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

Jiri Slaby
2023-10-05T14:35:22Z

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.

thanks,
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