Merge tag 'v4.4.73' into toradex_vf_4.4-nextColibri-VF_LXDE-Image_2.7b3-20170630

This is the 4.4.73 stable release

1 files changed, 23 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/ptrace.c b/kernel/ptrace.c
index a46c40bfb5f6..5e2cd1030702 100644
--- a/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -28,19 +28,25 @@
 #include <linux/compat.h>
 
 
+void __ptrace_link(struct task_struct *child, struct task_struct *new_parent,
+		   const struct cred *ptracer_cred)
+{
+	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&child->ptrace_entry));
+	list_add(&child->ptrace_entry, &new_parent->ptraced);
+	child->parent = new_parent;
+	child->ptracer_cred = get_cred(ptracer_cred);
+}
+
 /*
  * ptrace a task: make the debugger its new parent and
  * move it to the ptrace list.
  *
  * Must be called with the tasklist lock write-held.
  */
-void __ptrace_link(struct task_struct *child, struct task_struct *new_parent)
+static void ptrace_link(struct task_struct *child, struct task_struct *new_parent)
 {
-	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&child->ptrace_entry));
-	list_add(&child->ptrace_entry, &new_parent->ptraced);
-	child->parent = new_parent;
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	child->ptracer_cred = get_cred(__task_cred(new_parent));
+	__ptrace_link(child, new_parent, __task_cred(new_parent));
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
@@ -151,11 +157,17 @@ static void ptrace_unfreeze_traced(struct task_struct *task)
 
 	WARN_ON(!task->ptrace || task->parent != current);
 
+	/*
+	 * PTRACE_LISTEN can allow ptrace_trap_notify to wake us up remotely.
+	 * Recheck state under the lock to close this race.
+	 */
 	spin_lock_irq(&task->sighand->siglock);
-	if (__fatal_signal_pending(task))
-		wake_up_state(task, __TASK_TRACED);
-	else
-		task->state = TASK_TRACED;
+	if (task->state == __TASK_TRACED) {
+		if (__fatal_signal_pending(task))
+			wake_up_state(task, __TASK_TRACED);
+		else
+			task->state = TASK_TRACED;
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&task->sighand->siglock);
 }
 
@@ -347,7 +359,7 @@ static int ptrace_attach(struct task_struct *task, long request,
 		flags |= PT_SEIZED;
 	task->ptrace = flags;
 
-	__ptrace_link(task, current);
+	ptrace_link(task, current);
 
 	/* SEIZE doesn't trap tracee on attach */
 	if (!seize)
@@ -414,7 +426,7 @@ static int ptrace_traceme(void)
 		 */
 		if (!ret && !(current->real_parent->flags & PF_EXITING)) {
 			current->ptrace = PT_PTRACED;
-			__ptrace_link(current, current->real_parent);
+			ptrace_link(current, current->real_parent);
 		}
 	}
 	write_unlock_irq(&tasklist_lock);