linux-kernel - Re: general protection fault in tomoyo_socket_sendmsg

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Date:   Thu, 11 Feb 2021 10:14:01 +0900
From:   Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp>
To:     Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Hillf Danton <hdanton@...a.com>,
        syzbot <syzbot+95ce4b142579611ef0a9@...kaller.appspotmail.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrey Konovalov <andreyknvl@...gle.com>,
        Valentina Manea <valentina.manea.m@...il.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        syzkaller-bugs@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: general protection fault in tomoyo_socket_sendmsg_permission

(Dropping LSM ML because this is not a TOMOYO's bug.)

On 2021/02/11 4:29, Shuah Khan wrote:
> This is a good find. I already replied to the thread to send a complete
> fix.

As I said at https://lkml.kernel.org/r/f8cae6b1-8f84-0e6a-7d9c-fc4aec68f07b@i-love.sakura.ne.jp ,
the as-is patch is effectively a complete fix. And applying the as-is patch should help spending
syzbot resources for reproducing "general protection fault in tomoyo_socket_sendmsg_permission"
with debug printk() patch applied, which in turn will help you in

> Right. I would like to get a clear understanding of how this condition
> is triggered. I am not saying this isn't a problem. Understanding how
> it is triggered helps find the best fix.

part. Therefore, I strongly expect you to apply this version now.