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Date:   Fri, 18 Jun 2021 12:24:36 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To:     Amit Klein <aksecurity@gmail.com>
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        edumazet@google.com, w@1wt.eu, davem@davemloft.net,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.14] inet: use bigger hash table for IP ID generation
 (backported to 4.14)
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On Fri, Jun 18, 2021 at 02:51:22AM -0700, Amit Klein wrote:
> Subject: inet: use bigger hash table for IP ID generation (backported to 4.14)
> From: Amit Klein <aksecurity@gmail.com>
> 
> This is a backport to 4.14 of the following patch, originally
> developed by Eric Dumazet.
> 
> In commit 73f156a6e8c1 ("inetpeer: get rid of ip_id_count")
> I used a very small hash table that could be abused
> by patient attackers to reveal sensitive information.
> 
> Switch to a dynamic sizing, depending on RAM size.
> 
> Typical big hosts will now use 128x more storage (2 MB)
> to get a similar increase in security and reduction
> of hash collisions.
> 
> As a bonus, use of alloc_large_system_hash() spreads
> allocated memory among all NUMA nodes.
> 
> Fixes: 73f156a6e8c1 ("inetpeer: get rid of ip_id_count")
> Reported-by: Amit Klein <aksecurity@gmail.com>
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
> Cc: Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
> ---

What is the git commit id of this patch in Linus's tree?

thanks,

greg k-h