The kernel module testcase (lib/test_user_copy.c) exhibited a kernel
crash on parisc if the parameters for copy_from_user were reversed
("illegal reversed copy_to_user" testcase).
Fix this potential crash by checking the fault handler if the faulting
address is in the exception table.
Signed-off-by: Helge Deller <deller@xxxxxx>
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
index 16e0735..97d6b20 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -795,6 +795,9 @@ void notrace handle_interruption(int code, struct pt_regs *regs)
if (fault_space == 0 && !faulthandler_disabled())
{
+ /* Clean up and return if in exception table. */
+ if (fixup_exception(regs))
+ return;
pdc_chassis_send_status(PDC_CHASSIS_DIRECT_PANIC);
parisc_terminate("Kernel Fault", regs, code, fault_address);
}
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