Re: [v2] powerpc/perf: Fix kernel address leak to userspace via BHRB buffer
From: Michael Ellerman <hidden>
Date: 2018-03-28 14:13:29
From: Michael Ellerman <hidden>
Date: 2018-03-28 14:13:29
On Wed, 2018-03-21 at 11:40:25 UTC, Madhavan Srinivasan wrote:
The current Branch History Rolling Buffer (BHRB) code does not check for any privilege levels before updating the data from BHRB. This leaks kernel addresses to userspace even when profiling only with userspace privileges. Add proper checks to prevent it. Acked-by: Balbir Singh <bsingharora@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Madhavan Srinivasan <redacted>
Applied to powerpc next, thanks. https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/bb19af816025d495376bd76bf6fbcf cheers