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Jiawei Ye e8c1082c72 smackfs: Use rcu_assign_pointer() to ensure safe assignment in smk_set_cipso
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In the `smk_set_cipso` function, the `skp->smk_netlabel.attr.mls.cat`
field is directly assigned to a new value without using the appropriate
RCU pointer assignment functions. According to RCU usage rules, this is
illegal and can lead to unpredictable behavior, including data
inconsistencies and impossible-to-diagnose memory corruption issues.

This possible bug was identified using a static analysis tool developed
by myself, specifically designed to detect RCU-related issues.

To address this, the assignment is now done using rcu_assign_pointer(),
which ensures that the pointer assignment is done safely, with the
necessary memory barriers and synchronization. This change prevents
potential RCU dereference issues by ensuring that the `cat` field is
safely updated while still adhering to RCU's requirements.

Fixes: 0817534ff9ea ("smackfs: Fix use-after-free in netlbl_catmap_walk()")
Signed-off-by: Jiawei Ye <jiawei.ye@foxmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
2024-11-08 16:20:30 +01:00
arch xen: use correct end address of kernel for conflict checking 2024-11-08 16:20:30 +01:00
block block, bfq: don't break merge chain in bfq_split_bfqq() 2024-11-08 16:20:28 +01:00
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Documentation ipmi: docs: don't advertise deprecated sysfs entries 2024-11-08 16:20:29 +01:00
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fs ext4: clear EXT4_GROUP_INFO_WAS_TRIMMED_BIT even mount with discard 2024-11-08 16:20:30 +01:00
include jbd2: introduce/export functions jbd2_journal_submit|finish_inode_data_buffers() 2024-11-08 16:20:30 +01:00
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ipc ipc: replace costly bailout check in sysvipc_find_ipc() 2024-09-04 13:15:02 +02:00
kernel kthread: fix task state in kthread worker if being frozen 2024-11-08 16:20:30 +01:00
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sound ASoC: tda7419: fix module autoloading 2024-11-08 16:20:25 +01:00
tools selftests/bpf: Fix error compiling test_lru_map.c 2024-11-08 16:20:30 +01:00
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