linux-hardening - Re: [PATCH 3/4] xattr: Use dedicated slab buckets for setxattr()

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Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2024 14:16:48 -0800
From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
To: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
	Christian Brauner <brauner@...nel.org>,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>, Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	"GONG, Ruiqi" <gongruiqi@...weicloud.com>,
	Xiu Jianfeng <xiujianfeng@...wei.com>,
	Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@...gle.com>,
	Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...ux.dev>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>, Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>,
	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Joonsoo Kim <iamjoonsoo.kim@....com>,
	Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@...ux.dev>,
	Hyeonggon Yoo <42.hyeyoo@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] xattr: Use dedicated slab buckets for setxattr()

On Mon, Mar 04, 2024 at 10:49:31AM -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
> xattr: Use dedicated slab buckets for setxattr()

This patch actually changes listxattr(), not setxattr().

getxattr(), setxattr(), and listxattr() all allocate a user controlled size.
Perhaps you meant to change all three?  What is special about listxattr() (or
setxattr() if you actually meant to change that one)?

- Eric