Public bug reported:
[Impact]
User may spam dmesg with a lot of error messages.
[Fix]
ratelimit these error messages.
[Test case]
Run a test program that tries to create a mismatched x_tables entry in a loop.
Watch for dmesg.
[Potential regression]
Error messages may be missed.
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Invalid
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Bionic)
Importance: Low
Assignee: Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo (cascardo)
Status: In Progress
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Bionic)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Bionic)
Status: New => In Progress
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Bionic)
Importance: Undecided => Low
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Bionic)
Assignee: (unassigned) => Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo (cascardo)
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1935837
Title:
x_tables errors may flood dmesg
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Status in linux source package in Bionic:
In Progress
Bug description:
[Impact]
User may spam dmesg with a lot of error messages.
[Fix]
ratelimit these error messages.
[Test case]
Run a test program that tries to create a mismatched x_tables entry in a
loop. Watch for dmesg.
[Potential regression]
Error messages may be missed.
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