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DF-0242

TOCTOU: td_proc NULL check without holding kpsus_token

Summary

suspend_kproc(:190) checks td->td_proc==NULL BEFORE acquiring kpsus_token(:191). Token guards flags but not type-check guard. Safe for pure kernel threads (td_proc permanently NULL). Defense-in-depth.

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Evidence pack

findings/poc/DF-0242 Β· 1 files
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manifest.json file 388 B view raw

Fix verification

not_testable
baseline reproduced→ patch + rebuild →patched clean

recommended fix identified; fix.diff not authored/validated in this batch

recommended fix identified; fix.diff not authored/validated in this batch
combined build rc=0

Confirmed kernel references

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Detail

Exploit chain

none (Info severity)

Evidence (decisive lines)

Source-confirmed at sys/kern/kern_kthread.c:190: TOCTOU - td_proc NULL check without holding kpsus_token

Verified recommended fix

Source-confirmed at sys/kern/kern_kthread.c:190: TOCTOU - td_proc NULL check without holding kpsus_token

Verdict

Source-confirmed at sys/kern/kern_kthread.c:190: TOCTOU - td_proc NULL check without holding kpsus_token