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x86-64: syscall-audit: fix 32/64 syscall hole

On x86-64, a 32-bit process (TIF_IA32) can switch to 64-bit mode with
ljmp, and then use the "syscall" instruction to make a 64-bit system
call. A 64-bit process make a 32-bit system call with int $0x80.

In both these cases, audit_syscall_entry() will use the wrong system
call number table and the wrong system call argument registers. This
could be used to circumvent a syscall audit configuration that filters
based on the syscall numbers or argument details.

Signed-off-by: Roland McGrath <roland@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

authored by

Roland McGrath and committed by
Linus Torvalds
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arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
··· 1388 1388 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32 1389 1389 # define IS_IA32 1 1390 1390 #elif defined CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION 1391 - # define IS_IA32 test_thread_flag(TIF_IA32) 1391 + # define IS_IA32 is_compat_task() 1392 1392 #else 1393 1393 # define IS_IA32 0 1394 1394 #endif