asix: silence log message from oversize packet
authorstephen hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Fri, 18 Dec 2015 01:51:16 +0000 (17:51 -0800)
committerBen Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Sat, 13 Feb 2016 10:34:05 +0000 (10:34 +0000)
commit b70183db83552cf63cac51406aaf76a2cf5fca73 upstream.

Since it is possible for an external system to send oversize packets
at anytime, it is best for driver not to print a message and spam
the log (potential external DoS).

Fixes: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=109471

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
[bwh: Backported to 3.2: adjust filename, context]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
drivers/net/usb/asix.c

index 3d068fe..9f53698 100644 (file)
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static int asix_rx_fixup_internal(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
                }
 
                if (rx->size > dev->net->mtu + ETH_HLEN + VLAN_HLEN) {
-                       netdev_err(dev->net, "asix_rx_fixup() Bad RX Length %d\n",
+                       netdev_dbg(dev->net, "asix_rx_fixup() Bad RX Length %d\n",
                                   rx->size);
                        kfree_skb(rx->ax_skb);
                        return 0;