linux-kernel - Re: Fwd: [PATCH][SMB3 client] fix TCP timers deadlock after rmmod

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Message-ID: <2025040200-unchanged-roaming-52b3@gregkh>
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2025 08:13:36 +0100
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Wang Zhaolong <wangzhaolong1@...wei.com>
Cc: Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@...zon.com>, edumazet@...gle.com,
	ematsumiya@...e.de, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-net@...r.kernel.org,
	smfrench@...il.com, zhangchangzhong@...wei.com, cve@...nel.org,
	sfrench@...ba.org
Subject: Re: Fwd: [PATCH][SMB3 client] fix TCP timers deadlock after rmmod

On Wed, Apr 02, 2025 at 12:49:50PM +0800, Wang Zhaolong wrote:
> Yes, it seems the previous description might not have been entirely clear.
> I need to clearly point out that this patch, intended as the fix for CVE-2024-54680,
> does not actually address any real issues. It also fails to resolve the null pointer
> dereference problem within lockdep. On top of that, it has caused a series of
> subsequent leakage issues.

If this cve does not actually fix anything, then we can easily reject
it, please just let us know if that needs to happen here.

thanks,

greg k-h