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The version is fetched once in check_version(), which then does some validation and then overwrites the version in userspace with the API version supported by the kernel. copy_params() then fetches the version from userspace *again*, and this time no validation is done. The result is that the kernel's version number is completely controllable by userspace, provided that userspace can win a race condition. Fix this flaw by not copying the version back to the kernel the second time. This is not exploitable as the version is not further used in the kernel. However, it could become a problem if future patches start relying on the version field. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Demi Marie Obenour <demi@invisiblethingslab.com> Signed-off-by: Mike Snitzer <snitzer@kernel.org> |
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Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.