[PATCH net-next] genetlink: start to validate reserved header bytes
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Mon Aug 29 12:10:17 UTC 2022
Hello:
This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (master)
by David S. Miller <davem at davemloft.net>:
On Wed, 24 Aug 2022 17:18:30 -0700 you wrote:
> We had historically not checked that genlmsghdr.reserved
> is 0 on input which prevents us from using those precious
> bytes in the future.
>
> One use case would be to extend the cmd field, which is
> currently just 8 bits wide and 256 is not a lot of commands
> for some core families.
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- [net-next] genetlink: start to validate reserved header bytes
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/9c5d03d36251
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