linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next,v3 2/2] audit: return early if the rule has a lower priority

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Message-ID: <CAHC9VhSyFrEV5c9Z+aMU+WL3zi88A7ZJft-ic6cUH0mpXEzkxQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 18 Oct 2021 18:38:26 -0400
From:   Paul Moore <paul@...l-moore.com>
To:     Gaosheng Cui <cuigaosheng1@...wei.com>
Cc:     Eric Paris <eparis@...hat.com>, rgb@...hat.com,
        linux-audit@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        wangweiyang2@...wei.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next,v3 2/2] audit: return early if the rule has a lower priority

On Sat, Oct 16, 2021 at 3:21 AM Gaosheng Cui <cuigaosheng1@...wei.com> wrote:
>
> It is not necessary for audit_filter_rules() functions to check
> audit fileds of the rule with a lower priority, and if we did,
> there might be some unintended effects, such as the ctx->ppid
> may be changed unexpectedly, so return early if the rule has
> a lower priority.
>
> Signed-off-by: Gaosheng Cui <cuigaosheng1@...wei.com>
> ---
>  kernel/auditsc.c | 5 +++--
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Merged to audit/next, thanks!

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paul moore
www.paul-moore.com