linux-kernel - [PATCH] apparmor: add missing rcu

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Date:	Thu, 8 Dec 2011 16:25:48 -0800
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	John Johansen <john.johansen@...onical.com>,
	James Morris <jmorris@...ei.org>,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] apparmor: add missing rcu_dereference()

Adds a missed rcu_dereference() around real_parent.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
 security/apparmor/audit.c |    2 +-
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/apparmor/audit.c b/security/apparmor/audit.c
index 96502b2..f3fafed 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/audit.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/audit.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void audit_pre(struct audit_buffer *ab, void *ca)
 		struct aa_profile *profile = sa->aad.profile;
 		pid_t pid;
 		rcu_read_lock();
-		pid = tsk->real_parent->pid;
+		pid = rcu_dereference(tsk->real_parent)->pid;
 		rcu_read_unlock();
 		audit_log_format(ab, " parent=%d", pid);
 		if (profile->ns != root_ns) {
-- 
1.7.0.4

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