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    net: dcb: Accept RTM_GETDCB messages carrying set-like DCB commands · df85bc14
    Petr Machata authored
    In commit 826f328e ("net: dcb: Validate netlink message in DCB
    handler"), Linux started rejecting RTM_GETDCB netlink messages if they
    contained a set-like DCB_CMD_ command.
    
    The reason was that privileges were only verified for RTM_SETDCB messages,
    but the value that determined the action to be taken is the command, not
    the message type. And validation of message type against the DCB command
    was the obvious missing piece.
    
    Unfortunately it turns out that mlnx_qos, a somewhat widely deployed tool
    for configuration of DCB, accesses the DCB set-like APIs through
    RTM_GETDCB.
    
    Therefore do not bounce the discrepancy between message type and command.
    Instead, in addition to validating privileges based on the actual message
    type, validate them also based on the expected message type. This closes
    the loophole of allowing DCB configuration on non-admin accounts, while
    maintaining backward compatibility.
    
    Fixes: 2f90b865 ("ixgbe: this patch adds support for DCB to the kernel and ixgbe driver")
    Fixes: 826f328e ("net: dcb: Validate netlink message in DCB handler")
    Signed-off-by: default avatarPetr Machata <petrm@nvidia.com>
    Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/a3edcfda0825f2aa2591801c5232f2bbf2d8a554.1610384801.git.me@pmachata.orgSigned-off-by: default avatarJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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