Re: [PATCH 1/2] signals: sys_ssetmask() uses uninitialized newmask

From: CAI Qian
Date: Sat Jan 05 2013 - 22:28:05 EST




----- Original Message -----
> From: "Oleg Nesterov" <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "CAI Qian" <caiqian@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Andrew Morton" <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Linus Torvalds"
> <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: "Linda Wang" <lwang@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Matt Zywusko" <mzywusko@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Al Viro" <viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, January 6, 2013 2:13:13 AM
> Subject: [PATCH 1/2] signals: sys_ssetmask() uses uninitialized newmask
>
> 77097ae5 "most of set_current_blocked() callers want SIGKILL/SIGSTOP
> removed from set" removed the initialization of newmask by accident,
> restore.
>
> Reported-by: CAI Qian <caiqian@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxx # v3.5+
Thanks Oleg. This is now passing the testing.

Tested-by: CAI Qian <caiqian@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> kernel/signal.c | 1 +
> 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
> index 7aaa51d..9692499 100644
> --- a/kernel/signal.c
> +++ b/kernel/signal.c
> @@ -3286,6 +3286,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(ssetmask, int, newmask)
> int old = current->blocked.sig[0];
> sigset_t newset;
>
> + siginitset(&newset, newmask);
> set_current_blocked(&newset);
>
> return old;
> --
> 1.5.5.1
>
>
>
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