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Date:   Wed, 13 May 2020 08:34:55 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4.19.x] make 'user_access_begin()' do 'access_ok()'
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On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 06:13:17AM +0000, Ashwin H wrote:
> This patch fixes CVE-2018-20669 in 4.19 tree.

Ok, but what does that mean for us?

You need to say why you are sending a patch, otherwise we will guess
wrong.

greg k-h