ipv6_find_hdr() prints a non-rate limited error message
when it cannot find an ipv6 header at a specific offset.
This could be used as a DoS, so just remove it.
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Lemon <jonathan.le...@gmail.com>
---
net/ipv6/exthdrs_core.c | 4 +---
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/exthdrs_core.c b/net/ipv6/exthdrs_core.c
index b358f1a4dd08..da46c4284676 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/exthdrs_core.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/exthdrs_core.c
@@ -197,10 +197,8 @@ int ipv6_find_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int
*offset,
struct ipv6hdr _ip6, *ip6;
ip6 = skb_header_pointer(skb, *offset, sizeof(_ip6), &_ip6);
- if (!ip6 || (ip6->version != 6)) {
- printk(KERN_ERR "IPv6 header not found\n");
+ if (!ip6 || (ip6->version != 6))
return -EBADMSG;
- }
start = *offset + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
nexthdr = ip6->nexthdr;
}
--
2.17.1
