+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #457013 +++ Description of problem: The length field in the PPPOE header wasn't checked completely. It lacks of a lower-bound check. Also, call skb_copy_datagram_iovec instead of memcpy_toiovec so that paged packets (rare for PPPOE) are handled properly.
Proposed upstream patch: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=392fdb0e35055b96faa9c1cd6ab537805337cdce
patch sent: http://post-office.corp.redhat.com/archives/rhkernel-list/2008-August/msg01355.html
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release. Product Management has requested further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed products. This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update release.
Committed in 78.12.EL . RPMS are available at http://people.redhat.com/vgoyal/rhel4/
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1024.html