Re: CVE-2016-5696: linux kernel - challange ack information leak.

[Sona Sarmadi <sona.sarmadi () enea com>]

On 2016-08-15 09:53, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 06:23:04AM +0000, Sona Sarmadi wrote:
> > > > This vulnerability is currently only fixed in mainline kernels (4.7 &
> > > > 4.8). Does anyone know if there is any work ongoing to backport this
> > > > fix to the  older versions?
> > > I just added the fix for this issue to the stable kernel queues and it will
> > > show up in the next stable releases, in about 2 days after it passes all of
> > > the needed review.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps,
> > >
> > > greg k-h
> > Great, thanks, this helps :)
> You can _always_ just apply the patch to your local tree, there's never
> a need to wait for me to get a kernel out.  That's the advantage of
> having the source for your systems :)
Yes, we can do that but sometimes the patches for newer kernels don't
apply cleanly on older versions.
There is always a risk that our home grown patches have undesired side
effects. We prefer your sign of approval on patches for older kernels :)

Cheers
//Sona

> thanks,
>
> greg k-h