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-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c10
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
index f41fdc98efb..8f64abe699f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -323,6 +323,16 @@ static int putreg(struct task_struct *child,
return set_flags(child, value);
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+ /*
+ * Orig_ax is really just a flag with small positive and
+ * negative values, so make sure to always sign-extend it
+ * from 32 bits so that it works correctly regardless of
+ * whether we come from a 32-bit environment or not.
+ */
+ case offsetof(struct user_regs_struct, orig_ax):
+ value = (long) (s32) value;
+ break;
+
case offsetof(struct user_regs_struct,fs_base):
if (value >= TASK_SIZE_OF(child))
return -EIO;