linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 1/9] keys: Invalidate used request

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Date:   Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:56:50 +0000
From:   David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:     keyrings@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org, linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-cifs@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        rgb@...hat.com, dhowells@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC PATCH 1/9] keys: Invalidate used request_key authentication
 keys

Invalidate used request_key authentication keys rather than revoking them
so that they get cleaned up immediately rather than potentially hanging
around.  There doesn't seem any need to keep the revoked keys around.

Signed-off-by: David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
---

 security/keys/key.c         |    4 ++--
 security/keys/request_key.c |    2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/security/keys/key.c b/security/keys/key.c
index 696f1c092c50..d705b950ce2a 100644
--- a/security/keys/key.c
+++ b/security/keys/key.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ static int __key_instantiate_and_link(struct key *key,
 
 			/* disable the authorisation key */
 			if (authkey)
-				key_revoke(authkey);
+				key_invalidate(authkey);
 
 			if (prep->expiry != TIME64_MAX) {
 				key->expiry = prep->expiry;
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ int key_reject_and_link(struct key *key,
 
 		/* disable the authorisation key */
 		if (authkey)
-			key_revoke(authkey);
+			key_invalidate(authkey);
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&key_construction_mutex);
diff --git a/security/keys/request_key.c b/security/keys/request_key.c
index 3f56a312dd35..7e935553af2b 100644
--- a/security/keys/request_key.c
+++ b/security/keys/request_key.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static int construct_key(struct key *key, const void *callout_info,
 	/* check that the actor called complete_request_key() prior to
 	 * returning an error */
 	WARN_ON(ret < 0 &&
-		!test_bit(KEY_FLAG_REVOKED, &authkey->flags));
+		!test_bit(KEY_FLAG_INVALIDATED, &authkey->flags));
 
 	key_put(authkey);
 	kleave(" = %d", ret);