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SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86/module: Fixed bug allowing invalid relocation addresses.
On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 11:36:26PM +0200, Gilad Wharton Kleinman wrote:
> If a kernel module with a bad relocation offset is loaded to a x86 kernel,
> the kernel will apply the relocation to a address not inside the module
> (resulting in memory in the kernel being overridden).

Why !?

If you load a bad module it's game over anyway. At best this protects us
from broken toolchains.

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