linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Audit: fix handling of 'strings' with NULL characters

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Date:	Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:03:35 +0200
From:	Miloslav Trmač <mitr@...hat.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>, linux-audit@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
	jdennis@...hat.com, sgrubb@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Audit: fix handling of 'strings' with NULL characters

Andrew Morton píše v Čt 11. 09. 2008 v 17:09 -0700:
> OK, I am now officially confused about the relationship between this
> patch, Miloslav's two patches and 2.6.27/2.6.26/2.6.25.
> 
> Think I'll go into hiding for a while - please wake us up when it's all
> sorted out.

Eric's patch ["Audit: fix handling of 'strings' with NULL characters"]
replaces my 1/2 ["audit: fix NUL handling in untrusted strings"], and
makes my 2/2 ["audit: Handle embedded NUL in TTY input auditing"]
technically unnecessary - but from the semantics POV 2/2 should still be
applied.

Either Eric's patch or my 2/2 should go to the stable releases.  The
other patches do not have to.
	Mirek

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