linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] NFSD: Don't hold unrefcounted creds over call to nfsd

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Message-ID: <20090702230955.GB12376@fieldses.org>
Date:	Thu, 2 Jul 2009 19:09:55 -0400
From:	"J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@...ldses.org>
To:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Cc:	steved@...hat.com, rasmus@...onsult.dk, linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] NFSD: Don't hold unrefcounted creds over call to
	nfsd_setuser()

On Thu, Jul 02, 2009 at 10:31:33PM +0100, David Howells wrote:
> J. Bruce Fields <bfields@...ldses.org> wrote:
> 
> > Got it, thanks.  How easy is it to hit this case?  (Just wondering
> > whether to submit for stable.)
> 
> Actually, one of the problems with it is that the file is opened using the old
> creds, cached across the call to nfsd_setuser().

Oops, got it.  That answers that question....

--b.
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