1 files changed, 15 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/fs/proc/array.c b/fs/proc/array.c
index 015cdc615dfb..d4b1c2361adf 100644
--- a/fs/proc/array.c
+++ b/fs/proc/array.c
@@ -425,9 +425,21 @@ static int do_task_stat(struct seq_file *m, struct pid_namespace *ns,
 	mm = get_task_mm(task);
 	if (mm) {
 		vsize = task_vsize(mm);
-		if (permitted) {
-			eip = KSTK_EIP(task);
-			esp = KSTK_ESP(task);
+		/*
+		 * esp and eip are intentionally zeroed out.  There is no
+		 * non-racy way to read them without freezing the task.
+		 * Programs that need reliable values can use ptrace(2).
+		 *
+		 * The only exception is if the task is core dumping because
+		 * a program is not able to use ptrace(2) in that case. It is
+		 * safe because the task has stopped executing permanently.
+		 */
+		if (permitted && (task->flags & (PF_EXITING|PF_DUMPCORE))) {
+			if (try_get_task_stack(task)) {
+				eip = KSTK_EIP(task);
+				esp = KSTK_ESP(task);
+				put_task_stack(task);
+			}
 		}
 	}