linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mpi: Avoid using freed pointer in mpi_lshift

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Message-ID: <alpine.LNX.2.00.1204142231540.15578@swampdragon.chaosbits.net>
Date:	Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:32:38 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
To:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>
cc:	"Kasatkin, Dmitry" <dmitry.kasatkin@...el.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mpi: Avoid using freed pointer in mpi_lshift_limbs()

On Sat, 14 Apr 2012, James Morris wrote:

> On Thu, 12 Apr 2012, Kasatkin, Dmitry wrote:
> 
> > >> >> Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
> > >> >> ---
> > >> >>  lib/mpi/mpi-bit.c |    5 +++--
> > >> >>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > >> >>
> > >> >>  only compile tested.
> 
> > That is of course correct.
> > 
> > James, can you please apply this patch to security fixes?
> > 
> >  Acked-by: Dmitry Kasatkin <dmitry.kasatkin@...el.com>
> > 
> > - Dmitry
> 
> Has this patch been tested?
> 
Personally I don't really have a way to test it properly, so the only 
testing I've personally done is to check that it compiles.

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