[kernel-sec-discuss] r1780 - active

[Michael Gilbert]

Author: gilbert-guest
Date: 2010-03-15 21:12:53 +0000 (Mon, 15 Mar 2010)
New Revision: 1780

Modified:
   active/CVE-2009-4537
Log:
info

Modified: active/CVE-2009-4537
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--- active/CVE-2009-4537	2010-03-15 17:49:58 UTC (rev 1779)
+++ active/CVE-2009-4537	2010-03-15 21:12:53 UTC (rev 1780)
@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@
  http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/12/31/1
 Notes:
  jmm> No final upstream patch yet, discussion at http://marc.info/?t=126202986900002&r=1&w=2 
- gilbert> still no upstream solution as of 2010-02-26
+ gilbert> redhat adopted and shipped the patch proposed at 
+          http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=126210110408898&w=2 in all of
+          their kernels.  it was mentioned partway through the discussion,
+          and there weren't any objections to it, but there also weren't
+          any approvals either.
+ gilbert> patch has still not been accepted upstream as of 20100315, and
+          discussion died in early january.
 Bugs:
 upstream:
 2.6.32-upstream-stable: