[PATCH] cpuset: prevent information leak in cpuset_tasks_read (CVE-2007-2875)
commit6a5357887e4ebfd9c0f472cffc58bcdf426f4cad
authorChris Wright <chrisw@sous-sol.org>
Thu, 7 Jun 2007 21:23:05 +0000 (7 14:23 -0700)
committerChris Wright <chrisw@sous-sol.org>
Thu, 7 Jun 2007 21:23:05 +0000 (7 14:23 -0700)
tree6231c0720c2c2fe5a2b9d75335508314c08dbf86
parentf5939fcd7378c7a26cc8101dff373c90d269d769
[PATCH] cpuset: prevent information leak in cpuset_tasks_read (CVE-2007-2875)

Use simple_read_from_buffer to avoid possible underflow in
cpuset_tasks_read which could allow user to read kernel memory.

Note: This is fixed upstream in 85badbdf5120d246ce2bb3f1a7689a805f9c9006

Signed-off-by: Chris Wright <chrisw@sous-sol.org>
kernel/cpuset.c