linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] selinux: keep context struct members in sync

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Date:   Thu, 18 May 2023 13:39:23 -0400
From:   Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>
To:     Christian Göttsche <cgzones@...glemail.com>,
        selinux@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Stephen Smalley <stephen.smalley.work@...il.com>,
        Eric Paris <eparis@...isplace.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] selinux: keep context struct members in sync

On May 11, 2023 =?UTF-8?q?Christian=20G=C3=B6ttsche?= <cgzones@...glemail.com> wrote:
> 
> Commit 53f3517ae087 ("selinux: do not leave dangling pointer behind")
> reset the `str` field of the `context` struct in an OOM error branch.
> In this struct the fields `str` and `len` are coupled and should be kept
> in sync.  Set the length to zero according to the string be set to NULL.
> 
> Fixes: 53f3517ae087 ("selinux: do not leave dangling pointer behind")
> Signed-off-by: Christian Göttsche <cgzones@...glemail.com>
> ---
>  security/selinux/ss/context.h | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

Merged into selinux/next, thanks.

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