linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] security: Restrict CONFIG_ZERO_CALL_USED

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Date:   Wed, 14 Dec 2022 16:06:19 -0800
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     ndesaulniers@...gle.com, nathan@...nel.org
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        trix@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org, patches@...ts.linux.dev,
        llvm@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH] security: Restrict CONFIG_ZERO_CALL_USED_REGS to gcc or clang > 15.0.6

On Wed, 14 Dec 2022 16:26:03 -0700, Nathan Chancellor wrote:
> A bad bug in clang's implementation of -fzero-call-used-regs can result
> in NULL pointer dereferences (see the links above the check for more
> information). Restrict CONFIG_CC_HAS_ZERO_CALL_USED_REGS to either a
> supported GCC version or a clang newer than 15.0.6, which will catch
> both a theoretical 15.0.7 and the upcoming 16.0.0, which will both have
> the bug fixed.
> 
> [...]

Applied to for-next/hardening, thanks! (And I'll send it for v6.2-rc1 too.)

[1/1] security: Restrict CONFIG_ZERO_CALL_USED_REGS to gcc or clang > 15.0.6
      https://git.kernel.org/kees/c/d6a9fb87e9d1

-- 
Kees Cook