linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] execve fix for v6.0-rc2

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Message-ID: <CAHk-=wjd2EX60OQJgmjQDzC1wkzX6Fb9ypT+AJQdPnNZ3QzZGA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:11:38 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
        "Fabio M. De Francesco" <fmdefrancesco@...il.com>,
        Ira Weiny <ira.weiny@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] execve fix for v6.0-rc2

On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 12:04 PM Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> wrote:
>
> Please pull this execve fix for v6.0-rc2.

Hmm. I've pulled this, but "fix" it isn't.

There's no actual bug in the old code that I can see. It' just that
local kmaps are the preferred model these days.

             Linus