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As this was a linux kernal subsystem "netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel" then I would presume not, and any kernel with the impacted subsystem present and equally exposed would be equally at risk.

A bit like finding a flaw in a steering wheel used in a particular model of car when other car makes use that same steering wheel, yet were not tested in the findings.

At least that is my interpretation of all this.



The commit references this in the "Fixes" tag: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/7d7402642eaf385aef0...

That's a commit from 2015


> A bit like finding a flaw in a steering wheel used in a particular model of car when other car makes use that same steering wheel, yet were not tested in the findings.

I kinda hoped you've reference airbags instead (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takata_Corporation#Defective_a...)




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