linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3] cgroup/cpuset: Prevent UAF in proc_cpuset

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Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 08:29:33 -1000
From: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To: Michal Koutný <mkoutny@...e.com>
Cc: Chen Ridong <chenridong@...wei.com>, lizefan.x@...edance.com,
	hannes@...xchg.org, longman@...hat.com, adityakali@...gle.com,
	sergeh@...nel.org, cgroups@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3] cgroup/cpuset: Prevent UAF in proc_cpuset_show()

Hello,

On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 11:46:10AM +0200, Michal Koutný wrote:
> Your patch should work thanks to the rcu_read_lock and
> cgroup_free_root/kfree_rcu and the `if (css->cgroup)` guard is
> unnecessary.
> 
> So the patch is a functional fix, the reasoning in commit message is
> little off. Not sure if Tejun rebases his for-6.10-fixes (with a
> possible v4), full fixup commit for this may not be worthy.

This one's on the top. If Chen can send me a patch with updated description,
I will replace the patch.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun