3.2.77-rc1 review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
------------------ From: stephen hemminger <[email protected]> commit b70183db83552cf63cac51406aaf76a2cf5fca73 upstream. Since it is possible for an external system to send oversize packets at anytime, it is best for driver not to print a message and spam the log (potential external DoS). Fixes: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109471 Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <[email protected]> [bwh: Backported to 3.2: adjust filename, context] Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <[email protected]> --- drivers/net/usb/asix_common.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/drivers/net/usb/asix.c +++ b/drivers/net/usb/asix.c @@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static int asix_rx_fixup_internal(struct } if (rx->size > dev->net->mtu + ETH_HLEN + VLAN_HLEN) { - netdev_err(dev->net, "asix_rx_fixup() Bad RX Length %d\n", + netdev_dbg(dev->net, "asix_rx_fixup() Bad RX Length %d\n", rx->size); kfree_skb(rx->ax_skb); return 0;
