linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fs: handle failed audit_log

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Date:	Fri, 5 Oct 2012 01:44:31 +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: handle failed audit_log_start properly

On Thu, Oct 04, 2012 at 07:57:31PM -0400, Sasha Levin wrote:
> audit_log_start() may return NULL, this is unchecked by the caller in
> audit_log_link_denied() and could cause a NULL ptr deref.
> 
> Introduced by commit a51d9eaa ("fs: add link restriction audit reporting").

Again, -stable fodder.  Applied.
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