linux/kernel
Oleg Nesterov 7f57cfa4e2 usermodehelper: kill the sub_info->path[0] check
call_usermodehelper_exec() does nothing but returns success if path[0] ==
0.  The only user which needs this strange feature is request_module(), it
can check modprobe_path[0] itself like other users do if they want to
detect the "disabled by admin" case.

Kill it.  Not only it looks strange, it can confuse other callers.  And
this allows us to revert 264b83c0 ("usermodehelper: check
subprocess_info->path != NULL"), do_execve(NULL) is safe.

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Cc: Lucas De Marchi <lucas.de.marchi@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2013-07-03 16:08:02 -07:00
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cpu idle: Enable interrupts in the weak arch_cpu_idle() implementation 2013-06-14 23:01:05 +02:00
debug kgdb/sysrq: fix inconstistent help message of sysrq key 2013-04-30 17:04:10 -07:00
events perf: Drop sample rate when sampling is too slow 2013-06-23 11:52:57 +02:00
gcov kernel/gcov: remove depends on CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL 2013-01-11 11:39:33 -08:00
irq Merge branch 'irq-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2013-07-02 16:14:35 -07:00
power mm: use totalram_pages instead of num_physpages at runtime 2013-07-03 16:07:35 -07:00
sched Linux 3.10 2013-07-01 11:18:53 +02:00
time tick: Fix tick_broadcast_pending_mask not cleared 2013-06-21 13:10:34 +02:00
trace tracing: Fix outputting formats of x86-tsc and counter when use trace_clock 2013-06-11 13:58:46 -04:00
.gitignore kernel/hz.bc: ignore. 2013-04-22 07:09:06 -07:00
acct.c fs: Fix hang with BSD accounting on frozen filesystem 2013-05-04 14:57:58 -04:00
async.c async: rename and redefine async_func_ptr 2013-03-12 13:59:14 -07:00
audit_tree.c kernel/audit_tree.c:audit_add_tree_rule(): protect `rule' from kill_rules() 2013-06-12 16:29:46 -07:00
audit_watch.c audit: catch possible NULL audit buffers 2013-01-11 14:54:55 -08:00
audit.c audit: wait_for_auditd() should use TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE 2013-06-12 16:29:45 -07:00
audit.h Merge git://git.infradead.org/users/eparis/audit 2013-05-11 14:29:11 -07:00
auditfilter.c auditfilter.c: fix kernel-doc warnings 2013-05-24 16:22:52 -07:00
auditsc.c audit: Make testing for a valid loginuid explicit. 2013-05-07 22:27:15 -04:00
backtracetest.c
bounds.c
capability.c Add file_ns_capable() helper function for open-time capability checking 2013-04-14 10:06:31 -07:00
cgroup_freezer.c cgroup: rename ->create/post_create/pre_destroy/destroy() to ->css_alloc/online/offline/free() 2012-11-19 08:13:38 -08:00
cgroup.c cgroup: CGRP_ROOT_SUBSYS_BOUND should also be ignored when mounting an existing hierarchy 2013-06-29 14:06:10 -07:00
compat.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/signal 2013-05-01 07:21:43 -07:00
configs.c proc: Supply PDE attribute setting accessor functions 2013-05-01 17:29:18 -04:00
context_tracking.c Merge branch 'sched-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2013-06-20 08:18:35 -10:00
cpu_pm.c
cpu.c CPU hotplug: provide a generic helper to disable/enable CPU hotplug 2013-06-12 16:29:44 -07:00
cpuset.c Merge branch 'for-3.11-cpuset' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/cgroup 2013-07-02 20:04:25 -07:00
crash_dump.c
cred.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace 2012-12-18 10:55:28 -08:00
delayacct.c cputime: Use accessors to read task cputime stats 2013-01-27 19:23:31 +01:00
dma.c
elfcore.c
exec_domain.c
exit.c move exit_task_namespaces() outside of exit_notify() 2013-06-15 05:39:08 +04:00
extable.c extable: Flip the sorting message 2013-04-15 13:25:16 +02:00
fork.c Merge branch 'for-3.10/drivers' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block 2013-05-08 11:51:05 -07:00
