linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs: prevent use after free in auditing when symlink following was denied

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Message-ID: <20121005004359.GM23473@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Fri, 5 Oct 2012 01:43:59 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Sasha Levin <sasha.levin@...cle.com>
Cc:	keescook@...omium.org, levinsasha928@...il.com, davej@...hat.com,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs: prevent use after free in auditing when symlink
 following was denied

On Thu, Oct 04, 2012 at 07:56:40PM -0400, Sasha Levin wrote:
> Commit "fs: add link restriction audit reporting" has added auditing of failed
> attempts to follow symlinks. Unfortunately, the auditing was being done after
> the struct path structure was released earlier.

Applied, and it's -stable fodder as well.
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