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Date:	Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:34:07 -0800 (PST)
From:	Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mm-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	darwish.07@...il.com, casey@...uafler-ca.com
Subject: Re: + smack-check-for-struct-socket-with-null-sk.patch added to -mm tree


--- akpm@...ux-foundation.org wrote:

> 
> The patch titled
>      Smack: check for 'struct socket' with NULL sk
> has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
>      smack-check-for-struct-socket-with-null-sk.patch
> 
> Before you just go and hit "reply", please:
>    a) Consider who else should be cc'ed
>    b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well
>    c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a
>       reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's
> 
> *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code ***
> 
> See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find
> out what to do about this
> 
> The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------
> Subject: Smack: check for 'struct socket' with NULL sk
> From: "Ahmed S. Darwish" <darwish.07@...il.com>
> 
> There's a small problem with smack and NFS. A similar report was also
> sent here: http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/10/27/85
> 
> I've also added similar checks in inode_{get/set}security().  Cheating from
> SELinux post_create_socket(), it does the same.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ahmed S. Darwish <darwish.07@...il.com>
> Acked-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@...uafler-ca.com>
Acked-by: Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>

Correct the dislexio in the ack.

> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> ---
> 
>  security/smack/smack_lsm.c |   10 ++++++----
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff -puN
> security/smack/smack_lsm.c~smack-check-for-struct-socket-with-null-sk
> security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> --- a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c~smack-check-for-struct-socket-with-null-sk
> +++ a/security/smack/smack_lsm.c
> @@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ static int smack_inode_getsecurity(const
>  		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>  
>  	sock = SOCKET_I(ip);
> -	if (sock == NULL)
> +	if (sock == NULL || sock->sk == NULL)
>  		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>  
>  	ssp = sock->sk->sk_security;
> @@ -1280,10 +1280,12 @@ static void smack_to_secattr(char *smack
>   */
>  static int smack_netlabel(struct sock *sk)
>  {
> -	struct socket_smack *ssp = sk->sk_security;
> +	struct socket_smack *ssp;
>  	struct netlbl_lsm_secattr secattr;
>  	int rc = 0;
>  
> +	BUG_ON(sk == NULL);
> +	ssp = sk->sk_security;
>  	netlbl_secattr_init(&secattr);
>  	smack_to_secattr(ssp->smk_out, &secattr);
>  	if (secattr.flags != NETLBL_SECATTR_NONE)
> @@ -1331,7 +1333,7 @@ static int smack_inode_setsecurity(struc
>  		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>  
>  	sock = SOCKET_I(inode);
> -	if (sock == NULL)
> +	if (sock == NULL || sock->sk == NULL)
>  		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>  
>  	ssp = sock->sk->sk_security;
> @@ -1362,7 +1364,7 @@ static int smack_inode_setsecurity(struc
>  static int smack_socket_post_create(struct socket *sock, int family,
>  				    int type, int protocol, int kern)
>  {
> -	if (family != PF_INET)
> +	if (family != PF_INET || sock->sk == NULL)
>  		return 0;
>  	/*
>  	 * Set the outbound netlbl.
> _
> 
> Patches currently in -mm which might be from darwish.07@...il.com are
> 
> origin.patch
> smack-check-for-struct-socket-with-null-sk.patch
> smack-check-for-struct-socket-with-null-sk-fix.patch
> git-kvm.patch
> git-x86.patch
>
embed-a-struct-path-into-struct-nameidata-instead-of-nd-dentrymnt-smack-fix.patch
> 
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