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Date:   Thu, 16 Nov 2023 13:43:32 -0800
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To:     Lizhi Xu <lizhi.xu@windriver.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] squashfs: squashfs_read_data need to check if the
 length is 0
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On Thu, 16 Nov 2023 11:13:52 +0800 Lizhi Xu <lizhi.xu@windriver.com> wrote:

> when the length passed in is 0, the subsequent process should be exited.

Thanks, but when fixing a bug, please always describe the runtime
effects of that bug.  Amongst other things, other people need this
information to be able to decide which kernel versions need patching.

> Reported-by: syzbot+32d3767580a1ea339a81@syzkaller.appspotmail.com

Which is a reason why we're now adding the "Closes:" tag after
Reported-by:.

I googled the sysbot email address and so added

Closes: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/0000000000000526f2060a30a085@google.com

to the changelog.

I'll assume that a -stable kernel backport is needed.