freezer.c
futex_compat.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/signal 2013-02-23 18:50:11 -08:00
futex.c futex: Use freezable blocking call 2013-06-25 23:11:19 +02:00
groups.c
hrtimer.c Merge branch 'timers-nohz-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2013-05-05 13:23:27 -07:00
hung_task.c
irq_work.c Merge branch 'nohz/printk-v8' into irq/core 2013-02-05 00:48:46 +01:00
itimer.c
jump_label.c
kallsyms.c kernel: kallsyms: memory override issue, need check destination buffer length 2013-04-15 15:17:26 +09:30
kcmp.c kcmp: include linux/ptrace.h 2012-12-20 17:40:19 -08:00
Kconfig.freezer
Kconfig.hz
Kconfig.locks locking: Fix copy/paste errors of "ARCH_INLINE_*_UNLOCK_BH" 2013-05-28 08:50:00 +02:00
Kconfig.preempt
kexec.c kexec: Use min() and min_t() to simplify logic 2013-04-30 17:04:07 -07:00
kmod.c usermodehelper: kill the sub_info->path[0] check 2013-07-03 16:08:02 -07:00
kprobes.c kprobes: handle empty/invalid input to debugfs "enabled" file 2013-07-03 16:07:46 -07:00
ksysfs.c Merge branch 'core-rcu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2012-12-11 18:10:49 -08:00
kthread.c kthread: implement probe_kthread_data() 2013-04-30 17:04:02 -07:00
latencytop.c
lglock.c
lockdep_internals.h
lockdep_proc.c
lockdep_states.h
lockdep.c Merge branch 'for-3.10/drivers' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block 2013-05-08 11:51:05 -07:00
Makefile We get rid of the general module prefix confusion with a binary config option, 2013-05-05 10:58:06 -07:00
modsign_certificate.S CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX: cleanup. 2013-03-15 15:09:43 +10:30
modsign_pubkey.c keys: use keyring_alloc() to create module signing keyring 2012-12-20 17:40:21 -08:00
module_signing.c MODSIGN: Don't use enum-type bitfields in module signature info block 2012-12-05 11:27:24 +10:30
module-internal.h
module.c kmemleak: No need for scanning specific module sections 2013-05-17 09:53:36 +01:00
mutex-debug.c
mutex-debug.h
mutex.c mutex: Add w/w mutex slowpath debugging 2013-06-26 12:10:56 +02:00
mutex.h
notifier.c
nsproxy.c proc: Split the namespace stuff out into linux/proc_ns.h 2013-05-01 17:29:39 -04:00
padata.c padata: use __this_cpu_read per-cpu helper 2012-12-06 17:16:23 +08:00
panic.c dump_stack: implement arch-specific hardware description in task dumps 2013-04-30 17:04:02 -07:00
params.c params: Fix potential memory leak in add_sysfs_param() 2013-03-18 11:40:21 +00:00
pid_namespace.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2013-05-01 17:51:54 -07:00
pid.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2013-05-01 17:51:54 -07:00
posix-cpu-timers.c posix_timers: Fix pre-condition to stop the tick on full dynticks 2013-04-22 19:59:25 +02:00
posix-timers.c posix-timers: Remove unused variable 2013-04-18 12:51:19 +02:00
printk.c kmsg: honor dmesg_restrict sysctl on /dev/kmsg 2013-06-12 16:29:44 -07:00
profile.c proc: Supply PDE attribute setting accessor functions 2013-05-01 17:29:18 -04:00
ptrace.c ptrace: add ability to get/set signal-blocked mask 2013-07-03 16:08:01 -07:00
range.c range: Do not add new blank slot with add_range_with_merge 2013-06-18 11:32:10 -05:00
rcu.h rcu: Provide RCU CPU stall warnings for tiny RCU 2013-01-28 22:06:21 -08:00
rcupdate.c Merge branches 'cbnum.2013.06.10a', 'doc.2013.06.10a', 'fixes.2013.06.10a', 'srcu.2013.06.10a' and 'tiny.2013.06.10a' into HEAD 2013-06-10 13:46:44 -07:00
rcutiny_plugin.h rcu: Shrink TINY_RCU by reworking CPU-stall ifdefs 2013-06-10 13:45:53 -07:00
rcutiny.c rcu: Shrink TINY_RCU by reworking CPU-stall ifdefs 2013-06-10 13:45:53 -07:00
rcutorture.c rcu: Remove srcu_read_lock_raw() and srcu_read_unlock_raw(). 2013-06-10 13:45:25 -07:00
rcutree_plugin.h Merge branches 'cbnum.2013.06.10a', 'doc.2013.06.10a', 'fixes.2013.06.10a', 'srcu.2013.06.10a' and 'tiny.2013.06.10a' into HEAD 2013-06-10 13:46:44 -07:00
