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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2018-08-20 16:10:47 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2018-08-20 16:10:47 -0700
commit3933ec73cd9bbff4a98259d0eae606af4e2850a2 (patch)
tree9c4f78d961c2fdaa9924666ee7e9f67ebfb04850 /kernel
parent7a324b3f0535ceb0f6676fa20ca2a7b6213008cb (diff)
parentbadf58a272132c7bb953666b65ef816c1ef9efff (diff)
downloadlinux-3933ec73cd9bbff4a98259d0eae606af4e2850a2.tar.bz2
Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/livepatching
Pull livepatching updates from Jiri Kosina: "Code cleanups from Kamalesh Babulal" * 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/livepatching: livepatch: Validate module/old func name length livepatch: Remove reliable stacktrace check in klp_try_switch_task()
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel')
-rw-r--r--kernel/livepatch/core.c6
-rw-r--r--kernel/livepatch/transition.c7
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/core.c b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
index 3a4656fb7047..5b77a7314e01 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/core.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
@@ -678,6 +678,9 @@ static int klp_init_func(struct klp_object *obj, struct klp_func *func)
if (!func->old_name || !func->new_func)
return -EINVAL;
+ if (strlen(func->old_name) >= KSYM_NAME_LEN)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&func->stack_node);
func->patched = false;
func->transition = false;
@@ -751,6 +754,9 @@ static int klp_init_object(struct klp_patch *patch, struct klp_object *obj)
if (!obj->funcs)
return -EINVAL;
+ if (klp_is_module(obj) && strlen(obj->name) >= MODULE_NAME_LEN)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
obj->patched = false;
obj->mod = NULL;
diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/transition.c b/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
index 7c6631e693bc..5bc349805e03 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
@@ -310,13 +310,6 @@ static bool klp_try_switch_task(struct task_struct *task)
return true;
/*
- * For arches which don't have reliable stack traces, we have to rely
- * on other methods (e.g., switching tasks at kernel exit).
- */
- if (!klp_have_reliable_stack())
- return false;
-
- /*
* Now try to check the stack for any to-be-patched or to-be-unpatched
* functions. If all goes well, switch the task to the target patch
* state.