linux-hardening - Re: v5.10.y (was Re: [linux-stable-rc:linux-5.10.y 4906/9423]) arch/mips/kernel/../../../fs/binfmt_elf.c:823:16: warning: variable 'load

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Date:   Fri, 11 Nov 2022 10:00:23 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     stable@...r.kernel.org, kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>,
        Akira Kawata <akirakawata1@...il.com>,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: v5.10.y (was Re: [linux-stable-rc:linux-5.10.y 4906/9423])
 arch/mips/kernel/../../../fs/binfmt_elf.c:823:16: warning: variable
 'load_addr' set but not used)

On Wed, Nov 09, 2022 at 12:26:57PM -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
> Hi stable maintainers,
> 
> Can you please backport commit
> 
>   2b4bfbe09676 ("fs/binfmt_elf: Refactor load_elf_binary function")
> 
> to v5.10.y and v5.15.y?
> 
> It seems that commit
> 
>   0da1d5002745 ("fs/binfmt_elf: Fix AT_PHDR for unusual ELF files")
> 
> was backported into v5.10.110 and v5.15.33, but needs the additional
> patch for a clean build.

I would love to, but it does not apply cleanly.  Can you provide a
working backport?

thanks,

greg k-h