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Date:	Tue, 02 Sep 2014 13:52:20 +0100
From:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:	jmorris@...ei.org
Cc:	Andreea-Cristina Bernat <bernat.ada@...il.com>,
	keyrings@...ux-nfs.org, shemming@...cade.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dhowells@...hat.com,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: [PATCH 4/5] KEYS: Fix use-after-free in assoc_array_gc()

An edit script should be considered inaccessible by a function once it has
called assoc_array_apply_edit() or assoc_array_cancel_edit().

However, assoc_array_gc() is accessing the edit script just after the
gc_complete: label.

Reported-by: Andreea-Cristina Bernat <bernat.ada@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
Reviewed-by: Andreea-Cristina Bernat <bernat.ada@...il.com>
cc: shemming@...cade.com
cc: paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
---

 lib/assoc_array.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/assoc_array.c b/lib/assoc_array.c
index c0b1007011e1..ae146f0734eb 100644
--- a/lib/assoc_array.c
+++ b/lib/assoc_array.c
@@ -1735,7 +1735,7 @@ ascend_old_tree:
 gc_complete:
 	edit->set[0].to = new_root;
 	assoc_array_apply_edit(edit);
-	edit->array->nr_leaves_on_tree = nr_leaves_on_tree;
+	array->nr_leaves_on_tree = nr_leaves_on_tree;
 	return 0;
 
 enomem:

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