linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] USB/PHY driver patches for 4.17-rc1

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Message-ID: <CAGXu5jKHivZfs_1KfCMM2i1Z4Q5Vs2k7CX8P2twtuVQ_tWmT7A@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 4 Apr 2018 23:31:07 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        Felipe Balbi <felipe.balbi@...ux.intel.com>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Cc:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] USB/PHY driver patches for 4.17-rc1

On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 3:31 AM, Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> Lars-Peter Clausen (2):
>       usb: gadget: ffs: Execute copy_to_user() with USER_DS set

https://git.kernel.org/linus/4058ebf33cb0be88ca516f968eda24ab7b6b93e4

Isn't there a better way to do this without the set_fs() usage? We've
been try to eliminate it in the kernel. I thought there was a safer
way to use iters now?

-Kees

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Kees Cook
Pixel Security