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From: Xin Long <lucien.xin@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 17:45:09 +0800

> Let's just see if David could accept the patches if I will
> remove the "security claim" from changelog, considering
> it as an improvement of sock diag.
> 
> David ?

No I won't.  See my other response.

Use modules.conf or netfilter rules to block "scary networking
protocols" if you are so paranoid about this happening.

Thank you.