Re: [PATCH] tracing: Use strlcpy() instead of strcpy() in __trace_find_cmdline()

From	Loic <hackurx@opensec.fr>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.kernel
Subject	Re: [PATCH] tracing: Use strlcpy() instead of strcpy() in __trace_find_cmdline()
Date	2018-12-17 21:10 +0100
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Le 2018-12-17 09:19, Greg KH a écrit :
> On Sun, Dec 16, 2018 at 09:08:20PM +0100, Loic wrote:
>> Le 2018-12-16 20:27, Steven Rostedt a écrit :
>> > On Sun, 16 Dec 2018 09:52:33 +0100
>> > Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > > On Sat, Dec 15, 2018 at 06:25:37PM +0100, Loic wrote:
>> > > > Hello,
>> > > >
>> > > > Please picked up this patch for linux 4.4 and 4.9.
>> > > > This fixes CVE-2017-0605 (Rejected?). Tested in Debian ;)
>> > >
>> > > It was rejected as a CVE for a good reason, and that reason is also
>> > > why
>> > > I refused to add it to the stable kernel releases.  In short, this is
>> > > not an issue or bug at all, there is nothing wrong with the existing
>> > > code.
>> > >
>> >
>> > I'm starting to regret that I ever accepted the original patch :-(
>> >
>> > -- Steve
>> 
>> Okay, I hadn't looked at the previous conversations because this 
>> change is
>> in the upstream and in debian...
> 
> Upstream is fine, it's a valid change so that people don't keep sending
> the crazy patch over and over.
> 
> Debian is just cargo-culting the thing and should probably drop it as 
> it
> keeps coming back to me every 3 months or so, and I have to reject it
> again :(
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

Why didn't you follow the upstream or add a comment "no change for fake 
CVE-2017-0605" to break the debian patch ?

In short, I accuse the Debian kernel team in my defense, it's up to them 
to buy you a beer :)

Thanks.

Best regards,

Loic

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Re: [PATCH] tracing: Use strlcpy() instead of strcpy() in  __trace_find_cmdline() Loic <hackurx@opensec.fr> - 2018-12-17 21:10 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] tracing: Use strlcpy() instead of strcpy() in  __trace_find_cmdline() Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org> - 2018-12-17 22:20 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] tracing: Use strlcpy() instead of strcpy() in  __trace_find_cmdline() Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> - 2018-12-17 22:30 +0100
    Re: [PATCH] tracing: Use strlcpy() instead of strcpy() in  __trace_find_cmdline() Loic <hackurx@opensec.fr> - 2018-12-18 19:10 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] tracing: Use strlcpy() instead of strcpy() in  __trace_find_cmdline() Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2018-12-18 04:10 +0100

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