linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] binder: avoid potential data leakage when copying txn

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Date:   Wed, 1 Dec 2021 14:54:42 +0100
From:   Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@...ntu.com>
To:     Todd Kjos <tkjos@...gle.com>
Cc:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, christian@...uner.io, arve@...roid.com,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        maco@...gle.com, joel@...lfernandes.org, kernel-team@...roid.com,
        avakj45@...il.com, Martijn Coenen <maco@...roid.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/4] binder: avoid potential data leakage when copying
 txn

On Tue, Nov 30, 2021 at 10:51:50AM -0800, Todd Kjos wrote:
> Transactions are copied from the sender to the target
> first and objects like BINDER_TYPE_PTR and BINDER_TYPE_FDA
> are then fixed up. This means there is a short period where
> the sender's version of these objects are visible to the
> target prior to the fixups.
> 
> Instead of copying all of the data first, copy data only
> after any needed fixups have been applied.
> 
> Fixes: 457b9a6f09f0 ("Staging: android: add binder driver")
> Reviewed-by: Martijn Coenen <maco@...roid.com>
> Signed-off-by: Todd Kjos <tkjos@...gle.com>
> ---

Looks good.
Acked-by: Christian Brauner <christian.brauner@...ntu.com>