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Re: [Coverity] Untrusted user data in kernel

To: Patrick McHardy <kaber@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Coverity] Untrusted user data in kernel
From: James Morris <jmorris@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:45:05 -0500 (EST)
Cc: Bryan Fulton <bryan@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, <netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <netfilter-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Fri, 17 Dec 2004, Patrick McHardy wrote:

> James Morris wrote:
> 
> >This at least needs CAP_NET_ADMIN.
> >
> It is already checked in do_ip6t_set_ctl(). Otherwise anyone could
> replace iptables rules :)

That's what I meant, you need the capability to do anything bad :-)


- James
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James Morris
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