Re: linux 5.14.3: free_user_ns causes NULL pointer dereference

Alexey Gladkov
2021-09-30T13:06:46Z

On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 09:39:06PM +0000, Jordan Glover wrote:
> > I'm still investigating, but I would like to rule out one option.
> >
> > Could you check out the patch?
>
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> Thx, I added it to my kernel and will report in few days.
> Does this patch try to fix the issue or make it easier to track?

I suspect the error is caused by a race between allow_ucounts() and
put_ucounts(). I think this patch could solve the problem.

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