linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] eCryptfs: ecryptfs_keyring_auth_tok_for

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Date:	Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:42:03 +0100
From:	Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...ito.it>
To:	tyhicks@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc:	kirkland@...onical.com, dhowells@...hat.com,
	keyrings@...ux-nfs.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...ito.it>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] eCryptfs: ecryptfs_keyring_auth_tok_for_sig() bug fix

The pointer '(*auth_tok_key)' must be set to NULL if the requested key
cannot be retrieved in order to prevent the use by calling functions.

Signed-off-by: Roberto Sassu <roberto.sassu@...ito.it>
---
 fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c |    1 +
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c b/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
index c1436cf..4feb78c 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/keystore.c
@@ -1563,6 +1563,7 @@ int ecryptfs_keyring_auth_tok_for_sig(struct key **auth_tok_key,
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Could not find key with description: [%s]\n",
 		       sig);
 		rc = process_request_key_err(PTR_ERR(*auth_tok_key));
+		(*auth_tok_key) = NULL;
 		goto out;
 	}
 	(*auth_tok) = ecryptfs_get_key_payload_data(*auth_tok_key);
-- 
1.7.3.4


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