SRU request submitted:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2018-October/095979.html
** Description changed:
+
+ == SRU Justification ==
+ Commit 87cdf3148b11 fixes a regression introduced by commit
+ 5efec5c655dd. However, it has not never landed in Bionic. Requesting
+ this commit in Bionic, so we don't have to wait for it to come down from
+ upstream stable.
+
+
+ == Fix ==
+ 87cdf3148b11 ("xfrm: Verify MAC header exists before overwriting
eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto")
+
+ == Regression Potential ==
+ Low. This commit fixes and existing regression by making sure teh MAC
+ header exists.
+
+ == Test Case ==
+ A test kernel was built with this patch and tested by the original bug
reporter.
+ The bug reporter states the test kernel resolved the bug.
+
+
+
Hello,
After a few days of troubleshooting a problem with L2TP and IPSec a
fellow from ServerFault pointed out that my problem is a known bug fixed
by 87cdf3148b11 commit which wasn't backported on 4.15 kernel.
Ubuntu 4.15.0-36.39-generic 4.15.18
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1795653
Title:
87cdf3148b11 was never backported to 4.15
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in linux source package in Bionic:
In Progress
Bug description:
== SRU Justification ==
Commit 87cdf3148b11 fixes a regression introduced by commit
5efec5c655dd. However, it has not never landed in Bionic. Requesting
this commit in Bionic, so we don't have to wait for it to come down from
upstream stable.
== Fix ==
87cdf3148b11 ("xfrm: Verify MAC header exists before overwriting
eth_hdr(skb)->h_proto")
== Regression Potential ==
Low. This commit fixes and existing regression by making sure teh MAC
header exists.
== Test Case ==
A test kernel was built with this patch and tested by the original bug
reporter.
The bug reporter states the test kernel resolved the bug.
Hello,
After a few days of troubleshooting a problem with L2TP and IPSec a
fellow from ServerFault pointed out that my problem is a known bug
fixed by 87cdf3148b11 commit which wasn't backported on 4.15 kernel.
Ubuntu 4.15.0-36.39-generic 4.15.18
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