1. 06 Feb, 2012 2 commits
    • Linus Torvalds's avatar
      Merge tag 'hwmon-fixes-for-3.3-rc3' of... · 105e5180
      Linus Torvalds authored
      Merge tag 'hwmon-fixes-for-3.3-rc3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/groeck/linux-staging
      
      One patch to fix fan detection on NCT6776F.
      
      * tag 'hwmon-fixes-for-3.3-rc3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/groeck/linux-staging:
        hwmon: (w83627ehf) Fix number of fans for NCT6776F
      105e5180
    • Heiko Carstens's avatar
      exec: fix use-after-free bug in setup_new_exec() · 96e02d15
      Heiko Carstens authored
      Setting the task name is done within setup_new_exec() by accessing
      bprm->filename. However this happens after flush_old_exec().
      This may result in a use after free bug, flush_old_exec() may
      "complete" vfork_done, which will wake up the parent which in turn
      may free the passed in filename.
      To fix this add a new tcomm field in struct linux_binprm which
      contains the now early generated task name until it is used.
      
      Fixes this bug on s390:
      
        Unable to handle kernel pointer dereference at virtual kernel address 0000000039768000
        Process kworker/u:3 (pid: 245, task: 000000003a3dc840, ksp: 0000000039453818)
        Krnl PSW : 0704000180000000 0000000000282e94 (setup_new_exec+0xa0/0x374)
        Call Trace:
        ([<0000000000282e2c>] setup_new_exec+0x38/0x374)
         [<00000000002dd12e>] load_elf_binary+0x402/0x1bf4
         [<0000000000280a42>] search_binary_handler+0x38e/0x5bc
         [<0000000000282b6c>] do_execve_common+0x410/0x514
         [<0000000000282cb6>] do_execve+0x46/0x58
         [<00000000005bce58>] kernel_execve+0x28/0x70
         [<000000000014ba2e>] ____call_usermodehelper+0x102/0x140
         [<00000000005bc8da>] kernel_thread_starter+0x6/0xc
         [<00000000005bc8d4>] kernel_thread_starter+0x0/0xc
        Last Breaking-Event-Address:
         [<00000000002830f0>] setup_new_exec+0x2fc/0x374
      
        Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception: panic_on_oops
      Reported-by: default avatarSebastian Ott <sebott@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
      Signed-off-by: default avatarHeiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com>
      Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
      96e02d15
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