Re: [PATCH v10 2/2] module: Rename module_blacklist to module_denylist
From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Date: 2026-09-03 19:07:41
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential issue(s) to consider: Pre-existing issues: - [High] module_is_denylisted() uses exact memory comparison (memcmp) instead of treating dashes and underscores interchangeably, breaking denylisting for module names with dashes. -- commit 2df01653b8cde06423a15fc161d3df5e8eddbdba Author: Aaron Tomlin [off-list ref] module: Rename module_blacklist to module_denylist This patch renames the module_blacklist boot parameter and internal variables to module_denylist, keeping the old parameter as a deprecated legacy alias. Internal symbols and log messages are also updated to reflect the new nomenclature.
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diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c --- a/init/main.c +++ b/init/main.c@@ -1347,17 +1347,17 @@ static inline void do_trace_initcall_level(const char *level)
[ ... ]
-bool __init_or_module module_is_blacklisted(const char *module_name)
+bool __init_or_module module_is_denylisted(const char *module_name)
{
const char *p;
size_t len;
- if (!module_blacklist)
+ if (!module_denylist)
return false;
- for (p = module_blacklist; *p; p += len) {
+ for (p = module_denylist; *p; p += len) {
len = strcspn(p, ",");
if (strlen(module_name) == len && !memcmp(module_name, p, len))
return true;[Severity: High] This isn't a bug introduced by this patch, but it appears the renamed module_is_denylisted() function retains a pre-existing logic issue. Does the exact memory comparison here break denylisting for module names containing hyphens? Since the kernel build system converts module names to use underscores internally (e.g. "my_module"), if an administrator passes a module name with a hyphen on the command line (like "module_denylist=my-module"), the strict memcmp() will fail to match the hyphen to the underscore. This would allow an explicitly denylisted module to load, which could defeat the administrative mitigation for buggy or malicious modules. Is there a string comparison utility we should use here instead to treat hyphens and underscores interchangeably? -- Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260903185557.183224-1-atomlin@atomlin.com?part=2