linux-kernel - 4.18-rc1 regression in /proc/self xattr handling

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Date:   Fri, 22 Jun 2018 07:37:00 -0700
From:   Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>
To:     Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>,
        LKLM <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        LSM <linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>
Subject: 4.18-rc1 regression in /proc/self xattr handling

There is a regression in behavior regarding xattrs in /proc after:

commit 1bbc55131e59bd099fdc568d3aa0b42634dbd188
Author: Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Date:   Wed May 2 21:26:16 2018 -0400

    procfs: get rid of ancient BS in pid_revalidate() uses

Prior to this change lgetxattr() would provide the correct attributes
for entries in /proc. With this change I see that while the behavior
remains correct if the procid is specified, it is not when "self" is
used. On a system with Smack enabled, where the shell has the Smack label
"Crackle" I see: 

[root@...alhost linux]# attr -S -g SMACK64 /proc/self/attr/current
Attribute "SMACK64" had a 1 byte value for /proc/self/attr/current:
_
[root@...alhost linux]# attr -S -g SMACK64 /proc/$BASHPID/attr/current
Attribute "SMACK64" had a 7 byte value for /proc/1716/attr/current:
Crackle

These should be the same, and in the past have been. I don't know
what SELinux expects as far as attributes in /proc, so I can't say
if the problem is manifest with SELinux.