# Re: \[PATCH 1/1\] mm/madvise: replace ptrace attach requirement for process\_madvise

- From: David Rientjes \<rientjes@google.com\>
- Date: 2021-01-09 01:03:14 
- List: linux-api
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2021/01/6228326
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-mm/2021/01/6228145/t.md

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On Fri, 8 Jan 2021, Suren Baghdasaryan wrote:

> > > @@ -1197,12 +1197,22 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(process_madvise, int, pidfd, const struct iovec __user *, vec,
> > >               goto release_task;
> > >       }
> > >
> > > -     mm = mm_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_ATTACH_FSCREDS);
> > > +     /* Require PTRACE_MODE_READ to avoid leaking ASLR metadata. */
> > > +     mm = mm_access(task, PTRACE_MODE_READ_FSCREDS);
> > >       if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(mm)) {
> > >               ret = IS_ERR(mm) ? PTR_ERR(mm) : -ESRCH;
> > >               goto release_task;
> > >       }
> > >
> > > +     /*
> > > +      * Require CAP_SYS_NICE for influencing process performance. Note that
> > > +      * only non-destructive hints are currently supported.
> > > +      */
> > > +     if (!capable(CAP_SYS_NICE)) {
> > > +             ret = -EPERM;
> > > +             goto release_task;
> >
> > mmput?
> 
> Ouch! Thanks for pointing it out! Will include in the next respin.
> 

With the fix, feel free to add:

	Acked-by: David Rientjes [ref]

Thanks Suren!
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