Re: [patch 0/2] x86/process: Sanitize bound checks in get_wchan() and unify 32/64 bit

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Wed Sep 30 2015 - 05:07:09 EST


On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 08:38:21AM -0000, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> As reported by several people the bound checks in get_wchan() on x86/64bit
> are wrong.
>
> The following series addresses that problem and as a consequence
> unifies the needlessly different implementations of 32 and 64 bit.
>
> Thanks,
>
> tglx
>
> ---
> process.c | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> process_32.c | 28 ----------------------------
> process_64.c | 24 ------------------------
> 3 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)

Hohumm, looks good to me. Especially the documentation of the stack
layout and why we're doing all that dance.

Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxx>

Should we CC: stable?

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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.

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