ACK: [SRU][v3][F][J][L][M][PATCH 0/1] net: Avoid address overwrite in kernel_connect

[Tim Gardner]

On 9/12/23 1:49 PM, Khalid Elmously wrote:
> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2035163
> 
> An upstream fix is requested to resolve a use-case where sockaddr gets re-written which causes NFS-breakage.
> 
> 
> Testing:
>   - GCP has confirmed that the fix works before proposing it upstream. I have verified basic network sanity with the fix applied. I will also ask them to confirm the fix with the kernel in -proposed.
> 
> 
> Regression potenial:
>   - The fix modifies kernel_connect() which can have an effect on all kinds of network connections. The change itself is very minor and only converts a pass-by-reference to a pass-by-value - so the risk is considered minimal.
> 
> 
> 
> v2:
>   - Added nomination for J/gke as well
> 
> v3:
>   - nominating for all generic kernels
> 
> 
> Jordan Rife (1):
>    net: Avoid address overwrite in kernel_connect
> 
>   net/socket.c | 7 ++++++-
>   1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
Acked-by: Tim Gardner <tim.gardner at canonical.com>
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Tim Gardner
Canonical, Inc