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Re: [IPSEC] Fixed alg_key_len usage in attach_one_algo

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Subject: Re: [IPSEC] Fixed alg_key_len usage in attach_one_algo
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 12:40:15 -0700 (PDT)
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In-reply-to: <20050519020302.GA20285@gondor.apana.org.au>
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From: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 12:03:02 +1000

> This bug was discovered by a Linux box running in a remote corner
> of Australia :)

Hehe :-)

> The variable alg_key_len is in bits and not bytes.  The function
> attach_one_algo is currently using it as if it were in bytes.
> This causes it to read memory which may not be there.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Applied, thanks Herbert.

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