linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Set cred->user_ns in key_replace_session

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Date:	Thu, 26 May 2011 13:31:50 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>
Cc:	Robert Święcki <robert@...ecki.net>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Set cred->user_ns in key_replace_session_keyring

Shouldn't this also be "Cc: stable" for 2.6.39?

Bug introduced by commit 47a150edc2a, no?

                Linus

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Serge E. Hallyn <serge@...lyn.com> wrote:
> Since this cred was not created with copy_creds(), it needs to get
> initialized.  Otherwise use of syscall(__NR_keyctl, KEYCTL_SESSION_TO_PARENT);
> can lead to a NULL deref.  Thanks to Robert for finding this.
>
> Signed-off-by: Serge E. Hallyn <serge.hallyn@...onical.com>
> Reported-by: Robert Święcki <robert@...ecki.net>
> Cc: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
> ---
>  security/keys/process_keys.c |    1 +
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/security/keys/process_keys.c b/security/keys/process_keys.c
> index 6c0480d..92a3a5d 100644
> --- a/security/keys/process_keys.c
> +++ b/security/keys/process_keys.c
> @@ -847,6 +847,7 @@ void key_replace_session_keyring(void)
>        new-> sgid      = old-> sgid;
>        new->fsgid      = old->fsgid;
>        new->user       = get_uid(old->user);
> +       new->user_ns    = new->user->user_ns;
>        new->group_info = get_group_info(old->group_info);
>
>        new->securebits = old->securebits;
> --
> 1.7.0.4
>
>
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