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Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 02:23:37 -0400
From: Cleric John Preston <Cleric.John.Preston@...tonmail.com>
To: Mathias Krause <minipli@...glemail.com>
Cc: "gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, "keescook@...omium.org" <keescook@...omium.org>, "torvalds@...ux-foundation.org" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>, "akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, "kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com" <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>
Subject: Re : Re: Re : Re: Compilation error and probable exploit

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [kernel-hardening] Re : Re: Compilation error and probable exploit
> On 18 July 2017 at 08:46, Cleric John Preston
> <Cleric.John.Preston@...tonmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 10:26:53AM -0400, Cleric John Preston wrote:
>>>> In compiling linux 4.9.38 I have a lot of error ...
>>>> I do not think anything is wanted.
>>>
>>> Are you using gcc-7? Was this different from 4.9.37?
>>
>> No I use gcc-5.3.1 and because this is the latest unofficial version of
>> grsec that I can use. See
>> https://github.com/minipli/linux-unofficial_grsec/releases
> In this case you should complain at [1] instead, not here, as your
> problem (which one, btw?) is not related to the upstream kernel
> v4.9.38 but a heavily patched one.
> Cheers,
> Mathias

OK but otherwise
linux-4.13-rc1$ grep "warning:" file | grep "uninitialized"
drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c:665:9: warning: ‘sig.status’ is used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized]
drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c:668:12: warning: ‘sig.cap_info’ may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c:670:12: warning: ‘sig.cap_info’ may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
./include/linux/etherdevice.h:321:39: warning: ‘*((void *)&sig+29)’ may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
./include/linux/etherdevice.h:322:38: warning: ‘*((void *)&sig+33)’ may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
drivers/net/wireless/wl3501_cs.c:677:46: warning: ‘sig.ssid.el.len’ may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]

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