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

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Date:	Thu, 26 May 2011 15:38:20 -0500
From:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>,
	Robert Święcki <robert@...ecki.net>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, stable@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Set cred->user_ns in key_replace_session_keyring

Quoting Linus Torvalds (torvalds@...ux-foundation.org):
> Shouldn't this also be "Cc: stable" for 2.6.39?
> 
> Bug introduced by commit 47a150edc2a, no?

Yup, introduced there.

Stable/whoever, should I re-send this patch separately, or does this suffice?

thanks,
-serge

>                 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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