[PATCH] fs/coredump: rate limit the unsafe core_pattern warning

From: Colin Ian King
Date: Wed Jan 19 2022 - 17:27:36 EST


It is possible to spam the kernel log with many invalid attempts
to set the core_pattern. Rate limit the warning message to make
it less spammy.

Signed-off-by: Colin Ian King <colin.i.king@xxxxxxxxx>
---
fs/coredump.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fs/coredump.c b/fs/coredump.c
index 1c060c0a2d72..2dadc1dcaa2c 100644
--- a/fs/coredump.c
+++ b/fs/coredump.c
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ void validate_coredump_safety(void)
{
if (suid_dumpable == SUID_DUMP_ROOT &&
core_pattern[0] != '/' && core_pattern[0] != '|') {
- pr_warn(
+ pr_warn_ratelimited(
"Unsafe core_pattern used with fs.suid_dumpable=2.\n"
"Pipe handler or fully qualified core dump path required.\n"
"Set kernel.core_pattern before fs.suid_dumpable.\n"
--
2.33.1