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Date:	Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:40:05 +0100
From:	Miklos Szeredi <miklos@...redi.hu>
To:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
CC:	greg@...ah.com, miklos@...redi.hu, 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?
> > 
> 
> I'll be sending a bunch of fixes to Linus this weekend, including this patch.

Thanks.

Yes, this could have security implications, so the earlier, the better.

Miklos

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