oss-security - Re: CVE request: Linux kernel: net: memory leak in recvmsg handler msg_name & msg

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Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2013 12:09:24 +0530 (IST)
From: P J P <ppandit@...hat.com>
To: oss security list <oss-security@...ts.openwall.com>
Subject: Re: CVE request: Linux kernel: net: memory leak in
 recvmsg handler msg_name & msg_namelen logic

  Hello,

+-- On Tue, 10 Dec 2013, Marcus Meissner wrote --+
| CVE-2013-6405 covers parts of that already I think and could be extended?

So, do we use the same CVE for this issue too? Or does it qualify for a 
separate one?? (just checking) I think a separate CVE would be good, but not 
sure how such cases are handled previously.

Thank you.
--
Prasad J Pandit / Red Hat Security Response Team

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