  Noted by
Matin Murray.

Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <chrisw@sous-sol.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Martin Murray 2006-01-10 13:02:29 -08:00 committed by David S. Miller
parent babbdb1a18
commit ad8e4b75c8
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@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ static int netlink_rcv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, int (*cb)(struct sk_buff *,
while (skb->len >= nlmsg_total_size(0)) {
nlh = (struct nlmsghdr *) skb->data;
if (skb->len < nlh->nlmsg_len)
if (nlh->nlmsg_len < NLMSG_HDRLEN || skb->len < nlh->nlmsg_len)
return 0;
total_len = min(NLMSG_ALIGN(nlh->nlmsg_len), skb->len);