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Subject[PATCH 05/22] signal: Clear si_sys_private before copying siginfo to userspace
In preparation for unconditionally copying the whole of siginfo
to userspace clear si_sys_private. So this kernel internal
value is guaranteed not to make it to userspace.

Signed-off-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com>
---
kernel/signal.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
index b9e5d825ee46..18aa55c1bb4f 100644
--- a/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/kernel/signal.c
@@ -643,6 +643,9 @@ int dequeue_signal(struct task_struct *tsk, sigset_t *mask, siginfo_t *info)
spin_unlock(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
posixtimer_rearm(info);
spin_lock(&tsk->sighand->siglock);
+
+ /* Don't expose the si_sys_private value to userspace */
+ info->si_sys_private = 0;
}
#endif
return signr;
--
2.14.1
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