linux-kernel - Re: BUG: Linux 2.6.25 ptrace leaks struct

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Date:	Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:17:36 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
To:	Jeff Dike <jdike@...toit.com>
Cc:	Joris van Rantwijk <jorispubl@...all.nl>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>,
	Thorsten Knabe <linux@...rsten-knabe.de>
Subject: Re: BUG: Linux 2.6.25 ptrace leaks struct_task

> Yup, good diagnosis.  The culprit is
> 5a4646a4efed8c835f76c3b88f3155f6ab5b8d9b.  Doing an s/return /ret = /
> inside that switch should fix the bug.

I could swear I posted this fix two weeks ago, but I can't find the posting
now.  I do still have it lurking in a GIT tree though.


Thanks,
Roland
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