Re: [syzbot] [audit?] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request in integrity_audit_message

[Paul Moore]

On Wed, Aug 26, 2026 at 9:23 PM Bradley Morgan <brads@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 27 August 2026 02:22:17 BST, Paul Moore <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >On Wed, Aug 26, 2026 at 9:06 PM Bradley Morgan <brads@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >wrote:
> >> On 27 August 2026 01:50:45 BST, syzbot
> >> <syzbot+5ebeb3089ea6439c37be@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> >Hello,
> >> >
> >> >syzbot found the following issue on:
> >>
> >> #syz set subsystems security:
> >>
> >> Note:  here's my suggested fix, in security/ima_appraise.c
> >>
> >>  path = dentry_path(dentry, pathbuf, PATH_MAX);
> >>  +if (IS_ERR(path))
> >>   path = NULL;
> >>
> >> apparmor and tomoyo both IS_ERR check their dentry_path calls, ima
> >> is the only one that doesnt. NULL fname is already handled by the audit
> >> side
> >
> >Thanks for taking a look Bradley.  Adding Mimi, Roberto, and the
> >linux-integrity list as the security/integrity/ima/ima_appraise.c file
> >is their domain.
>
> np man, do you want me to submit a patch for it? or nahhhh

That's a question for Mimi and Roberto, but if you can put together a
patch without too much effort it definitely couldn't hurt to post it
(make sure you post it to linux-integrity).

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