Re: [PATCH] x86: fix potential memleak in do_error_trap

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On Mon 23-05-16 17:33:55, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> On 05/23, Michal Hocko wrote:
> >
> > @@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ static void do_error_trap(struct pt_regs *regs, long error_code, char *str,
> >
> >  	if (notify_die(DIE_TRAP, str, regs, error_code, trapnr, signr) !=
> >  			NOTIFY_STOP) {
> > +		memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
> >  		cond_local_irq_enable(regs);
> >  		do_trap(trapnr, signr, str, regs, error_code,
> >  			fill_trap_info(regs, signr, trapnr, &info));
> 
> at first glance fill_trap_info() initializes everything we will copy
> to user-space in copy_siginfo_to_user(__SI_FAULT).

Ohh, you are right. Dunno, how I managed to miss it. Sorry about the
noise.
 
> But even if not, shuldn't we change fill_trap_info() instead ?

Yes that would be the proper place.
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs
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