From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>,
amir73il@gmail.com, mason@kernel.org,
Hungyu Lin <dennylin0707@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6.18.y v2] ovl: fail the mount if the casefold flag has changed
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2026 21:33:28 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <daily-reply-2026-11-12-66403086@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261112122500.6344-1-dennylin0707@gmail.com>
On 2026-11-12, Hungyu Lin wrote:
> [PATCH 6.18.y v2] ovl: fail the mount if the casefold flag has changed
> An unprivileged user in a user namespace can repeatedly trigger a kernel
> warning with their own overlay mounts. They do so by changing the
> casefold flag of the topmost layer's empty root, the top directory of
Queued for 6.18, thanks.
--
Thanks,
Sasha
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2026-11-12 12:25 [PATCH 6.18.y v2] ovl: fail the mount if the casefold flag has changed Hungyu Lin
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