Re: WARNING in ion_ioctl

[Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

On Thu, Jan 04, 2018 at 05:57:01AM -0800, syzbot wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> syzkaller hit the following crash on
> 71ee203389f7cb1c1927eab22b95baa01405791c
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/master
> compiler: gcc (GCC) 7.1.1 20170620
> .config is attached
> Raw console output is attached.
> C reproducer is attached
> syzkaller reproducer is attached. See https://goo.gl/kgGztJ
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> 
> 
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> audit: type=1400 audit(1514734723.062:7): avc:  denied  { map } for
> pid=3502 comm="syzkaller809746" path="/root/syzkaller809746698" dev="sda1"
> ino=16481 scontext=unconfined_u:system_r:insmod_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023
> tcontext=unconfined_u:object_r:user_home_t:s0 tclass=file permissive=1
> WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 3502 at drivers/staging/android/ion/ion-ioctl.c:73
> ion_ioctl+0x2db/0x380 drivers/staging/android/ion/ion-ioctl.c:73
> Kernel panic - not syncing: panic_on_warn set ...

This is to be expected when you pass in a crappy ion ioctl structure.

So don't do that :)

Yeah, it's a harsh warning, but I think the userspace developers like it
to ensure they got their implementation correct.

After the warning is thrown, all keeps working just fine.

thanks,

greg k-h