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Subject[PATCH v1 0/2] sysctl: cap file-max value at ULONG_MAX
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Hey,

Here is v1 of this patchset. Changelogs are in the individual commits.

Currently, when writing

echo 18446744073709551616 > /proc/sys/fs/file-max

/proc/sys/fs/file-max will overflow and be set to 0. That quickly
crashes the system. Let's detect the overflow and set to ULONG_MAX in
this case effectively capping the value.

The patch tries to ensure that there is no other user visible change in
behavior for other values. Only when a maximum value is set for a
specific sysctl will it be capped on overflow. The details are outlined
in the commit message of the first commit.

(This patchset is in reference to https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/10/11/585.)

Thanks!
Christian


Christian Brauner (2):
sysctl: cap to ULONG_MAX in proc_get_long()
sysctl: handle overflow for file-max

kernel/sysctl.c | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

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2.17.1

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