1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/hv/hv_vss_daemon.c b/tools/hv/hv_vss_daemon.c
index 2a03d0b4e213..dc3eb1e44c8a 100644
--- a/tools/hv/hv_vss_daemon.c
+++ b/tools/hv/hv_vss_daemon.c
@@ -186,13 +186,19 @@ int main(void)
                 len = recvfrom(fd, vss_recv_buffer, sizeof(vss_recv_buffer), 0,
                                 addr_p, &addr_l);
 
-                if (len < 0 || addr.nl_pid) {
+                if (len < 0) {
                         syslog(LOG_ERR, "recvfrom failed; pid:%u error:%d %s",
                                         addr.nl_pid, errno, strerror(errno));
                         close(fd);
                         return -1;
                 }
 
+                if (addr.nl_pid) {
+                        syslog(LOG_WARNING, "Received packet from untrusted pid:%u",
+                                        addr.nl_pid);
+                        continue;
+                }
+
                 incoming_msg = (struct nlmsghdr *)vss_recv_buffer;
 
                 if (incoming_msg->nlmsg_type != NLMSG_DONE)