linux-kernel - Re: [stable] [patch] fuse: fix permission checking

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Message-ID: <20080223190859.GB8641@kroah.com>
Date:	Sat, 23 Feb 2008 11:08:59 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [stable] [patch] fuse: fix permission checking

On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 10:38:59AM +0100, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 11:23:47AM +0100, Miklos Szeredi wrote:
> > > This is for 2.6.25 and 2.6.24.y, but NOT for 2.6.23.y.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Miklos
> > > ----
> > > 
> > > From: Miklos Szeredi <mszeredi@...e.cz>
> > > 
> > > I added a nasty local variable shadowing bug to fuse in 2.6.24, with
> > > the result, that the 'default_permissions' mount option is basically
> > > ignored.
> > 
> > When this goes into Linus's tree, can you let us know along with the git
> > commit id?
> 
> I'd really like to see this in 2.6.24.3.  How much time is left?
> Should I bypass Andrew and submit to Linus ASAP?

There will be a .24.4 soon afterward (week or so), so don't feel like
you have to rush.  Unless this is some kind of security issue?

thanks,

greg k-h
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