rcutree_trace.c rcutrace: single_open() leaks 2013-05-05 00:16:35 -04:00
rcutree.c drivers: avoid parsing names as kthread_run() format strings 2013-07-03 16:07:41 -07:00
rcutree.h rcu: Drive quiescent-state-forcing delay from HZ 2013-06-10 13:44:56 -07:00
relay.c Merge branch 'for-3.10/core' of git://git.kernel.dk/linux-block 2013-05-08 10:13:35 -07:00
res_counter.c res_counter: return amount of charges after res_counter_uncharge() 2012-12-18 15:02:12 -08:00
resource.c ACPI/APEI: Add parameter check before error injection 2013-06-06 15:20:51 -07:00
rtmutex_common.h
rtmutex-debug.c sched/rt: Move rt specific bits into new header file 2013-02-07 20:51:08 +01:00
rtmutex-debug.h
rtmutex-tester.c locking/rtmutex/tester: Set correct permissions on sysfs files 2013-04-10 14:48:37 +02:00
rtmutex.c rtmutex: Document rt_mutex_adjust_prio_chain() 2013-05-28 09:23:52 +02:00
rtmutex.h
rwsem.c Revert "rw_semaphore: remove up/down_read_non_owner" 2013-03-23 15:53:52 -07:00
seccomp.c seccomp: allow BPF_XOR based ALU instructions. 2013-03-26 11:07:19 +11:00
semaphore.c semaphore: use `bool' type for semaphore_waiter's up 2013-04-30 17:04:08 -07:00
signal.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2013-05-01 14:08:52 -07:00
smp.c kernel/smp.c: cleanups 2013-04-30 17:04:03 -07:00
smpboot.c kthread: Prevent unpark race which puts threads on the wrong cpu 2013-04-12 14:18:43 +02:00
smpboot.h
softirq.c Merge branch 'irq-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2013-07-02 16:14:35 -07:00
spinlock.c
srcu.c srcu: use ACCESS_ONCE() to access sp->completed in srcu_read_lock() 2013-02-07 15:19:36 -08:00
stacktrace.c
stop_machine.c stop_machine: Mark per cpu stopper enabled early 2013-02-26 22:25:17 +01:00
sys_ni.c unify compat fanotify_mark(2), switch to COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE 2013-05-09 13:46:38 -04:00
sys.c kernel/sys.c:do_sysinfo(): use get_monotonic_boottime() 2013-07-03 16:07:42 -07:00
sysctl_binary.c switch compat_sys_sysctl to COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE 2013-05-09 14:53:20 -04:00
sysctl.c perf: Drop sample rate when sampling is too slow 2013-06-23 11:52:57 +02:00
task_work.c
taskstats.c
test_kprobes.c kernel/: rename random32() to prandom_u32() 2013-04-29 18:28:42 -07:00
time.c sched: Rename sched.c as sched/core.c in comments and Documentation 2013-06-19 12:58:42 +02:00
timeconst.bc kernel: Replace timeconst.pl with a bc script 2013-02-16 23:17:25 +01:00
timer.c Merge branch 'timers-urgent-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2013-05-15 14:05:17 -07:00
tracepoint.c Tracing updates for Linux 3.10 2013-04-29 13:55:38 -07:00
tsacct.c cputime: Use accessors to read task cputime stats 2013-01-27 19:23:31 +01:00
uid16.c make SYSCALL_DEFINE<n>-generated wrappers do asmlinkage_protect 2013-03-03 22:58:33 -05:00
up.c
user_namespace.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2013-05-01 17:51:54 -07:00
user-return-notifier.c hlist: drop the node parameter from iterators 2013-02-27 19:10:24 -08:00
user.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/viro/vfs 2013-05-01 17:51:54 -07:00
utsname_sysctl.c kernel/utsname_sysctl.c: put get/get_uts() into CONFIG_PROC_SYSCTL code block 2013-02-27 19:10:22 -08:00
utsname.c proc: Split the namespace stuff out into linux/proc_ns.h 2013-05-01 17:29:39 -04:00
wait.c Add wait_on_atomic_t() and wake_up_atomic_t() 2013-05-15 13:50:38 +01:00
watchdog.c watchdog: Add comments to explain the watchdog_disabled variable 2013-03-14 08:24:05 +01:00
workqueue_internal.h sched: Rename sched.c as sched/core.c in comments and Documentation 2013-06-19 12:58:42 +02:00
workqueue.c Merge branch 'for-3.11' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tj/wq 2013-07-02 19:53:30 -07:00