linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] livepatch: Nullify obj->mod in klp_module

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Date:   Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:26:21 +0200
From:   Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
To:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Cc:     Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>, jikos@...nel.org,
        joe.lawrence@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        live-patching@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] livepatch: Nullify obj->mod in klp_module_coming()'s
 error path

On Sun 2019-07-28 14:45:33, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 02:28:39PM +0200, Miroslav Benes wrote:
> > klp_module_coming() is called for every module appearing in the system.
> > It sets obj->mod to a patched module for klp_object obj. Unfortunately
> > it leaves it set even if an error happens later in the function and the
> > patched module is not allowed to be loaded.
> > 
> > klp_is_object_loaded() uses obj->mod variable and could currently give a
> > wrong return value. The bug is probably harmless as of now.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>
> > Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>

This patch has been committed into the branch for-5.4/core.

Best Regards,
Petr