linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] vfs: read file_handle only once in handle_to

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFwdwBQ0sTP4me6Ys_8gLKP3A5PbkFapYwcny10ByoeeDw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 2 Jun 2015 10:23:42 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Alexander Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"security@...nel.org" <security@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] vfs: read file_handle only once in handle_to_path

On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 8:23 AM, Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com> wrote:
>
> This commit fixes a race condition an unprivileged user can exploit to corrupt
> kernel memory. I can't seem to get anyone to grab it for the past 4+ months.

Will take it directly. Feel free to just cc me directly earlier if
things take this long.

Thanks,
              Linus
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