Bug#887873: linux-image-4.9.0-5-marvell: frequent "usercopy: kernel memory overwrite attempt detected" on QNAP NAS (ARM)

Menno Finlay-Smits inbox at menno.io
Sun Mar 11 13:59:04 PDT 2018


On Mon, 12 Mar 2018, at 00:06, Yves-Alexis Perez wrote:
> On Mon, 2018-03-12 at 00:02 +1300, Menno Finlay-Smits wrote:
> > Do you want me to help figure out which change to the kernel fixed the
> > problem?
> 
> As far as I can tell and if I'm not mistaken, the fix is already identified
> and is included in 4.9.86.
> 
> I've started working on it for Stretch, and at one point it will be uploaded
> to -proposed-updates for inclusion in the next point release (9.5). When it's
> done I'll probably ask you to try a test kernel to make sure it's really
> fixed.

I'm happy to try it out when it's available.



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