Re: [PATCH 1/1] tty: n_gsm: Avoid sleeping during .write() whilst atomic

Lee Jones
2023-10-05T15:45:43Z

On Thu, 05 Oct 2023, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 05, 2023 at 06:59:50AM +0200, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> > On 04. 10. 23, 14:57, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > > n_gsm is available on all the systems I have available. The mention of
> > > > > 'EXPERIMENTAL' in the module description appears to have zero effect on
> > > > > whether distros choose to make it available or not. If you're saying
> > > > > that we know this module is BROKEN however, then perhaps we should mark
> > > > > it as such.
> > > >
> > > > Also, I think this requires root to set this line discipline to the
> > > > console, right? A normal user can't do that, or am I missing a code
> > > > path here?
> > >
> > > I haven't been testing long, but yes, early indications show that root
> > > is required.
> >
> > FWIW I concluded to the same yesterday, so I disputed the connected
> > CVE-2023-31082. Waiting for mitre's ack/nack.
>
> Trying to dispute obviously-wrong CVEs is a never-ending task.
>
> Personally, it's fun to see who keeps popping up to attempt to resolve
> this issue showing what companies have their security policies dictated
> by a random government authority that can be modified by anyone :)

It's a struggle! :)

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Lee Jones [李琼斯]