linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fix freeing user

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Date:	Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:55:23 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Hillf Danton <dhillf@...il.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fix freeing user_struct in user cache

On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 08:52:34PM +0800, Hillf Danton wrote:
> When racing on adding into user cache, the new allocated from mm slab
> is freed without putting user namespace.
> 
> Since the user namespace is already operated by getting, putting has
> to be issued.
> 
> btw, it could be freed out of lock?
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hillf Danton <dhillf@...il.com>
> ---
> 
> --- a/kernel/user.c	2010-11-01 19:54:12.000000000 +0800
> +++ b/kernel/user.c	2010-12-23 20:42:00.000000000 +0800
> @@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ struct user_struct *alloc_uid(struct use
>  		spin_lock_irq(&uidhash_lock);
>  		up = uid_hash_find(uid, hashent);
>  		if (up) {
> +			put_user_ns(ns);
>  			key_put(new->uid_keyring);
>  			key_put(new->session_keyring);
>  			kmem_cache_free(uid_cachep, new);

Hm, are you sure about this?  Also, why send this to me, did I last
touch this?

confused,

greg k-h
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