[PATCH] uprobes: Don't use %pK through printk
From: Thomas Weißschuh
Date: Mon Feb 17 2025 - 02:43:59 EST
Restricted pointers ("%pK") are not meant to be used through printk().
It can unintentionally expose security sensitive, raw pointer values.
Use regular pointer formatting instead.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250113171731-dc10e3c1-da64-4af0-b767-7c7070468023@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/
Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/events/uprobes.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/kernel/events/uprobes.c b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
index 2ca797cbe465f2d4a596e4a5d0d2d5a45e5cacf9..bf2a87a0a37878e99d0cf715ddedfdc2d1949c5d 100644
--- a/kernel/events/uprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ static void update_ref_ctr_warn(struct uprobe *uprobe,
struct mm_struct *mm, short d)
{
pr_warn("ref_ctr %s failed for inode: 0x%lx offset: "
- "0x%llx ref_ctr_offset: 0x%llx of mm: 0x%pK\n",
+ "0x%llx ref_ctr_offset: 0x%llx of mm: 0x%p\n",
d > 0 ? "increment" : "decrement", uprobe->inode->i_ino,
(unsigned long long) uprobe->offset,
(unsigned long long) uprobe->ref_ctr_offset, mm);
---
base-commit: 0ad2507d5d93f39619fc42372c347d6006b64319
change-id: 20250217-restricted-pointers-uprobes-830c16917cf5
Best regards,
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Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>