Re: [PATCH v2] module: decompress: check return value of module_extend_max_pages()
From: Afi0
Date: Wed May 20 2026 - 12:09:58 EST
Thanks for the correction. Updated commit message
On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 3:13 PM Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tue, May 19, 2026 at 9:11 PM Afi0 <capyenglishlite@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> You are right, the commit message overstates the impact. The actual result is an immediate kernel oops, not an OOB write into adjacent slab objects. The fix is still correct - checking the return value avoids the oops. Shall I send a v3 with a corrected commit message?
Yes, please send v3.
Sami
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