linux-kernel - [PATCH] keys: PTR_ERR return of wrong pointer in keyctl_get

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Date:	Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:25:23 +0100
From:	Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
To:	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] keys: PTR_ERR return of wrong pointer in keyctl_get_security()

Return the PTR_ERR of the correct pointer.

Signed-off-by: Roel Kluin <roel.kluin@...il.com>
---
 security/keys/keyctl.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/keys/keyctl.c b/security/keys/keyctl.c
index 06ec722..5f830bc 100644
--- a/security/keys/keyctl.c
+++ b/security/keys/keyctl.c
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ long keyctl_get_security(key_serial_t keyid,
 		 * have the authorisation token handy */
 		instkey = key_get_instantiation_authkey(keyid);
 		if (IS_ERR(instkey))
-			return PTR_ERR(key_ref);
+			return PTR_ERR(instkey);
 		key_put(instkey);
 
 		key_ref = lookup_user_key(keyid, KEY_LOOKUP_PARTIAL, 0);
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