On 2013/3/20 23:25, Ming Lei wrote: > While readdir() is running, lseek() may set filp->f_pos as zero, > then may leave filp->private_data pointing to one sysfs_dirent > object without holding its reference counter, so the sysfs_dirent > object may be used after free in next readdir(). > > This patch holds inode->i_mutex to avoid the problem since > the lock is always held in readdir path. >
In fact the same race exists between readdir() and read()/write()... > Reported-by: Dave Jones <da...@redhat.com> > Tested-by: Sasha Levin <levinsasha...@gmail.com> > Cc: <sta...@vger.kernel.org> > Signed-off-by: Ming Lei <ming....@canonical.com> > --- > fs/sysfs/dir.c | 13 ++++++++++++- > 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
