linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] KERNEL: resource: Fix bug on leakage in /proc/iomem file

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFzf+yuvRu8p2EWuJLz=vombadFRHbYaRDTu96TcjO3anA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 6 Apr 2016 08:20:34 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Emrah Demir <ed@...sec.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Dan Rosenberg <dan.j.rosenberg@...il.com>,
	"kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com" 
	<kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KERNEL: resource: Fix bug on leakage in /proc/iomem file

On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 6:03 AM, Emrah Demir <ed@...sec.com> wrote:
>
> By this patch after insertion resources, start and end address are zeroed.

I'd much rather just not insert the resources in the first place then.

         Linus